Financial Analyst

About Us

Veterans Signup LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran (SDVOSB) and Woman Owned (WOSB) small business. Our goal is to transform the veteran's experience. Through human center design, digital transformation, and information technology, we gather insights and develop solutions that improve veterans' initiatives, benefits and services. The company is helmed by a 20-year combat retired Marine Corps Veteran with experience in consulting and federal contracting. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.

Overview:

We are seeking a
 Financial Analyst to support budget planning/execution and acquisition support on a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program. Candidates must have a strong analytical mindset and attention to detail. Excellent organizational skills are needed to manage multiple communication channels while capturing all data call requests from clients. The best candidate will have VA experience, collaborate with stakeholders to create strong narratives and justifications to prove funding needs. The environment is dynamic and client needs are often evolving; flexibility and forward-thinking views are important for success.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze IT budgets and plans, assessing linkages between IT functions, activities, and funding
• Identify trends, opportunities, and challenges in the portfolio of programs and recommend actions based on sound analysis
• Maintain and monitor program forecasts, highlight drivers, expose risks and opportunities to achieve or exceed financial targets
• Review, approve, and track project expenses including processing of vendor invoices and tracking of spending against purchase orders
• Create strong narratives and justifications to prove funding needs
• Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning
• Manage and coordinate the development of Fiscal Year (FY) planning and oversight
• Establish and monitor budget/financial metrics and prepare weekly reports on the status of acquisitions, unfunded requirement requests, financial change requests, committed funding, obligated funding, and other status of financial information
• Monitor annual OMB Exhibit 300 submissions
• Coordinate data call responses across the finance teams for submission to the director for review/approval within the due date time limit
• Manage and track all Level of Effort (LOE) submissions from vendors from intake to post-award
• Maintain accurate and current information in appropriate Microsoft Teams channels for all aspects of the program
• Coordinate and facilitate finance/acquisition meetings; create and disseminate agendas and meeting purpose; document action items; and prepare/disseminate minutes
• Track, prioritize, manage, and follow-up on action items assigned to team members to ensure accountability and completion of critical tasks
• Create a variety of artifacts including, Budget Tracking Tool (BTT) Extracts , Strategic Spend Plan Template (SSPT), Weekly Internal Meeting Minutes, Acquisition Tracker, Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Memos, Requests to Expend Funds, PCARD Market Research Forms, PCARD Micro-Purchase Request Forms, FITARA slide decks

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Resource Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or related fields
• Years of Experienced Required: 8+ years

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven VA experience performing finance/budget analysis
• Experience with Federal budget and acquisition processes
• Intermediate to expert-level Excel skills (Spreadsheet Compare, pivot tables, vlookups, networkdays, sumif, etc.)
• Strong understanding of master budgets and managerial accounting principles
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey financial information to various audiences
• Experience presenting financial analysis and summaries to executives
• Experience working in remote environments
• Ability to work independently with little guidance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Understanding of cost distinctions between IT solutions that are COTS, customized COTS, and homegrown in nature
• Experience with Microsoft Teams for communications, collaboration, and data organization

Clearance Required:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability / Public Trust clearance

The estimated salary range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000. W2 Hourly rates will also be considered. No 1099 for this position.