Business Financial Professional (BFP)

Business Financial Professional (BFP)

Fort George Meade, MD

Must: TS/SCI Full Scope Poly

Description: 

Assist in the execution of the Program's budget by creating and maintaining spend plans, requisitions, and supporting documents. Coordinate financial data with Government officials, including Business Financial Managers, Program Managers, Contract Managers, Contracting Officers, and Contracting Specialists. Support the day-to-day mission activities by maintaining current resources.

Responsibilities:

Assist with the validation and completion of Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs).
Aid Government Business Contract Management Offices with end-of-year activities and the completion of Actual data calls.
Enter requisitions into the NSA’s financial management system, including all necessary information and documentation (PSC#, PAR, SPAT, BER#, Acq Sec# etc.).
Prepare non-complex and complex Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs) and Economy Act Orders (EAOs) and their associated requisitions.
Process incoming MIPRs and EAOs using standard BM&A processes to ensure Agency acceptance.
Create and maintain spend plans in the Agency’s financial management system to document Government-specified requirements.
Modify requisitions and associated documentation to comply with Contracting’s guidance to assist in the obligation of funds.
Assist Government Program Managers (GPMs) in tracking requirements through execution by monitoring requisitions through the approval and certification process to the subsequent destination.
Pull financial reports and data from Agency systems such as FACTS, CMIS, EDSS, and CDW.
Utilize established NSA acquisition and financial management policies, procedures, regulations, and tools.
Assist in monitoring expenses against budgets.
Assist in coordination, entry, and finalization of basis of estimate data, including current year updates.
Provide financial status reports to Government Program and Business Management Offices, recommending specific funding sources, identifying funding shortfalls, and excess obligated funding in comparison to burn rates.
Prepare financial briefing materials for Government financial reviews.
Assist in the creation of budget or financial planning for an organization, program, or expenditure/cost center to identify potential variances.
Coordinate and schedule financial reviews.
Provide assistance in analyzing and developing improved policies, plans, methods, procedures, and systems of acquisition management.
Compile and report on programs and budgets; prepare presentations and other materials to support the NSA and DoD programming and budgeting processes.
Prepare program/project and budget information for Government submission to the Office of the Director, National Intelligence (ODNI), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and Congress.
Prepare tasking requests, point papers, briefing charts, spreadsheets, memos, and other documents within prescribed timelines for Government review.
Assist with the interpretation of requests for data and facts; acquire, analyze, and prepare presentations of program and budget data for use in program decision-making.
Assist in the development and maintenance of funding profiles for programs, projects, or contracts.
Assist Government with strategic business planning.
Analyze financial data and transactions for appropriate use.

Qualifications:

Level 1: Four (4) years of DoD, IC, or six (6) years of combined DoD, IC, and commercial experience in purchasing or finance. In lieu of two (2) years of experience, an undergraduate degree with a business focus is acceptable.
Level 2: Eight (8) years of DoD, IC, or ten (10) years of combined DoD, IC, and commercial experience in purchasing or finance, and a Bachelor’s Degree with a business focus. In lieu of a degree, Program Management Professional (PMP) certification, Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), or DAWIA Level I in Business/Financial Management and three (3) years of directly related experience for a total of eleven (11) years of DoD/IC purchasing/finance experience or thirteen (13) years of combined DoD, IC and commercial purchasing/finance experience may be substituted. In lieu of certification, an additional two (2) years of directly related experience for a total of thirteen (13) years of DoD/IC purchasing/finance experience or fifteen (15) years of combined DoD, IC and commercial experience may be substituted.
Level 3: Twelve (12) years of DoD, IC, or fourteen (14) years of combined DoD, IC, and commercial experience in purchasing or finance, and a Bachelor’s Degree with a business focus. In lieu of a degree, Program Management Professional (PMP) certification, Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), or DAWIA Level I in Business/Financial Management and three (3) years of directly related experience for a total of fifteen (15) years of DoD/IC purchasing/finance experience or seventeen (17) years of combined DoD, IC and commercial purchasing/finance experience may be substituted. In lieu of certification, an additional two (2) years of directly related experience for a total of seventeen (17) years of DoD/IC purchasing/finance experience or nineteen (19) years of combined DoD, IC, and commercial purchasing/finance experience may be substituted.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including creating formulas and pivot tables, is required.
Proficiency with PowerPoint, including importing Excel data into presentations, is required.