Position Title: Financial Management Analyst- GFEBS Data Analytics & Reporting

Location: Remote

FLSA Classification: Exempt- Salaried

Employment Class: Full Time-Regular

Position Summary
The Financial Management Analyst- GFEBS Data Analytics and Reporting position provides functional technical advice and assistance to the Defense Health Agency Financial Operations Division Comptroller leadership team and financial support personnel. Specifically:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Understand and apply technical expertise regarding defense budget and accounting rules, regulations, and procedures to help client enhance on-going financial operations.
• Conduct analysis on financial, accounting, civilian payroll, manpower and budgetary trends impacting the client's operations.
• Collaborate with managers to identify DoD budgetary or procedural issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Review and analyze financial systems/programs for compliance and effectiveness; oversees implementation of new or revised procedures and internal controls.
• Monitor program execution to ensure alignment with DoD FMR obligation and expenditure benchmarks.
• Work directly with leadership teams and clients to plan, design, deliver and deploy solutions, that include multiple capabilities such as budget allocation, budget scenario planning, financial management, risk & issue mitigation, performance reporting, and data analytics via reporting & dashboards.
• Leverage technology, analytical skills, and GFEBS budget execution knowledge to advise clients on financial, operational, and management best practices that help achieve improved business outcomes.
• Participate/lead problem solving efforts and offer ideas to solve client issues.
• Conduct relevant research, data analysis, create reports and graphic charts to present to senior client and internal leadership.
• Provide functional review of work products to ensure that suggestions/recommendations make sense from a financial operations and business standpoint.
• Establish clear communication channels for feedback from customers, peers, and cross functional teams.
• Synthesize complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Leverage GFEBS, Microsoft Excel and Power BI/ Query to perform the following duties:
  • Conduct data analysis, reviewing and thoroughly analyzing requests for funding, preparing charts and reports for executive level briefings, and managing assigned project resources successfully to completion.
  • Develop and maintain spreadsheets, tables while leveraging advanced techniques such as pivot tables, XLOOKUPs, data mining, integration, graphic charts for periodic research and reporting

• Synthesize complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Assist with other budget reporting activities as directed. Routine reports or documents to be prepared/submitted include daily/weekly/monthly budget execution reports, Unfunded Requirements Reports, civilian payroll, manpower studies, POM Submission Documents, Monthly Execution Statuses etc.
• Participate in Monthly Budget Execution Team Reviews to proactively manage financial resources across competing client priorities.
• Perform other related budget, finance and general administrative management functions and tasks as required.
• Build and maintain practical knowledge of the client’s mission, goals, and objectives.
• Ability to do client travel as needed.

Education & Experience Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Managerial Finance, Accounting, Business or other related /allied discipline, or other relevant experience.

System Experience:

• Extensive experience with General Fund Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS) required
• MS Office Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, and Excel (Pivot Tables)
• Utilize various automated systems to perform research, review, & report client financial data such as DAI, PBAS, CAPS-W, MOCAS, IPAC, EDA, EDM, WAAS, and WAWF.

Experience:

• 5-year minimum experience in DoD budget and program development, execution and management or other relevant experience.
• 3-year minimum total direct experience with Defense Health Program operations or other relevant experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of commonly used DoD, Defense Health Program, and Federal budgetary and accounting methods, regulations, laws, and policies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Process (PPBE) to advise on and/ or properly execute, record and report obligations, expenditures, transfer of funds, allotments, year-end close out, etc.
• Knowledge of automated budget and financial systems and capabilities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.