Project Financial Management & Technical Advisor

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Financial & Project Execution Management Support financial execution across a portfolio of projects.
• Track budget execution, obligations, and expenditures across multiple funding lines.
• Monitor financial performance and identify risks impacting project delivery.
• Align funding with project schedules, milestones, and execution priorities.
• Maintain financial and execution trackers.
• Champion the needs of the warfighter throughout the program lifecycle, from concept to operational testing.
• Budget Planning & PPBE Support PPBE-informed planning, funding strategies, and portfolio trade-off analysis.
• Aid in budget build activities, spend plans, and funds phasing.
• Ensure funding profiles align with project schedules and execution plans.
• Provide appropriations-aware guidance for compliant funds execution.
• Financial Analysis & Decision Support Develop executive briefings and financial decision-support materials.
• Analyze burn rates, execution trends, and portfolio performance.
• Provide recommendations to optimize funding allocation and improve execution.
• Support financial inputs for project reviews and leadership engagements.
• Project Coordination & Reporting Coordinate with project teams, contracting, and financial stakeholders on funding actions.
• Track alignment between project execution and available resources.
• Support milestone tracking and identify funding-related risks.
• Prepare recurring financial and execution status updates.

  Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years supporting DoW financial management, budgeting, or program portfolio execution.
  • Familiarity with PPBE process and DoW appropriations (RDT&E, O&M, Procurement, etc.).
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, including executive briefing development.
  • Able to support routine local travel, occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel.
  • Ability to work full-time in a Chantilly, VA office within SCIF/SAPF spaces.

  Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting DoW R&D or rapid prototyping programs.
  • Experience supporting portfolio-level financial planning and trade-off analysis.
  • DAWIA/Back-to-Basics certification in Program Management or Business/Financial Management.
  • Experience integrating financial planning with program schedules and execution tracking.
  • Experience working in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.

    Pay

    Virginia, Pay Transparency
    Salary range: USD $160,000.00/Yr. - USD $185,000.00/Yr.