Business Analyst.

Defense Logistics Agency; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a Business Analyst to oversee budget execution, allocate resources, and assess the financial impact of program proposals within the federal framework.

The role requires analyzing financial data from proprietary accounts, identifying process deficiencies, handling reimbursable orders, and supporting order-to-cash processes in line with management and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in budget facilitation and financial management.
• Ability to analyze financial data to meet internal and external requirements.
• Experience identifying system/process deficiencies and reporting them to a finance analyst.
• Experience receiving, validating, and managing funding documents and reimbursable orders.
• Ability to analyze, consolidate, and communicate financial performance results.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing budget execution, allocation, and revenue processing to support strategic objectives.
• Providing guidance on financial implications of program proposals.
• Analyzing financial data to ensure compliance with management and reporting standards.
• Identifying and reporting system/process deficiencies to the Finance Analyst.
• Processing inbound reimbursable funding documents and related orders.
• Designing order-to-cash processes aligned with strategic direction.
• Performing ad-hoc data analysis to deliver actionable insights.

Skills

Budget facilitation

Financial analysis

Operational issue reporting

Funding documents handling

Financial performance communication

Job description

Duties

• As a Business Analyst you will be responsible for the following duties:
• Overseeing budget execution, allocation, and revenue processing to support strategic and business plan objectives.
• Providing guidance on the financial implications of program proposals.
• Analyzing financial data from proprietary and budgetary accounts to ensure their organization meets internal management requirements and external legislative or mandatory reporting standards.
• Identifying system issues, process, cross-process, and other operational deficiencies and reporting them to the site Finance Business Process Analyst.
• Receiving and processing inbound reimbursable funding documents, processing the corresponding billing, and maintaining the associated reimbursable internal orders.
• Facilitating order-to-cash business cycle design to ensure full alignment with DLA's evolving strategic direction and transformation initiatives.
• Performing ad-hoc data analysis and delivering insights that are clear, relevant, and valuable to customers.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• This position requires DoD Financial Management Level 2 certification within 2 years in accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26, DoD Directive 5118.03 and section 1599d of Title 10, U.S.C. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Business Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Serving as the primary expert budget facilitator, ensuring that budget execution aligns with the requirements of the organization or functional area.
• Analyzing financial data from proprietary and budgetary accounts to ensure the organization meets internal management requirements and external mandatory or legislative standards.
• Identifying system issues, process, cross-process, and other operational deficiencies and reports them to the site Finance Business Process Analyst.
• Serving as the primary Business Analyst, receiving, validating, and accepting funding documents, and creating and maintaining the associated reimbursable internal orders.
• Analyzing, consolidating, and communicating financial performance results and providing financial and business performance recommendations to management.