Financial Management Analyst

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a full-time Financial Management Analyst located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River. The Financial Management Analyst 's primary function will be to assist with a broad range of financial management duties and responsibilities including preparing funding documents and executing funding on behalf of the program in CCAR & Navy-Enterprise Resource Planning while supporting ISR CC.

***This position can be remote***

Responsibilities include:

• Assist with a broad range of financial management duties and responsibilities including preparing funding documents and executing funding on behalf of the program in CCAR & Navy-Enterprise Resource Planning (N-ERP)
• Complete tri-annual reviews and maintaining open document listings in FMSUITE, retrieve daily operating budget ledger reports in Command Resource Information System (CRIS), research accounting transactions as needed, and utilize DoD financial management systems
• Be responsible for monitoring unexpected balances, independently researching balances, interacting with both government field activities and contractors, determining the appropriate dollar amount for recoupment and taking proactive action to deobligate dollars.
• Provide reconciliation support by monitoring financial execution information in various systems (CCARs, N-ERP, CRIS, FMSUITE, and DFAS CHOOSE) and taking action to reconcile any deltas and ensure that all systems have matching data.
• Analyze funding execution status in light of service and OSD obligation and expenditure benchmarks, as well as, the program's initial plan.
• Inform the program appropriation manager and finance lead of any deltas, and recommend possible solutions to better align program financial metrics with established Service and OSD benchmarks.
• Utilize prior year financial data to identify trends in program execution.
• Provide administrative financial support as needed, to include building financial binders, filing and other similar duties related to financial management administration.
• Assist with developing the program's budget, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission, requirements development, and Congressional responses.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/ Technical Experience Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen
• Must Possess one of the following education and experience combinations:
  
  • Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of experience, including 3 supporting the DoD, OR
  • Master's degree with 8+ years relevant experience, including 3 supporting the DoD OR,
  • 16 years of experience, including 5 supporting the DoD in lieu of degree
• Must be able to obtain/maintain as Secret Security Clearance
• Must possess a working knowledge of DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR) and associated Air Force Instructions and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Experience with DoD Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development processes and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process (Highly Desired)
• Possess proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Skype), Adobe Acrobat, applications such as Internet Explorer
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

ARS is requiring that all employees present proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their first day of employment. ARS is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants who are unable to be vaccinated for religious or medical reasons should contact Human Resources as soon as possible to engage in the interactive process and explore what, if any, reasonable accommodations ARS is able to offer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)