Space Operations Financial Analyst, Senior

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Space Operations Financial Analyst, Senior The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to use your financial expertise in support of the Space Force? As a financial analyst, you will have a chance to build your skills and provide critical financial support as a member of our team. You will join a high-performance team to strategically evaluate, assess and analyze, manage, and execute a financial resource portfolio. You will be primarily responsible for preparing, updating, and executing the various financial documents needed during the current year execution phase, as well as presenting execution status, data, and plans to close out current fiscal year funds to your mission area’s key stakeholders. You'll be responsible for all past, current, and future resource needs to include the review, evaluation, and maintenance of Space Force capabilities. You will be responsible for providing resource allocation and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) programming recommendations to directorate-level senior personnel. You'll collect mission resource needs and requirements across the Directorate and consolidate, propose adjustments and recommended prioritization and strategy, and coordinate a prioritized Directorate resource position for inclusion into the various POM corporate processes. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Responsibilities

  • Preparing, updating, and executing financial documents
  • Presenting execution status, data, and plans to key stakeholders
  • Review, evaluation, and maintenance of Space Force capabilities
  • Providing resource allocation and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) programming recommendations
  • Collecting mission resource needs and requirements
  • Consolidating, proposing adjustments and recommended prioritization and strategy
  • Coordinating a prioritized Directorate resource position for inclusion into the various POM corporate processes

Requirements

  • Experience preparing documents needed to process budget estimates, including Execution Plans, Spend Plans, and Unfunded Requirement justification, and producing funding documents
  • Experience as a Resource Advisor
  • Experience with Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) corporate processes
  • Experience in Air Force, Space Force, or DoD staffing processes
  • Experience with creating verbal and written communication products for clients, including presentations, memorandums, data analysis products, and financial documentation
  • Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Ability to analyze missions and develop alternative solutions
  • Secret clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience creating Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions
  • Knowledge of various Space Force weapon systems and capabilities
  • Knowledge of the risk assessment process
  • Ability to independently multi-task, as required, and turn staff products rapidly in a dynamic team environment
  • Ability to work with both internal and external senior leaders, offices, directorates, and action officers
  • Possession of excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Master’s degree
  • Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) Certification
  • Level II or Level III Financial Management (FM) Certification

Benefits

  • health
  • life
  • disability
  • financial
  • retirement benefits
  • paid leave
  • professional development
  • tuition assistance
  • work-life programs
  • dependent care
  • recognition awards program
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