Senior Financial and Staff Action Analyst in Alexandria, Virginia at Anser
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Job Description
Company Overview:
ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.
Position Summary:
Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst and Staff Action Analyst to support the Office of the Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Officer. In this key role, you will be responsible for delivering financial management and staff action officer support including, preparing budget documentation and financial forecasts, tracking program objectives, and drafting executive-level briefings and reports.
This position does not permit hybrid or remote work with all job duties performed full-time onsite at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Prepare budget documentation and calculate financial forecasts to report key performance metrics.
- Monitor and track the commitment, obligation, and expenditure of appropriated funds.
- Define and track project objectives, milestones, timelines, and cross-functional team dependencies.
- Analyze operational bottlenecks and apply critical thinking to resolve scheduling issues.
- Research, draft, and review policies to ensure alignment with organizational mission goals.
- Draft executive-level briefings, presentations, and formal written deliverables.
- Leverage Department-wide tasking systems to coordinate deliverables.
Required Qualifications:
- Possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.
- Master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, National Security Affairs or other related field and 15+ years of related experience. Will consider 2 years of additional related experience in lieu of Master's Degree.
- Experience with DoW financial systems and processes, initiating/processing Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs)
- Familiarity with DoD Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission and budget formulation processes
- Ability to interpret and analyze financial data
- Demonstrated experience communicating clearly with senior officials and senior staff verbally, without hesitation by telephone, and through email.
- Excellent research and analytical skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite of Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Planner) and common office software applications.
- Ability to adjust to meet sufficient and changing demand signals.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in using budget/resource analytic tools, techniques, and processes.
- Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) staff experience.
- Familiarity with DoW Information Technology/telecommunications subject matter.
Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to: business considerations, local market, internal equity, candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience. ANSER provides employees benefits to support all aspects of their life including health, financial and well-being. For more information, please visit: http://www.anser.org
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org
ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.