Job Description

Position Summary:

Serves as a member of the Project Management Office that systematically integrates business strategy, cost estimating, and financial management processes to ensure efficient stewardship of public funds. Supports formulation of strategic financial plans, prepares cost estimates, develops executable budgets, manages invoices, and evaluates compliance with government standards and internal controls. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulate strategic financial plans and translate financing requirements into executable budgets. 

• Serve as a liaison between program teams, procurement, accounts payable, and vendors to ensure alignment with contract requirements and business objectives. 

• Develop and maintain procurement documentation, including Statement of Work, Request for Proposals and evaluation criteria. 

• Prepare, review, and validate cost estimates using activity-based costing and business case analysis methods. 

• Monitor budget allocation, execution, and administration across program lifecycle to ensure fiscal compliance and efficient use of funds. 

• Reviews and processes invoices in conjunction with back-office staff, and tracks funding against budgets. 

• Assess products, procedures, and deliverables for compliance with government standards, accepted accounting principles, internal controls, and multi-tiered system application standards. 

• Track program and vendor schedule and deliverables; ensure completion of tasks within client-specified timeframes. 

• Assist in preparing milestone status reports, briefings, and presentations for colleagues, subordinates, and end-user representatives. 

• Support audits, financial reviews, and corrective action tracking as required. 

• Provide subject-matter input to contract actions, funding documents, and resource projections. 

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related technical or management discipline plus 5 years of business, financial, operational, or systems management experience. 

• OR a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience when substituting experience for education, where 3 years of experience may substitute for an Associate’s Degree. 

• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of budget allocation, execution, and administration. 

• Proven experience preparing cost estimates and correlating financing requirements into executable budgets. 

• Familiarity with activity-based costing and business case analysis. 

• Experience assessing compliance with government standards, accounting principles, and internal controls. 

• Strong capability to analyze and recommend integration of automated business solutions with existing system environments. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting federal, state, or local government financial processes. 

• Prior involvement in systems integration projects or implementation of financial management information systems. 

• Experience producing executive-level presentations and milestone status reports. 

• Professional certifications such as Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Management Accountant (CMA). 

Core Skills & Competencies:

• Financial analysis and budgeting. 

• Cost estimating methodologies and activity-based costing. 

• Business case development and economic analysis. 

• Knowledge of government accounting standards and regulatory compliance. 

• Understanding of internal controls and audit readiness. 

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