Junior Financial Specialist (DoD Financial Management)

Location: On-site in San Diego, California, United States

Salary: $80,000–$100,000 per year, depending on experience

Company

Supports federal government and Department of Defense acquisition programs through financial management, analysis, and program execution services.

What you will do

• Establish obligation and expenditure plans for active-year appropriations and monitor execution throughout the fiscal year.
• Prepare financial records, budget execution documents, reports, forecasts, audit materials, and acquisition documentation.
• Perform unliquidated obligation management, contract reconciliation, and closeout activities.
• Analyze DoD accounting systems and contractor data to reconcile current, prior, and canceling-year budgets.
• Compare government program office C/O/E records with accounting records, identify discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support PPBE activities, financial reviews, training, and expiring-funds taskers for USAF, USSF, and SSC programs.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret Clearance are required.
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in mathematics, engineering, business, or the sciences.
• Three years of experience in DoD financial management supporting federal government acquisition, preferably in space acquisition and C/O/E reconciliation.
• Knowledge of DoD financial management legislation, policies, regulations, PPBE, acquisition processes, and budget formulation.
• Experience with USAF financial management processes and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Navy/DoD financial systems such as GAFS, MOCAS, SMART, IDECS II, and FM-Suite.
• Strong verbal, written, quantitative, and analytical communication skills; ability to work independently and in a team.

Nice to have

• Experience with the Comprehensive Cost and Requirements (CCaR) system.
• Current knowledge of DoD program management execution support.
• Familiarity with Space Systems Acquisition Policy, DoD Instruction 5000.02, the DoD FMR, and applicable Air Force Instructions.

Culture & Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, group life, accidental death and dismemberment, travel accident, and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary short-term disability, supplemental life insurance, and flexible spending account options.
• Company-funded defined-contribution pension plan and employee stock ownership plan.
• Paid annual, sick, bereavement, holiday, jury duty/witness, and military leave.