Financial Analyst

Job Responsibilities

Provide financial management and PPBE support to government client.

• Provide financial and management support for the shipbuilding budget development, execution, and reporting in NAVSEA Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and non-ERP systems and processes.
• Assist in the preparation of budget exhibits for the NAVCOMPT, OSD, and President’s Budget submissions. Provide assistance in researching and writing responses to comptroller and higher level authority questions and inquiries. Provide rapid response for reclamas and time sensitive inputs.
• Provide input and advice to the Government for statutory and regulatory reports in NAVSEA ERP and non-ERP systems and processes.
• Develop accurate cost estimates (and modeling, where necessary) for Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and what-if drills based on the use of parametric, trend, analogy, engineering bottoms-up and expert opinion analyses. Ensure that the estimates include the appropriate baseline configuration and that all non-recurring costs have been taken into consideration.
• Analyze PARM Budget Standard Form "7300" submissions by the PARMs and determine reasonableness and accuracy of the estimates.
• Develop financial analysis for PARM reviews. Provide input to validate and challenge PARM costs, and assess the cost impact of technical issues, which are identified in the PARM reviews.
• Assist in various financial studies, as required, including the potential for new baselines, new weapons systems, potential system descopes, and industrial base issues.
• Assist in the development of funding execution documents, where necessary, to support emergent PARM funding execution requirements.
• Prepare correspondence and briefing materials to support program reviews, and general data calls. The individual will be responsible for providing financial analyst support to the program.

The candidate must be a self-starter and be able to work independently with minimum supervision.

Qualifications

Required:

• Five (5) years of demonstrated knowledge and experience in supporting DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), with emphasis on program planning and analysis, budget preparation and justification, and funds execution
• Demonstrated experience in Navy ERP  financial accounting system
• Demonstrated experience in contract analysis and costs analysis
• Must be well versed in the use of Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project
• Excellent oral and written skills are critical
• Secret Clearance

Desired:

• BA/BS from an accredited college/university, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management, or other related discipline is preferred but not required
• Familiarity with preparation and support of shipbuilding Business and Financial documentation, execution of related processes, and associated documentation from budget requirements, through production, contractor ship trials, post-shakedown availability trials, and other, including execution processes
• Naval-specific budgeting/financial experience.