Financial Analyst 1
Clearance Required: Active Top Secret with Polygraph
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Anticipated Start Date: August/September 2013
Financial Analyst (FA) Level 1: Assist in the creation of the program and budget; justify the resources
(manpower and funding) to support the strategic plans of the President, DoD, Intelligence Community, and the
Agency. Assist in the defense and execution of the appropriated, unexpired resources to support the day-to-day
mission activities; perform statistical and graphical analysis on various aspects of resources management such
as on the rate of execution of funding, fill-rates of authorized positions, workforce skills, size and cost, and
success in obtaining appropriations for new program requests. Advise management on the regulatory aspects of
resources management to avoid violations such as anti-deficiency and misappropriation of resources.
Skill Level 1: The FA Level 1 shall be able to perform all the following indicated tasks:
- Assist with the compilation and reporting of programs and budgets, preparing financial presentations and other
materials to support the NSA and DoD programming and budgeting processes.
- Assist with preparation of program and budget information for submission to the Office of the Director, National
Intelligence (ODNI), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Congress.
- Assist in the preparation of tasking requests, point papers, briefing charts, spreadsheets, memos, and other documents
within prescribed timelines for review and analysis.
- 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 with the analysis of funded requirements combined with the execution history and assist in the analysis and
reporting of planned versus actual requirements and funding.
- Compile and report on programs and budgets, prepare presentations and other materials to support the NSA and DoD
programming and budgeting processes, and basis of estimates.
- 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 in the development and maintenance of funding profiles for programs, projects, or contracts.
- Assist in the creation of budget or financial planning for an organization, organizational unit, program, or
expenditure/cost center, to identify potential variances.
- Assist in monitoring expenses against budgets.
Level 1 Qualifications: Five (5) years of DoD or commercial experience in purchasing or finance and a
Bachelor’s Degree with a business focus is required. Experience in the preparation of reports that reflect
programs/project status in areas of cost, schedule and performance. Experience in budget planning, budget
preparation and budget execution for acquisition programs, NSA’s financial management system (currently
FACTS) experience is preferred. In lieu of a degree, Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), or DAWIA
Level II in Business/Financial Management, and three (3) years of directly related experience for a total of eight
(8) years may be substituted.
PCI Strategic Management is a premier management consulting firm that assists organizations in defining and executing
their strategic vision. PCI is a veteran-owned small business providing
professional services, technical solutions, and management consulting primarily to the
U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Clients.
PCI is headquartered in Columbia, MD and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.