ER Lead Finance Manager, Advanced Concepts and Technologies with Security Clearance

Gemini Industries Inc; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Gemini Industries Inc. seeks an ER Lead Finance Manager to direct financial strategy for DoD cyber programs from Linthicum Heights, MD.

You will lead budget formulation, execution, and forecasting for highly technical projects, ensuring audit readiness and alignment with DoD requirements. The role requires a BA/BS with 10 years of experience (or advanced degrees with fewer years), active Top Secret/SCI eligibility, and a proven track record delivering multi-year funding plans, analytics, and

Qualifications

• BA/BS plus 10 years relevant experience, or MA/MS and 8 years relevant experience, or PhD plus 5 years relevant experience.
• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive budget and data analysis to inform financial planning and execution.
• Extensive experience with manpower and budgetary databases and DoD budgeting systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and SME advice on budget formulation, execution, forecasting, and financial documentation for highly technical programs.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate financial data from government systems to identify trends and gaps.
• Develop long-range financial plans, budgets, and multi-year funding profiles to support program execution.
• Monitor execution of financial plans and provide data-driven insights for resource allocation.
• Produce budget execution analytics and visualizations across fiscal quarters to aid decision making.

Skills

Budget formulation

Forecasting

Financial analytics

PPBE process

ABIDES

iRMIS

PBES

Data visualization

Education

BA/BS + 10 years relevant experience

MA/MS + 8 years relevant experience

PhD + 5 years relevant experience

Tools

ABIDES

iRMIS

PBES

Job description

ER Lead Finance Manager Location Linthicum Heights, MD Clearance Level Top Secret/SCI Clearance Required Job Code 1296 Gemini Industries Inc. provides technical, management and operations services to support National Security projects. We provide rapid response to the critical needs of our customers and those they serve. We perform analyses and develop operations plans to anticipate and prepare for the future. And we deliver advanced technology to improve our customer’s success in executing its mission. Gemini seeks innovative, results-oriented individuals with the creativity, initiative, and intelligence to overcome any challenge and succeed. Members of the Gemini team thrive in a culture that is anticipatory, agile, and schedule-driven; with a sense of urgency and a drive to succeed. Our culture involves:

• The best and brightest personnel
• Work at a high operations tempo
• Integrated teams delivering rapid solutions

An attitude that balances “I can make it better” with “As long as we succeed”

ER Lead Finance Manager Location: Linthicum Heights, MD Clearance: Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibilityrequired Education: BA/BS plus 10 years relevant experience, or MA/MS and 8 years relevant experience, or PhD plus 5 years relevant experience *Relevant experience defined under qualifications

Salary Range: $145 - 155k

Outcomes:

• Formally track all tasks, to include assigned by, suspense, status, and comments on all assigned tasks through completion and be prepared to brief upon request.
• Develop digital continuity folders and files that include standard operating procedures, workflows and POC lists to accomplish all tasks.
• Create 2-3 products beyond the client’s requirements that positively impact the client to either increase efficiency, effectiveness, or innovation.
• Establish foundation in AI/ML skills and contribute to AI/ML operationalization and modernization goals and objectives.
• Master position tasks within 60 days and exceed requirements within 90 days.
• Use government provided Generative AI tools on a day-to-day basis to accelerate tasks, research, documentation, analysis, planning, reporting, and problem solving.
• Make recommendations on process improvements and practices that improve quality, speed and/or efficiency.

Responsibilities:

The ER Lead Finance Manager SME supports Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Enterprise Management and Resources (ER) Directorate providing financial advice, analysis, planning, and execution support in accordance with this PWS. Per PWS section 2.3, Financial Management, The Lead Financial Manager SME responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide leadership and SME advice and support related to budget formulation, execution, forecasting, and financial documentation for highly technical programs and projects.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate financial and manpower data from Government-provided systems, databases, and records to identify trends, anomalies, and potential resource gaps.
• Develop long-range financial plans, detailed budget forecasts, and multi-year funding profiles to support program and project execution.
• Monitor the execution of approved financial plans, provide data-driven insights, and recommendations to support effective resource allocation and financial performance monitoring.
• Produce budget execution analytics (obligations vs. plan, burn rates, anomalies)
• Expand execution analysis to include monthly delta summaries, color-coded execution risk indicators, and variance narratives that enable Government leadership to quickly identify projected shortfalls or overspending risks
• Provide visualization products (tables, charts, infographics) to illustrate execution patterns across fiscal quarters and color-coding of high-risk accounts
• Compare execution patterns against historical data to identify predictive trends relevant to programming decisions.
• Provide historical trend analysis covering forecasts, expenditures, capability gaps, and anomalies.
• Include crosswalks between Congressional marks, DoW/DoD-level adjustments, and DC3 impacts where historical data allows alignment
• Maintain financial data matrices, mapping manpower, procurement, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E), and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) lines.
• Update financial matrices monthly to ensure alignment with current execution status, appropriation rules, and fiscal year transitions.
• Maintain traceability between program requirements, funding lines, and appropriation categories, providing a consistent framework for Government decision-making.
• Provide data-integrity checks of Government-provided systems to highlight inconsistencies or missing financial information, annotated for Government review.
• Achieve and maintains 100% audit readiness with zero major discrepancies in financial execution, property management, and inventory control audits
• Create five-year resource projection models based on Government parameters. These models shall be presented by January 31 of each year (Section 4, Deliverable 9)
• Develop an annual Funding Constraint Summary Report to track changes in constraints, marks, or guidance (Section 4, Deliverable 10)
• Produce a Financial Status Report by the last business day of each month (Section 4, Deliverable 11), to include the Funding Impact Assessment, execution summary, risks and outlook.

Qualifications:

The candidate must have the following qualifications:

• BA/BS plus 10 years relevant experience in the areas listed below, or MA/MS and 8 years relevant experience in the areas listed below, or PhD plus 5 years relevant experience in the areas listed below.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct comprehensive budget and data analysis to inform financial planning and execution
• Extensive experience with manpower and budgetary databases, including the Automated Budget Interactive Data Environmental System (ABIDES), interlink Resource Management Information System (iRMIS), and the Program Budget Execution System (PBES), to manage and report on financial resources.
• Applied deep knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) process to guide financial decision-making and resource allocation.
• Proven success in proactively managing tasks and collaborating effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels to achieve strategic objectives.
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, evidenced by the ability to effectively communicate complex information and build consensus in both written and oral forums.

The following qualifications are desired:

• Experience supporting DoW, Intelligence Community, and/or the Air Force (desirable).
• Certifications as a certified Financial Professional (i.e. CPA, CDFM, other) (desirable).
• Knowledgeable and skilled in applying Generative AI (desirable).

Travel:

Local travel and occasional long-distance travel outside a 50-mile radius may be required, < 10%.

Other Requirements:

E‑Verify Notice of Participation This employer participates in E‑Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization. For more information on E‑Verify, please visit: www.e‑verify.gov

We seek:

• Highly motivated self-starters
• Resourceful individuals with extraordinary intellectual capability and the ability to rapidly learn and apply new concepts
• Individuals who have a “let me try” attitude and are resilient, present an opinion/position, justify it, and then accept whatever decision is made and charge forward
• Individuals who view criticism as an opportunity to improve (“let me try again”)
• Individuals who think and create, enhancing the company with a steady flow of fresh ideas, perspective, and energy.

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