Financial Manager (Functional Team Lead)

Systems Plus, Inc.; Frederick (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Plus is seeking a Financial Manager (Functional Team Lead) in Frederick, Maryland, to lead financial management activities supporting DoD programs. The role focuses on strategic investment decisions, long-range planning, and acquisition activities, coordinating with senior leaders across complex R&D and modernization initiatives.

The position requires eight years of experience, ACEIT proficiency, and strong cost-estimating capabilities including LCCE/LCSP, with exposure to MDAPT, PTS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT).
• Advanced ability to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports, customize templates and the PowerPoint environment.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense appropriations, including RDT&E, Procurement, and Operations and Maintenance funding.
• Experience supporting planning, programming, budgeting, execution, cost estimation, and financial reporting activities.
• Ability to develop financial schedules and support LCCEs, LCSPs, spend plans, POM submissions, and acquisition-related financial documentation.
• Ability to collect, consolidate, analyze, reconcile, and present financial and budget data.
• Experience supporting acquisition activities and tracking obligations, disbursements, expenditures, invoices, and Unliquidated Obligations.
• Experience using financial, acquisition, and contract management systems such as MDAPT, PTS, CBE, PCAN, GFEBS, CCaR, ECAT, TEWLS, and PIEE.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Financial Management Functional Team Lead, coordinating assigned financial management activities and supporting the timely, accurate, and consistent completion of team deliverables.
• Supports the development of the current and annual SPAR, POM builds, and spend plan for DoD appropriations, including RDT&E; Procurement; and O&M funding.
• Helps ensure requirements are scientifically and programmatically aligned with strategic objectives.
• Supports Product Managers and Cost Analysts by applying standard cost-estimating techniques, including LCCE and LCSP.
• Develops and informs financial schedules supporting life cycle cost estimation, long-range program planning, and acquisition-related financial deliverables.
• Supports annual spend-plan development, budget formulation and justification, execution monitoring, status reporting, and the preparation of decision-review packages, business cases, and fiscal-risk reviews.
• Coordinates and consolidates financial data to produce monthly reports tracking obligations and disbursements; analyzes programmatic planning and execution data; and updates and reconciles financial appropriations against actual budget execution.
• Supports and monitors the acquisition process using designated financial and contract management systems to ensure contracts, grants, and other agreements are appropriately executed and funded.
• Researches contract awards and modifications to support the clearing of Unliquidated Obligations before funds expire; maintains financial records; and tracks planned expenditures against invoiced expenses.
• Supports the preparation of pre-contract documentation, including cabinet creation, contract-package preparation, and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGEs).

Skills

Financial management

Cost analysis

Program budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area

Tools

ACEIT

MDAPT

PTS

CBE

PCAN

GFEBS

CCaR

ECAT

TEWLS

PIEE

Job description

Got the Government Contractor Blues? Looking for a company that cares and goes beyond just filling another contract billet? Well, look no further! Experience this family-oriented company that takes pride in you and will help you grow where your passions lie. Holding many Defense & Federal government contracts around the globe, with Systems Plus, you have the opportunity to take on new and evolving challenges, aim beyond what you think you are capable of, and work in collaborative, dynamic, and high-tempo environments.

Our employees are our most valued asset, and we invest in our people because we are in it for the long term. We are committed to your success and well-being and offer competitive benefits packages, salaries, bonus/award programs, and a high potential for professional growth and job opportunities worldwide.

Systems Plus is the company for you! Experience the difference, and let’s talk about your future at Systems Plus today.

Position Title

Financial Manager (Functional Team Lead)

Position Type

Full-Time, Hybrid

Position Location

Frederick, Maryland

Daily Responsibilities

Join a mission-focused team where your financial expertise directly supports the development and delivery of critical technologies for the Department of Defense. As the Financial Management Functional Team Lead, you will influence strategic investment decisions, long-range program planning, and acquisition activities while working with senior leaders across complex research, development, and modernization initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine financial management, cost analysis, and program strategy in support of high-impact national defense programs.

• Serves as the Financial Management Functional Team Lead, coordinating assigned financial management activities and supporting the timely, accurate, and consistent completion of team deliverables.
• Supports the development of the current and annual Strategic Portfolio Analysis Review (SPAR), Program Objective Memorandum (POM) builds, and spend plan for Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations, including Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E); Procurement; and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funding.
• Helps ensure requirements are scientifically and programmatically aligned with strategic objectives.
• Supports Product Managers and Cost Analysts by applying standard cost-estimating techniques, including the Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE), Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP), and other methodologies relevant to SPAR and POM submissions.
• Develops and informs financial schedules supporting life cycle cost estimation, long-range program planning, and acquisition-related financial deliverables.
• Supports annual spend-plan development, budget formulation and justification, execution monitoring, status reporting, and the preparation of decision-review packages, business cases, and fiscal-risk reviews.
• Coordinates and consolidates financial data to produce monthly reports tracking obligations and disbursements; analyzes programmatic planning and execution data; and updates and reconciles financial appropriations against actual budget execution.
• Supports and monitors the acquisition process using designated financial and contract management systems to ensure contracts, grants, and other agreements are appropriately executed and funded.
• Researches contract awards and modifications to support the clearing of Unliquidated Obligations before funds expire; maintains financial records; and tracks planned expenditures against invoiced expenses.
• Supports the preparation of pre-contract documentation, including cabinet creation, contract-package preparation, and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGEs).

Degree and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area preferred

Required Experience:

• Minimum eight (8) years of relevant experience
• Proficiency with Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT).
• Advanced ability to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports, customize templates and the PowerPoint environment, understand the concepts of databases, and able to work with charts and use the list management capabilities of Excel.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense appropriations, including RDT&E, Procurement, and Operations and Maintenance funding.
• Experience supporting planning, programming, budgeting, execution, cost estimation, and financial reporting activities.
• Ability to develop financial schedules and support LCCEs, LCSPs, spend plans, POM submissions, and acquisition-related financial documentation.
• Ability to collect, consolidate, analyze, reconcile, and present financial and budget data.
• Experience supporting acquisition activities and tracking obligations, disbursements, expenditures, invoices, and Unliquidated Obligations.
• Experience using financial, acquisition, and contract management systems such as MDAPT, PTS, CBE, PCAN, GFEBS, CCaR, ECAT, TEWLS, and PIEE.

Required Clearance:

• Tier 3 background investigation with Secret security clearance eligibility is required

About Systems Plus

Systems Plus is headquartered in Rockville, MD with over 2 decades of experience providing Global Enterprise Management, Technology, Engineering and Professional services and solutions across Defense and Federal Civilian government sectors.

From Discovery to Delivery, Systems Plus brings a greater measure of confidence, commitment and value to our clients. With various Defense and Federal contracts across the United States, Europe and Pacific/Asia, we are driving innovation and excellence within the Special Operations Forces Components and Commands, Defense Health Agency, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, National Institute of Standards and Technology, House of Representatives and more.

Through our diverse portfolio of clients and capabilities we power vision and insight—discover what’s possible with a Small Business that thinks BIG!