Financial Manager

Financial ManagerMcBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Manager providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/C3M), Mission Planning Division. The Mission Planning Division (AFLCMC/C3M) leads the development, modernization, and sustainment of enterprise Mission Planning Systems (MPS) supporting all U.S. Air Force aviation platforms. The Division delivers modular, integrated mission planning capabilities that connect operational tasking and intelligence data with aircraft avionics and aircrew mission requirements. By enabling aircrews to electronically receive and process tasking orders, intelligence inputs, target coordinates, and mission?critical flight and weapons data, MPS enhances combat effectiveness, increases sortie generation rates, and improves aircrew readiness and survivability across the Combat Air Forces (CAF) and Mobility Air Forces (MAF). In parallel with sustaining current mission planning capabilities, the Division is developing the next-generation Joint Mission Planning System Open Mission System (JOMS), a cloud?based, micro?service architecture designed to accelerate planning timelines, enhance collaboration, and deliver containerized services tailored to operational needs. Working closely with program managers, developers, industry partners, and the user community, the team is shaping the future of agile, modern mission planning. Major customers include Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), and Air Education and Training Command (AETC). This is a part-time (4 days a week/32 hours) position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.Duties include, but not limited to:Prepare program budgets, reports, and financial documentation; analyze data and recommend solutions to funding and budgeting challenges.Perform budget forecasting, variance analysis, execution reporting, schedule analysis, and earned value management (EVM) assessments; provide recommendations to the program office on budget, schedule, and EVM matters.Identify accounting discrepancies, recommend corrective actions, and ensure accurate financial records.Use automated financial management systems for data analysis, reporting, and decision support.Compile division-level financial materials for metrics, audits, management internal controls, self-assessments, and routine reporting.Support the development of program-specific funds management documentation and financial control models for decision-making.Prepare financial briefings and documentation for events such as Budget Execution Reviews (BER), Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR), Milestone Decision Reviews, Monthly Acquisition Reports (MAR), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Acquisition Strategy Plans, and Integrated Product Team (IPT) risk assessments.Draft and submit financial data documentation including procurement documents, Research Test Development and Evaluation documents, and Program Objective Memorandums (POMs).Generate reports on approved, deferred, and released funds using standard formats; identify and correct posting errors in financial records.Prepare funding documents such as Purchase Requests, Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), Project Orders, and others per FM policy and regulations.Maintain an independent audit trail for all funding documents to ensure compliance and accountability.Provide quick-turnaround funding drill assessments and support ad-hoc reporting requirements.Support AF or DoD exercises and simulations to assess financial readiness for real-world scenarios.Monitor, maintain, and report on reimbursable budget programs.Conduct research and analysis for accounting-related issues using systems such as CCaRS, CRIS, WAWF, FM Suite, and classified financial systems.Maintain financial databases, input financial and contracting data, and extract reports for decision-making.Requirements:Citizenship: Must be a US citizenClearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level clearanceEducation: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related fieldYears of experience: 3+ years of experience and within the DoD sectorExperience in CCaRS, FM-Suite, Advana, CRIS, BQ, MOCAS, EDA and WAWF, preferredLocation: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MATravel: Travel may be required at the customer's discretionWork Schedule: This position is part time 4 days a week (32 hours) and has a hybrid scheduleBenefits: 401(k), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off, Professional development assistance, Referral program, Vision insurance