Financial Analyst - BFM

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, OSD, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defense Force.  Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

The AUKUS Group, within SPA's Sea, Land, and Air Division, provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to NAVSEA's AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office and associated partner organizations.  Analysts and Engineers supporting AUKUS will continue SPA’s decades of support to the undersea force and assist in developing a trilateral submarine force for the future. This is a high-profile, major international program of significant importance to the future of the US Navy and its partners in an era of renewed strategic competition.#MC

The Financial Analyst will provide business financial management (BFM) support to the NAVSEA AUKUS program. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other financial management systems and reports to obtain, manage, and present financial and business data to ascertain program resource posture and health for multiple appropriations (e.g., Shipbuilding and Construction, Navy (SCN), Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&MN)), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), etc.); formulating yearly program budget requirements to identify contract/procurement and other project costs within an overall program financial requirements plan; providing analysis, verification, and justification of budget or acquisition data while ensuring data traceability and consistency with program budget and acquisition history; and assisting with task planning development in support of the annual business plan for assigned Phases and funding types.

This position is located in Washington, DC.

At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain the top talent.  Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc.

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  Washington DC Pay Transparency Range: $120,000 - 160,000.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of relevant work experience
• Familiarity with financial appropriations (i.e. SCN, O&MN, FMS, etc.)
• Recent experience using N-ERP, NAVSEA Enterprise Planning System (NEPS), Program Budget Information System (PBIS), RDOCS, PDOCS, COBRA, and other Navy financial management systems
• Proficiency in and experience executing the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process
• Active SECRET Clearance, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

 Additional Qualifications Desired, but not required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field
• Familiarity with DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), Department Of Navy (DON) Policy and budget guidance, and DoD 5000 series acquisition regulations
• Experience developing financial data to respond to Congressional inquiries, and DON, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and Government Accountability Office (GAO) program audits
• Experience preparing financial documentation to support program acquisition planning and strategy development
• Experience formulating yearly program budget requirements to identify contract/procurement needs and other project costs within an overall long-term program financial requirements plan
• Experience working with international partners
• Experience with Team Submarine and NAVSEA