Navy Financial Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Provide financial management analysis and support to Navy stakeholders across program planning, programming, budgeting, and execution activities.
• Review and prepare POM documentation, impact statements, issue/point papers, financial program plans, POA&Ms, budget exhibits, and supporting financial analyses.
• Conduct financial and risk analyses, evaluate program requirements, and develop recommendations and alternatives to support financial decision-making.
• Monitor and analyze obligations, expenditures, commitments, disbursements, and contractual financial execution using official and supporting accounting records.
• Prepare reprogramming requests, reclamas, ledger reports, financial tracking documentation, budget justifications, and other financial reports and presentations.
• Research and resolve financial discrepancies, including problem disbursements, undistributed disbursements, and negative unliquidated obligations, and reconcile financial information across accounting systems.
• Prepare briefs, correspondence, and responses to Navy, DoD/OSD, Congressional, and other government requests for financial information while maintaining documentation in accordance with applicable Financial Management Regulations (FMR).
• Participate in IPTs, working groups, advisory boards, and audit teams and coordinate with government financial management organizations and other stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience in financial analysis, financial management, data analysis, statistical analysis, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated financial management experience with ERP-specific knowledge.
• Experience performing financial analysis, reconciliation, reporting, and financial data validation.
• Experience monitoring and analyzing financial execution, including obligations and expenditures.
• Ability to research financial discrepancies, identify root causes, and coordinate resolution.
• Experience preparing spreadsheets, financial reports, presentations, briefs, and supporting documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work directly with government and program stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous U.S. Navy, DoD, or federal financial management experience.
• Experience supporting PPBE, POM development, budget formulation, financial execution, or reprogramming activities.
• Hands-on experience with Navy ERP or another federal ERP/accounting system.
• Experience with federal financial systems and tools such as SABRS, G-Invoicing, WAWF, PIEE, DEAMS, EDA, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with DFAS transactions, federal financial regulations, audit readiness, internal controls, and financial reconciliation.