Financial Analyst

Overview

FINANCIAL ANALYST (SAMD):

Bowhead seeks a financial Analyst to perform a variety of program support functions to CECOM Security Management Directorate (SAMD). The Analyst shall provide financial and records management on the Business Management Team.

Responsibilities

• Utilize DoD Financial Systems and other tools to develop, manage, and analyze budget and financial execution. This includes obligations, expenditure forecasting, monitoring, reporting, reviewing travel, and budget reports.
• Support annual, multi-year and expiring operating budgets using DoD policies as directed. Review, track, and identify errors or variances in budgets. Resolve funding and programmatic issues pertaining to the execution of the budget. Perform budget execution tasks and prepare financial reports for reporting cycles. Review and monitor budget information in the Defense travel system (DTS).
• Review and analyze spend plans prior to the execution of funding documents pertaining to the programs.
• Prepare and track financial documents such as MIPRs and PWDs.
• Track future and present appropriations. Monitor the allocations and forecasting.
• Provide financial execution analysis during PMRs, financial management reviews and data calls as required.
• Analyze and evaluate detailed plans, goals, objectives and resolution for current and long-range implementation of planning, budgets and fiscal responsibilities.
• Conduct special assignments which involve financial research and fact finding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferred)
• Two to five (5+) years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in using and navigating Excel, with the ability to efficiently manage data, create formulas, and generate reports
• Experience in providing financial analyst/budget analyst support.
• An understanding of how to conduct financial research to determine what data is missing or inaccurate.
• Strong critical thinking skills, self-starter.

Nice to have:

• Experience with active financial management, including tracking available and obligated funding, and reconciliation of un-liquidated obligations.
• Experience with financial line reconciliation
• Experience working with DoD computer software and databases to track and manage financials, such as GFEBS, LMP, WAWF, EDA, DTS
• Experience with MIPR's, PWD's, ULO's, NULO's, and status of funds (SOF) report to track program finances.
• Experience working with Acquisitions for contract Mods, MIPR adjustments, and funding adjustments.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

Target salary range is between $90,000 - $105,000 commensurate with experience.

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

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