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Position Number: 008
Title: Budget / Financial Analyst (PPBE)
Position Description: Using prior experience performing budget/financial analysis within the government, serves as a SME in topics relating to financial accuracy, accounting integrity, and regulatory compliance of the financial management processes. This role supports the test and evaluation of financial systems by ensuring the system correctly executes financial transactions, adheres to federal and internal accounting standards, and produces reliable data for financial reporting and audit readiness. Serves as the Independent Test Agent (ITA) SME in understanding the user’s business processes to evaluate operational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Process & Functional Testing: Monitors the design and execution of developmental testing for core financial modules (e.g., Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Budget, Financial and Controlling, Fixed Assets, Funds Management, and General Journal/Ledger). Validates that system workflows accurately reflect approved financial business rules. Develops test scenarios for operational tests to ensure critical business functions and key performance parameters are tested under operationally realistic conditions (users, environment, scenarios/mission).
Financial Data Integrity & Reconciliation: Conducts rigorous analysis to ensure transactional data flows correctly through the system. Verifies that accounting entries balance, sub-ledgers reconcile to the general ledger, and financial statements generate accurately.
Accounting Standard Compliance: Ensures the system’s posting logic and financial reporting capabilities comply with relevant financial regulations, such as the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act, the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), and the U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL).
Internal Financial Controls Assessment: Evaluates system-enforced financial controls, specifically focusing on Segregation of Duties (SoD), financial delegation of authority, and manual vs. automated approval workflows as outlined in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-123 and A-11.
Audit Readiness & Deficiency Remediation: Identifies gaps where the system fails to meet financial processing or reporting requirements. Documents these discrepancies and advises on corrective business actions or required system functional adjustments in ITA assessment and evaluation reports.
Operational Effectiveness Evaluation: Supports the evaluation of Operational Effectiveness (i.e., the capability of the system to support the mission or business accomplishment when used by representative personnel in an operationally realistic environment) by assessing transactional accuracy, regulatory compliance, internal controls, auditability, the system’s capability to support critical financial operations, and the operational impact of any deficiencies.
Required:
- Masters or Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
- Deep understanding of accounting principles, financial statement generation, month-end/year-end close-out processes, and financial reporting.
- Strong familiarity with federal financial management regulations, and internal control frameworks over financial reporting (ICOFR).
Desired:
- Active financial certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).
- Experience performing financial/budget analysis within the DHS (preferred) or Department of Defense.
- Prior experience acting as a liaison between the finance department and system integrators.
- Current DHS Suitability
Location: Northern Virginia/Telecommuting
Travel: Up to 10% travel may be required
Clearance: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain Department of Homeland Security suitability.
Black Diamond Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.