PROGRAM & FINANCIAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Position Location

This position will be onsite at the MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida.

Job Overview

The incumbent provides support to the MacDill AFB Project Manager with office management responsibilities. This Operations Specialist is required to work independently on project requiring research and preparation and briefing charts and other presentation materials in support of contract operations.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties:

• Develop, monitor, and manage site-level budgets, forecasts, and spend plans.
• Track expenditures against contract funding and internal budgets; identify variances and trends.
• Prepare and maintain detailed spreadsheets, financial trackers, and spend reports.
• Analyze financial data to provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Enforce fiscal discipline and communicate funding limitations to section leads, ensuring adherence to budget constraints.
• Monitor purchase orders, subcontract actions, and closeout processes.
• Ensure proper documentation, audit readiness, and compliance with contract requirements.
• Support program planning, execution strategy, and contract performance tracking.
• Develop and maintain execution plans, timelines, and deliverables for site operations.
• Monitor progress against objectives and provide updates on performance metrics.
• Anticipate risks and recommend mitigation strategies to leadership.
• Independently manage projects requiring research, coordination, and reporting.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Develop briefing materials and present financial and operational status to managers and senior leadership.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, concise insights for decision-making.
• Provide recommendations on cost efficiencies, funding allocation, and operational improvements.
• Review invoices, purchase orders, and receiving documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Support reconciliation efforts and resolve discrepancies.
• Track payments, obligations, and expenditures to ensure alignment with budgets.
• Holds responsibility for ensuring financial compliance, accuracy, and transparency.
• Provides assertive guidance to leadership and section managers regarding funding limits and resource constraints.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Acts as a self-starter, taking ownership of tasks and proactively identifying, prioritizing, and executing actions that enhance operational performance and mission success.
• Demonstrates strong understanding of contracting principles and regulatory requirements.
• Exercises independent judgment in decision-making, discretion and initiative.
• Strategic communication and briefing skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to influence and enforce fiscal discipline.
• Experience and self-directed in the areas of administration, program development, management, oversight, and communication.
• Skills related to the creation, development, and submission of pre-award and post-award documentation.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Associate degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field or o equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 2-5+ years of experience in financial management, procurement or program operations.
• Must have intermediate-level experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to acquire and maintain government identification/common access card.
• Ability to deal with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Valid state Driver's License with acceptable driving record pertinent to the position.
• Ability to successfully pass any background checks and/or drug testing required on the contract.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain access to U.S. Government Installations through the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS).

Preferred:

• Experience supporting government contracts or military installations.
• Familiarity with financial or ERP systems (e.g., Maximo, Lawson, or similar).
• Experience preparing and delivering executive-level briefings.

Working Conditions:

• Work hours are subject to change, with work over 40 hours per week, weekend and/or holiday work as necessary.
• The incumbent may have occasional travel in accordance with business needs.

Physical Requirements:

• Work is typically sedentary in nature and performed in an office setting.
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time, stand, walk, talk, hear, and write.
• May be required to lift up to 35 pounds.

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.