Financial Analyst (Remote)

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Financial Analyst to support our VA client. This position will be a fully remote within the United States with core hours of operation from Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5PM ET.

Responsibilities

This role manages the annual operating budget and acquisition execution for the product line. Develop and execute the Budget Operating Plan (BOP), perform multi-year programming (MYP) planning, and create and track acquisition packages for software products and service procurements.

• In preparation for the start of a new FY, work with Product/Project Lead to update/revise the previously submitted program BOP/SSPT spreadsheets to show what the acquisitions planned in the new fiscal year should be. Once finalized the Government Budget Analyst [who will be referred to as Budget] to get the data built onto strips in BTT.
• Budget Tracking • Use the Budget Tracking Tool (BTT) to pull data on relevant Spend Plan Items (SPI) for the Program/Project and create budget tracking spreadsheets to monitor execution.
• Monitor both Development Modernization and Enhancements (DME) and Sustainment funds in all areas of the Product/Project Lead's purview.
• Avoid unwanted ITBF sweeps by proactively repurposing any funds that are excess and sitting on a balance line strip.
• Prepare unfunded requirement (UFR) spreadsheets with strip acquisition details for each unfunded requirement.
• Monitor UFR status and revise UFR details and official requests as new requirements information become available.
• Support the Product/Project Lead with UFR communication and prioritization to the Health Services Portfolio and ITBF representatives.
• Assist Product/Project Lead with populating the CR InfoPath process.
• Facilitate changes to budget operating plans (BOPs)/strategic spend plan templates (SSPTs), provide detailed description of changes, and submit for approval.
• Support development of FITARA approval briefings, late/unfunded memos, and other relevant acquisition/budget-related correspondence.
• Support the Product/Product Lead in calculating planned, projected, and actual costs for each phase and build of the project, as well as inputting accurate data to the Veteran-Focused Integration Process (VIP)/PARS Dashboard.
• Review prior MYP and new MYP submissions to determine changes to project plans, requirements, and schedules requiring adjustments of estimates. Assists by working with Product/Project Leads to discuss anticipated project funding needs in out years.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Operations Research or related fields and 8 years of experience. (or commensurate experience)

• 5 years of related financial analyst experience

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience with Federal Government OIT Project budgeting
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) to relay concise messaging and reporting to all levels of management
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to work independently with minimal guidance/supervision
• Strong analytical and investigation skills crafting solutions to challenging problems or issues
• Strong experience in developing presentations and slides for communicating technical and non-technical subjects to both small and large audiences
• Solid experience with Microsoft and other collaborative tools including Teams, SharePoint, Jira, etc.
• Ability to extrapolate and communicate a client's main challenges and pain points and the ability to craft strong solutions and make recommendations
• Responsible for on-time completion of all deliverables/work products
• Must be able to identify and mitigate risks to the project, and escalate program risks, as necessary

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience leading within the Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology and/or Veterans Health Administration is a plus
• Experience with program control, including development of controls used to manage performance, including cost, schedule, and staff management
• Ability to proactively communicate and coordinate with various internal and external project stakeholders.

Posted Salary Range

USD $118,000.00 - USD $120,000.00 /Yr.