Business Financial Manager

Strategic Analysis Incorporated; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Analysis, Inc. seeks a Business Financial Manager to support DARPA programs with programmatic, financial, and administrative duties. Responsibilities include budget tracking, milestone management, and preparation of correspondence and schedules.

The ideal candidate has at least three years of related experience, a Bachelor's degree, and a current DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI. Proficiency in MS Office and understanding of government contracting are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum three years in related financial/administrative support.
• DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI.
• Proficient in budgeting, funding documents and MS Office.
• Experience with budget tracking and milestone management.

Responsibilities

• Provide programmatic, financial, and administrative support to government clients.
• Assist with budget preparation and maintenance, and tracking of milestones.
• Prepare and manage solicitations and related documents.
• Track deliverables, maintain schedules, and calendar.
• Support meetings, correspondence, and filing.

Skills

MS Office

Budgeting

Government contracting

Communication

Multitasking

Detail-oriented

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DAI

MIPR

Job description

Strategic Analysis, Inc. (SA) is currently accepting applications for the position of Business Financial Manager (BFM) assigned to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA

identifies and pursues high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines and transforms them into important, new game-changing technologies for U.S. national security. DARPA is helping the Department of War expand technology-driven capabilities to detect novel threats and protect U.S. force readiness, deploy interventions to maintain operational advantage.

As a Business Financial Manager (BFM), you will:

Provide comprehensive programmatic, financial, and administrative support to our government clients, including but not limited to financial tracking and analysis, budget preparation/maintenance assistance, solicitation preparation and management, tracking of deliverables and milestones, maintaining schedule and calendar, meeting support, preparation of correspondence, and maintaining files.

The ideal Business Financial Manager (BFM) is motivated, driven, and meets the following criteria:

• Minimum of three (3) years of related financial and administrative assistance experience; relevant
• Experience with two (2) years of DARPA experience highly desirable
• Experience in developing, organizing, forecasting, and maintaining financial budgets and tracking technical and financial milestones.
• Experience in creating and coordinating budget and acquisition funding documents and has knowledge/competence in analysis is required.
• Superior working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word required)
• Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating small meetings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, keen eye for detail and the ability to multitask.
• Can operate well in a group dynamic, think creatively and critically, and has a fundamental understanding of government budgeting and a fundamental understanding of government contracting.
• Can produce work products that are accurate in presentation, context and can remain focused in in stressful and fluctuating situations.
• Proficient in the use of Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) and the creation/modification of Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs).

Education:

Bachelor's degree required.

Clearance:

Current DoD Top Secret required, with ability to get SCI.

Strategic Analysis, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to non-discrimination in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religions, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability (physical or mental), age (40 or older), protected veteran status, genetic information (including family medical history) or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy includes but is not limited to the following employment actions: recruitment, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, compensation, fringe benefits, training, mentoring and sponsorship programs.