Key Role:
Apply knowledge of financial management, accounting, and financial systems as part of a team providing business transformation and operational support to DoD clients. Collect and analyze Department of Defense organizations’ financial and budgetary transactions and business processes. Review and evaluate operational financial management cycles to identify process gaps and provide both qualitative and quantitative recommendations for improvements. Analyze financial transactions data, and develop recommendations related to strategic goals and initiatives to be presented to client leadership. Provide guidance and assistance to initiative teams while performing business process improvement tasks and delivering products that will be utilized to advise senior client leadership in the preparation, tracking and achieving of financial performance metrics. Work in a collaborative team environment and interact with internal teams as well as executive stakeholders on a regular basis to accomplish project objectives. Act as functional lead and develop and validate FM approaches on specific initiatives to ensure all aspects are coordinated, including meetings, action items, and continuity of follow-up.
Basic Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience interpreting financial reports, performing financial statement analysis, and providing recommendations
- 2+ years leading financial management projects or tasks
- Experience with the Department of Defense
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems
- Experience in developing approaches, creating, and presenting PowerPoint presentations and facilitating meetings
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Secret clearance
- BA or BS degree
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience using data visualization tools; Qlik, Power BI or Tableau
- Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) Certification