Business Financial Analyst (ARPA-H)

• Job Code: PRO-FN-04T

• Location:

• Employee Type: Exempt, Full-Time Regular

• Telework: Partial or Full Time

• Travel Required: Ad hoc to local client site

• Clearance: Public Trust

• Citizenship: N/A
• Number of Openings: 3

• Salary Range: $96,534.00 - $111,014.00 per year (how we

• Support programmatic, financial, and administrative support to ARPA-H's PHO programs, including but not limited to: financial tracking, data entry and recordkeeping, analysis and reporting, budget preparation, and management of project-specific budgets.
• Monitor and report on variances, implementing corrective actions as needed to ensure financial sustainability.
• Reviews the quality of budget and financial data to identify data quality issues, identify data gaps, ensure compliance with financial policies and reconcile budget balances.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of recommendations to conform with budgetary policies and achieve financial objectives.
• Compiles budget and other financial data in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and other financial reports and analyses to develop meaningful and useful reports for stakeholders both on a periodic and ad-hoc basis.
• Develops briefing materials for senior executives by utilizing financial modeling and data analytic tools to analyze data and produce financial summaries.
• Contributes to solicitation preparation and management, tracking of deliverables and milestones, maintaining schedule and calendar, meeting support, preparation of correspondence, and maintaining files.
• Support relationship management with client, senior executives, and both internal and external stakeholders (e.g., other departments, consultants, vendors, etc.).
• Provides recommendations on technical approaches to accomplish project objectives for complex or large programs including meeting cadence, budgeting or financial approaches, project timelines, resource needs, communication strategies, and data management.
• May contribute to selection or implementation of technologies that support financial and budgeting activities, developing automated forecasting and reporting tools to increase productivity.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field, Masters degree preferred
• 6 years of relevant experience

• Previous experience supporting a Government Research agency (ARPA-H, DARPA, ONR, R&E, AFRL, etc.) in government program financial and administrative support.
• Advanced knowledge of financial modeling and data analytic tools, as well as relevant systems for financial, accounting, property management, reporting, and other related systems.
• Strong knowledge of financial principles, practices, and federal regulations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of organizational policies and regulations that may impact budgeting and financial compliance.
• Experience in developing, organizing, forecasting, and maintaining financial budgets and tracking technical and financial milestones.
• Experience in creating and coordinating budget and acquisition funding documents and has knowledge/competence in analysis is required.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with other MS Office products.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to handle a wide variety of tasks, including briefing support and general administration.

• Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CFA)
• Proven experience as a Business Finance Analyst or similar role within a government or research-focused organization.
• Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating small meetings.
• Can operate well in a group dynamic, think creatively and critically, and has a fundamental understanding of government budgeting and a fundamental understanding of government contracting.
• Can produce work products that are accurate in presentation, context, and can remain focused in in stressful and fluctuating situations.

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