Financial Analyst – GovernmentCIO

Job Description:

GovernmentCIO is currently looking for a Financial Analyst to join our team supporting the VA’s ES PMO contract.

At GovernmentCIO, you matter — not just to us, but to our government clients. Together, our consultants, analysts and trainers deliver the technology-related innovation necessary to improve governmental operations every day

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop the annual Business Operational Plan within the acquisitions structure of the program in support of the government PMs
• Provide guidance on the development of Acquisition packages and create budgets for large-scale government programs
• Author Statement of Works (SOW) and Performance Work Statements (PWS)
• Assist in developing Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE’s)
• Develop planning and execution-to-actuals analyses and reporting illustrations
• Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting as required by the program leadership for portfolio consumption
• Provide thought leadership on best approaches to illustrate specific aspects of the program’s performance, challenges, and successes
• Respond very rapidly to inquiries from program leadership related to specific project execution or program performance

Job Requirements:

• Education Requirements: Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related scientific /technical discipline
• Years of Experience Required: 15
• Strong, demonstrable familiarity with federal financial planning, acquisitions, and related protocols/processes
• More than 10 years’ experience in supporting increasingly responsible aspects of financial analysis for projects or programs worth $10M annually or more
• Familiar with various types of contracts (e.g., Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time & Materials (T&M), Cost Reimbursement)
• Five years or more of federal budget and financial analysis support experience, preferably with the VA or DoD, but higher levels of experience in other agencies may be considered qualified
• Three or more years’ experience building complex annual financial operating plans for a program of two or more projects (federal or large corporate)
• Three or more years’ experience developing a multi-year financial plan within the constraints of a higher-level organization and the prior years’ similar multi-year plans, for a program of two or more projects (federal or large corporate)
• Expert oral and written communications skills
• Demonstrable experience of at least one year working with a largely remote (not at the same physical location as the candidate) team, working across US time zones and working with team collaboration tools such as SharePoint, Skype/Lync, email, phone conferencing, etc.
• Ability to pass and retain a moderate background investigation at the federal civil agency level

Preferred Qualifications:

• More than 15 years’ experience supporting increasingly responsible aspects of federal financial planning and reporting for projects or programs in excess of $30M annually
• More than 5 years’ experience in financial analytical support of VA projects or programs
• Five or more years’ experience building complex annual financial operating plans for a program of two or more projects (federal or large corporate)
• Five or more years’ experience developing a multi-year financial plan within the constraints of a higher-level organization and the prior years’ similar multi-year plans, for a program of two or more projects (federal or large corporate)
• Demonstration that the candidate already holds a moderate background investigation federal civil agency clearance or DoD Secret clearance

Skills Requirements:

• Ability to transform Excel spreadsheets into usable tools for analysis
• Ability to acquire public trust level security clearance
• Understanding of federal budgets
• Experience interacting with executive level and senior leadership positions, especially communicating complex financial analysis to executive leadership
• Tools & Software Experience: Expert MS Excel

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