Job Title:
Financial Project Manager Support
Department:
USNO
Location:
United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
Reporting to:
Director of Strategic, Compliance and Technology
Compensation:
Status:
Full Time; Exempt
Position Summary:
The Financial Project Manager Support position will provide financial analyst support to the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) Resources Management Department (N01F).
This position will support N-ERP processing, financial reporting, contract preparation, closeout, audit readiness, procurement package processing, budget reconciliation, financial system research, and related financial management activities.
Responsibilities:
- Create, release, and track procurement packages for USNO projects while ensuring required business rules are followed.
- Ensure Key Supporting Documentation (KSD) is complete and accurate in N-ERP.
- Maintain redundant copies of required documentation in SharePoint.
- Input financial transactions into N-ERP.
- Identify system issues that impede procurement processing or reconciliation between financial systems.
- Seek resolution of financial system and procurement-related issues.
- Recommend and support implementation of policies and standard operating procedures that address procurement issues.
- Develop desk guides when applicable.
- Gain access to, retrieve, and analyze information from various Government reporting systems.
- Support budget reconciliation activities.
- Recapture unobligated funds in N-ERP.
- Clear unliquidated obligations (ULOs).
- Resolve ledger variances.
- Research, analyze, and implement new policies and procedures governing applicable financial and procurement activities.
- Support audit-readiness efforts.
- Appropriately retain Key Supporting Documentation.
- Ensure financial movements in N-ERP are fully documented.
- Maintain audit-ready pathways and appropriate authorization trails.
- Prepare reports and supporting artifacts for financial briefs and dashboards, as required.
- Support contract preparation and closeout activities.
- Provide monthly progress reports to USNO.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 6 years of senior-level experience supporting Department of the Navy budget execution and reconciliation across various financial systems.
- Proven working knowledge of Department of Defense and Department of the Navy financial management regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Working knowledge of the DoD Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR).
- Knowledge of Navy audit standards.
- Experience utilizing N-ERP in support of Department of the Navy budget execution.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Secret Clearance
Location:
United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
Work Environment:
- Work is performed in a standard office setting with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
(The right is reserved under provisions PL 93-638 Section (b), (f), (g), (i), 20 USD450 Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1974 to give PREFERENCE AND OPPORTUNITY for employment, training, and contracts to Indians)
