Financial Analyst

About the position

Bowhead seeks a financial/budget 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (preferred)
• 1-5+ 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-haves

• 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.