Jr Program/Financial Analyst Job Listing at SPA in Arlington, VA (Job ID 2024-19250)

Description

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Business, Physical/Applied Science, or management disciplines such as Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, etc.
• 2 - 5 years of relevant work experience, particularly in the areas of finance, accounting, programming and/or systems analysis, POM
• Strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and computer skills to include experience with databases and the ability to quickly learn Navy financial planning/tracking databases
• Must be able to investigate and resolve issues, develop and recommend a course of action, and present the recommendation to decision makers. Must be able to act independently with a minimum of supervision and guidance
• SECRET Clearance, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired:

• Knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process to allocate resources within the Department of Defense

Support resource programming cost-benefit analysis, forecasting, and financial analysis for Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel, Manpower, and Training (PMT) (OPNAV N1) portfolio totaling ~$19.1B. Perform manpower costing, financial modeling, and capital and investment analysis and resource planning. Support customers in the maintenance of financial databases. Develop and employ analytical tools for evaluating the degree to which the client's programs serve higher-level priorities and meet resourcing requirements. Work with program claimants to build a logical, defendable, guidance-compliant and risk adjusted annual program submission. Track multiple programs and issues and have frequent interaction with subordinate staffs and commands, members of the N1 staff and other OPNAV staff codes to provide cross-functional recommendations for resourcing decisions. Develop status reports, perform program risk assessments and use financial management tools. Develop and offer frequent revision of data displays, impact statements, briefing slides and justification papers, often on a short suspense time-line. Prepare and present executive level products as needed. Will be required to successfully complete courses on the Navy's Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) System, PBIS database, and Action Officer Training.