Founded in 1995, ESN is a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB).ESN delivers trusted solutions that support our nation's defense. For more than two decades, we have been providing our military and government customers with mission-critical services including engineering and technical support,strategic and program management,testing and evaluation,operations support, andinformation technology. We are committed to proven, repeatable corporate quality management processes and are certified CMMI Maturity Level III - Services & ISO 9001:2015.

We are seeking a Financial Analyst (Senior-Level).

This is an on-site role at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC.

Qualifications:

• Navy financial analyst experience
• Conduct customer requirements analysis and assessments on operational and contingency support issues and translating them into cogent plans.
• Monitor budget execution and negotiating program requirements for an Enterprise level organization
• Manage the integration of financial management and performance objectives and monitoring business plan execution against targeted goals.
• Plan the work of a business management unit and making decisions on policies concerning the career management of assigned staff.
• Ability to collaborate with team members, multi-task, and adapt to change
• Ability to learn and utilize DoD/Navy financial processes and programs
• Experience with Project Work Schedule, Cost Management
• Ability to communicate comfortably with senior level Government employees
• Ability to work independently
• Experience with financial funding documents and SOWs
• Assist in the development, maintenance and replacement of NAVSEA 05 financial metrics and measures of effectiveness
• Develop Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) Briefs
• Proficiency using MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

General Experience:

• Skilled in data gathering, analysis, recommended program strategies, requirements determination recommendations, and providing financial budgeting/programmatic coordination in support of customer's requirements, programming plans, portfolio management and other related financial management efforts
• Serve as a technical expert regarding all phases of budget functions including the interpretation, application and implementation of budgetary principles, procedures and guidelines
• Serve as principal staff advisor to the senior leadership and top management personnel regarding maintaining a balance in the efficiency and economy of operations in accomplishing programmed objectives
• Interpret guideline materials and instructions issued during the three annual budget cycles: Department of the Navy (DoN), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the President's Budget (PB), as well as Mid-Year Review exhibits
• Serves as a primary technical expert on the treatment of budgetary data on forms, schedules, requests, and reports for use by the financial/budget organization or for use by organizational personnel
• Formulates and justifies budget requests for the organizational in consideration of historical costs up to five years, the current period of execution, and the effects of multi-year procurement. (Ability to communicate clearly and effectively)
• Oversees budgetary operations
• Performs special studies and selective reviews of budgetary programs and procedures
• Issues calls for budget to staff and resource managers and provides guidance, as needed
• Lead the business and financial efforts and develop, track and execute assigned budget over the program life cycle
• Serve as financial liaison and representative in business and financial matters
• Provide technical direction for the efforts of the Program Office Financial team members

Specialized Experience:

• A candidate must have at least 10+ years of finance budget experiences and competencies that provided in-depth knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
• Candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of the Programming phase of the Program, Planning, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process.
• Heavy N-ERP experience needed.

Responsibilities:

• Provide financial technical assistance and support to identify and resolve Unliquidated Obligations and Outstanding Commitments impacting funding reconciliation.
• Liaison with other Program Offices and points of contact to assist in monitoring obligation status
• Assist NAVSEA 05 with Program Objective Memorandum (POM) recommendation for the Programming phase of the Program, Planning, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process, during the planning decisions, programming guidance, and congressional guidance conversion into a detailed allocation of resources
• Respond to inquiries from NAVSEA 00, Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller) Financial Management Branch (FMB)
• Provide financial management assistance during the annual mid-year review conducted by FMB
• Assist in drafting and compilation of responses to follow-up questions from FMB related to mid-year exhibits
• Assist NAVSEA 05 with coordination of the semi-annual Program Support Data (PSD) update
• Provide quality assurance recommendations of PSD sheets, including direct interface with PEOs, PMs, and Participating Managers (PARMs)
• Provide support during the three budget cycles as required for NAVSEA 05 managed appropriations
• Provide financial review and ministerial support to NAVSEA 05 in support of financial requirements, data calls, program reviews, conferences and meetings for all NAVSEA 05 appropriations
• Provide white papers, point papers, reclamas, program presentations, and program highlights/summaries
• Provide financial technical assistance and support to identify and resolve Unliquidated Obligations and Outstanding Commitments impacting funding reconciliation
• Respond to NAVSEA and higher-level Data Calls and Budget Drills as required
• Check budget controls and issues in Program Budget Information System (PBIS)
• Execute funding documents and track benchmarks using Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy ERP)
• Complete quarterly Dormant Account Review-Quarterly (DAR-Q) in Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
• Develop budgets in Computer Optimized Batch Reconciliation Application (COBRA) and Procurement Documents (PDOCS), and spend plans
• Perform analysis of financial data from the following systems:
  • Navy Sea System Command Enterprise Planning System (NEPS), Budget planning System (BPS)
  • Program Support Data (PSD) Automated Reporting and Tracking System (PARTS)
  • Financial web sites such as Program Budget Information System (PBIS)
  • Justification Management System (JMS)

Competencies:

• Accountability
• Customer Service
• Developing Others
• Interpersonal Skills
• Problem Solving
• Resilience

Education Requirements:

• An undergraduate bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or related field from an accredited college/university or 15+ years of professional experience supporting the DoD. A graduate degree from an accredited civilian academic college or from an equivalent professional military education school is optimum.

Security Clearance:

• Must hold an active Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET clearance.