Financial Systems Analyst

NSS; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NSS is seeking Financial Systems Analysts at all levels for on-site support at the Washington Navy Yard, DC. You will collaborate with military leaders and technical experts to optimize acquisition strategies, manage financial ecosystems, and deliver actionable data analysis in a highly secure environment.

The role requires an Active Secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Active Secret clearance or clearable (US Citizenship required).
• Strong attention to detail, proficient with spreadsheet-based data structures, and strong analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide budgeting assistance, execution, and analysis for annual budgets.
• Measure performance, review estimates, and ensure compliance with procedures and federal regulations.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses of funding requests and explore alternatives.
• Examine past budgets and policy developments affecting spending.
• Develop budget data guidelines and train staff on new procedures or IT systems.
• Senior Tier: prepare and deliver formal financial briefings to senior naval leadership.

Skills

Attention to detail

Spreadsheet analysis

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

PBIS

Navy ERP

EDW (Enterprise Data Warehouse)

Job description

Job Title: Financial Systems Analyst (All Levels)

Location: Washington Navy Yard, DC (On-site)

Security Clearance: Active Secret

Position Overview:

Join a premier defense consulting team at the forefront of naval readiness and strategic operations. We are seeking motivated Financial Systems Analysts across multiple experience tiers to provide critical programmatic support on-site at the historic Washington Navy Yard. In this role, you will collaborate with military leaders and technical experts to optimize acquisition strategies, manage sophisticated financial ecosystems, and deliver actionable data analysis. If you are a cleared professional ready to safeguard national security initiatives and drive operational excellence within the U.S. Navy's premier command systems, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance and strategic advice in the preparation, execution, and analysis of annual budgets.
• Measure organizational performance, examine budget estimates, and evaluate compliance with established procedures and federal regulations.
• Employ cost-benefit analysis to review financial requests, assess program tradeoffs, and explore alternative funding methods.
• Examine past and current budgets and research policies and financial developments affecting organization spending.
• Develop guidelines governing budget data formulation and conduct training sessions on new budget procedures or IT systems.
• Senior Tier Responsibility: Design data guidelines and comfortably prepare, frame, and deliver formal financial briefings directly to senior naval leadership and Program Executives.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Security Clearance: Active Secret OR clearable (US Citizenship required).
• Technical Skills: Strong attention to detail, proficiency with spreadsheet-based data structures, and strong analytical capabilities.

Experience & Career Tiering:

• Associate Tier: Greater than 1 year (>1) of relevant professional experience assisting with budget tracking or financial updates.
• Specialist Tier: Minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience. Requires demonstrated experience handling financial tracking and internal controls.
• Senior/Principal Tier: 7–15+ years of advanced experience. Candidates must demonstrate deep mastery of Program Budget Information System (PBIS), Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), or NAVSEA Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), alongside a track record of briefing senior military leaders.