Financial Analyst

Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best!

We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The Joint Defense Support Group (JDSG), within SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division, supports the Surface Community and components of the United States Navy by providing program management, requirements management, force development, and readiness support in Washington DC and the Fleet concentration areas. We provide timely, objective, analytic assessments, strategic planning, and expert operational, technical, and acquisition support to the Maritime communities, and related agencies, allies, and partners.

We are trusted agents of the senior and operational leadership in the Fleet, OPNAV, NAVSEA, and the Royal Canadian and Royal Australian Navies. We play key roles in providing insights and strategies to address current and emerging challenges to national security and have tremendous impact on our client’s success in solving their most important issues.

SPA has an immediate need for a Financial Analyst supporting OPNAV N1, Washington, DC Budget Support Office.

The Financial Analyst should have a knowledge of the Navy’s Financial System (Navy ERP) to be able to assist in preparation and coordination of the OMN Annual Budget, Mid-Year Review and POM/Program Review documents to Budget Submitting Office (BSO). The Analyst will need to monitor and track budgetary controls using all systems (ERP, CARIS, PBIS, etc) as well as spreadsheets. They will also need to be able to support preparing and defending submissions with valid supporting data with an emphasis on meeting all applicable due dates for each required budget document for all budget cycles.

In addition, the analyst will need to able able to monitor active fiscal year (FY) fund status, five-year prior year (PY) fund status, authorizations, obligations and expenses ensuring assigned programs meet target rates for obligations each quarter/fiscal year. This position will require the analyst to research all incorrect/error (DDEF) transactions that post to the Washington Support Branch and validating accurate Line of Accounting (LOA), Contract, CLIN, ACRN on DFAS payments and adjusting expenditures in ERP for the liquidation to flow.

Required Qualifications:

• Reports to Naval Support Facility, Arlington, VA, up to full-time, based upon the needs of the client
• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, business, law, engineering, social sciences, physical/applied science or management discipline such as business administration, accounting, finance, economics or management information technology
• 7
  -10 Years Experience in the area of financial management, financial analysis, with Navy ERP experience
• Understanding of DoD appropriation lifecycle and purpose of Appropriation Funding. ( e.g. Operations and Maintenance, NAVY - OM&N)
• Proficiency with MS suites tools with an emphasize on Excel
• DoD SECRET or higher clearance

Desired

Qualifications:

• DoD Budget planning and execution experience
• DoD Appropriation Lifecycle knowledge
• DTS approval and tracking knowledge