Finance & Budget Analyst

VISTA Technology Services; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) with employer matching

Job summary

VISTA Technology Services, Inc. (VISTA) is seeking a Finance & Budget Analyst to support NAVWAR. This full-time hybrid role requires on-site work in Arlington, VA two days per week.

Responsibilities include financial management and budget planning for NAVWAR BFM, PPBE support, POM exhibits, and budget tracking using N-ERP and PBIS. A DoD background and active clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years Navy program office financial management, PPBE, and POM experience.
• 5+ years budgeting, funding execution, and financial analysis for resources.
• DoD government client-facing experience.
• Experience with Navy ERP (N-ERP), PBIS, COBRA, NEPS.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial management and budget planning and execution support to NAVWAR BFM team.
• Support PPBE process for programs.
• Prepare funding documents and budget exhibits with N-ERP and PBIS.
• Track budgets, burn rate, trends, and obligations across fiscal years.

Skills

Navy PPBE

Budget execution

DoD client-facing

N-ERP/PBIS

Office 365

DoD security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

N-ERP

PBIS

COBRA

NEPS

Job description

VISTA Technology Services, Inc. (VISTA) is currently seeking a Finance & BudgetAnalystto support our NAVWAR customer. This is a full-time hybrid position reporting onsite 2 days a week in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial management and budget planning and execution support to a NAVWARBusiness Financial Management (BFM) team
• Support Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process for programs
• Research budget issues affecting program requirements, assist with justifications and monitor budgeted resources and changes
• Prepare Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) budget exhibits which detail the funding, schedule, and performance using Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (N-ERP) and Procurement Business Intelligence Service (PBIS) to ensure budget submissions are accurate, defensible and on-time
• Assist with tracking annual budgets, monthly burn rate analysis, trend analysis, multi-year historical performance
• Maintains execution and program tracking controls for all active year appropriations
• Prepares monthly spend plan updates which reflect spend plan requirements, obligations and expenditures.
• Coordinates with field activities to ensure accurate and timely obligation posting.
• Monitors expenditures to forecast carryover across fiscal years.
• Prepares Task Planning Sheets (TPS) and Obligation Phasing Plans (OPP) updates throughout the fiscal year
• Prepare funding documents, provide weekly and monthly financial data, track and report all obligation and expenditures against approved spend plans
• Work independently and collaborate with program office team to provide accurate and timely high caliber customer support
• Develop/Utilize knowledge and understanding of FAR and DFAR for DoD ACAT programs and DoD/DoN procedures and policies (DoD 5000 process)
• Makes recommendations for improving operations, systems, and reporting
• Provides support with a variety of financial tasking, special projects, and data calls

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 6+ years of relevant Navy program office financial management, PPBE, and POM experience
• 5+ years of budgeting, funding execution, and financial analysis to ensure accurate allocation and utilization of financial resources
• DoD government client-facing experience
• Experience with Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (N-ERP), Program Budget Information System (PBIS), COBRA, and NAVSEA Enterprise Planning System (NEPS)
• Experience executing Navy appropriations (OMN, RDT&E, OPN, WPN , PANMC, SCN, WCF)
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint)
• Active DoD Secret Clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Understanding of DoD/DoN procedures and Policies (DoD 5000 process)
• Experience w/Power BI or Tableau

Salary at VISTA is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $105,000.00 to $140,000(annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of VISTA's total compensation package for employees. We also offer a competitive leave package and a generous benefit plan which includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance, and an employer matching 401(k) plan.

Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. For this position, VISTA will consider only applicants with an active DoD security clearance.

VISTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Disability/Veterans Employer.