Budget/Financial Analyst (DoD)

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Budget/Financial Analyst to support our customer within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) by providing resource analysis, budget execution, and financial management.

• Develop and maintain organizational financial databases.
• Coordinate financial issues, tasks, and requests for senior leader decision and information briefings
• Support Director, Deputy, and Business Financial Manager on all Research and Development and Operations and Maintenance programs in all aspects, such as, DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) process, including preparation of R2 exhibits (budget justification documents), assistance with congressional tasks, operational execution of funds, reconciliation of documents, and identifying budget shortfalls
• Record program commitments, obligations, and expenditures in accordance with DoD benchmarks and provide quarterly reports
• Assist the Business Financial Manager to manage contract actions
• Reconcile accounts and resolve discrepancies
• Coordinate and attend financial management meetings, training sessions, database briefings, and software changes or updates
• Participate in budget queries
• Prepare financial status reports
• Perform budget execution and administration work involving monitoring current year and prior year obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of budgets
• Perform budget formulation work involving preparation of detailed analyses and estimates of funding needs for one or more budget years
• Responsible for total budget operations in support of the overall operations, programs, and projects of the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or accounting
• 5 years of experience in the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process and the DoD Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS)
• Knowledge of Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Future Year Defense Plan (FYDP) Defense Guidance, and Joint Strategic Planning Systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Advanced skills with MS Office tools particularly MS Excel
• Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes
• Skill in gathering, assembling, and analyzing factual information, such as in accounting reports, payroll records, work reports, or inventory and supply data

• Familiarity with Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) and Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPRs)
• Experience working in DoD or government science and technology organizations
• CDFM, CDFM-A, CGFM or other certification

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation's most complex modernization and readiness challenges. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission solutions. Using our expertise in existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions. We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has pro forma annual revenues of nearly $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom. For SAIC benefits information, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability