Financial Analyst Junior

Diaconia; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Diaconia seeks a junior Financial Analyst to support PPBE-based budgeting for Federal client screening programs. You will work with the Program Manager and senior staff to maintain spend plans, analyze variances, and prepare financial reports.

Responsibilities include maintaining trackers, comparing spending, aiding future-year budget inputs, reviewing PR packages, and producing tables and slides for briefings; familiarity with PPBE/PPBES is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 0–2 years of relevant financial or analytical support experience; internships or coursework may be considered.
• Familiarity with PPBE concepts and basic budget formulation, execution, and variance analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; ability to check data accuracy and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain budget and spend-plan trackers; compile and validate Government-provided financial data and historical funding allocation records.
• Compare planned and actual spending, research discrepancies, and flag funding or execution concerns for senior review.
• Prepare future-year budget inputs, resource requirements, and supporting analyses for PPBE/PPBES.
• Assist with Purchase Request (PR) package reviews and quality checks of funding approval and allocation documents; track corrections.
• Prepare accurate financial tables, briefing slides, and data-call responses; coordinate with scheduling and risk staff on financial changes to program plans.
• Contribute to bi-weekly spend-plan reports, quarterly financial briefings, and division-wide budget analyses; provide inputs to status reporting.

Skills

Excel

PPBE concepts

Data analysis

Communication

Public Trust Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

We are seeking a junior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, budgeting, and budget execution for Federal Client screening programs across the capability lifecycle. Working with the Program Manager and senior financial staff, this role maintains spend plans, analyzes variances, and prepares financial reporting. Candidates should be familiar with Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE); the SOW also incorporates Strategy through PPBES.

Responsibilities

• Maintain budget and spend-plan trackers; compile and validate Government-provided financial data and historical funding allocation and distribution records.
• Compare planned and actual spending, research discrepancies, and flag funding or execution concerns for senior review.
• Help prepare future-year budget inputs, resource requirements, and supporting analyses for the PPBE/PPBES process.
• Assist with Purchase Request (PR) package reviews and quality checks of funding approval, resource allocation, and investment planning documents; track corrections and supporting documentation.
• Prepare accurate, accessible financial tables, briefing slides, and data-call responses; coordinate with scheduling and risk staff to identify how financial changes affect program plans.
• Contribute to bi-weekly spend-plan reports, quarterly financial briefings, and assigned division-wide budget analyses, plus financial inputs to program status reporting.

Disclaimer "The responsibilities and duties outlined in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. However, they are not exhaustive and may be subject to change or modification at any time to meet the evolving needs of the organization"

Requirements

Minimum Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Junior experience profile: 0-2 years of relevant financial or analytical support experience; internships, coursework, and substantive academic projects may be considered.
• Familiarity with PPBE concepts and basic budget formulation, execution, and variance analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, sorting/filtering, and pivot tables; ability to communicate clearly, check data accuracy, and manage recurring deadlines.
• U.S. Citizenship required by federal client
• Public Trust Clearance

Preferred qualifications

• Exposure to federal budgeting, purchase requests, resource allocation planning, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), or Power BI.

Salary Description

$50,000 - $60,000 Depending on Experience