Financial Management Specialist

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST to join our team in STAFFORD, VA.

The Financial Management Specialist will leverage their strong background in federal financial management and budgeting to provide direct RDT&E financial management and budget tracking for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) Force Design, Experimentation and Science & Technology (S&T) portfolio, future research initiatives, and subordinate programs.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide direct RDT&E financial management and budget tracking for Force Design initiatives across the MCWL Experimentation and Science & Technology (S&T) portfolio, research initiatives, and subordinate programs.
• Prepare drafts and recommendations for financial planning and resourcing decisions, including comprehensive spend plans and budgets.
• Monitor MCWL Experimentation and S&T Program financial execution, including obligation authority, commitments, obligations, and expenditures, and proactively identify issues to government leadership.
• Utilize financial systems and decision support systems (e.g., Navy ERP, internal and external accounting systems) to provide financial data and ensure information is fully synchronized across platforms.
• Monitor and document funding additions, reductions, and movements of MCWL Experimentation and S&T resources while maintaining detailed budgetary documentation.
• Provide draft inputs to Congressional Budget Exhibits and Service programming (POM) for government approval to sustain Experimentation and S&T Program funding.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business Administration, economics, or a related field and at least 4 years' experience in federal financial management, budgeting, and budget execution. A total of 8 years' experience required without a degree.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) financial management policies, procedures, and appropriations, particularly RDT&E.
• Experience supporting Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes.
• Proficiency with Navy ERP, internal and external accounting systems, and other DoD financial management tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Navy, Marine Corps, or other DoD acquisition and research organizations.
• Experience preparing or supporting Congressional Budget Exhibits and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with Business Financial Managers (BFMs), Comptroller organizations, and government stakeholders.
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and reconciliation skills with the ability to manage multiple financial priorities independently and meet deadlines.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active SECRET security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able and willing to perform occasional manual labor and warehouse duties, with the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations