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Apogee Engineering

Provides engineering solutions with client-focused service

Lifecycle Acquisition Financial Analyst - Subject Matter Expert

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSt. Louis, MO, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • An active TS-SCI clearance and a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph completed within the last five years or within 90 days of hire are required.
  • A bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, computer science, or an engineering-related field is required.
  • Certification as a Program/Project Management Professional, DAWIA certification in Program Management (Advanced) or Engineering and Technical Management (Practitioner), or certification as a Scaled Agile Framework Agilist is required.
  • At least 12 years of senior-level experience in information technology program/project management is required.
  • At least 18 years of expert-level experience with NGA, DoD, or other Intelligence Community budgeting and financial processes and tools, particularly creating and updating spend plans and Program Objective Memorandum submissions, is required.
  • At least 18 years of expert-level experience generating Military Intelligence Program and National Intelligence base and Overseas Contingency Operations Program Objective Memorandum submissions, funding requests, and justifications at the budget program level or above to Congress and DoD or ODNI oversight authorities is required.
  • At least 12 years of senior-level experience with acquisition documentation and principles, including contracting documents, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, contracting and acquisition processes, Performance Work Statements, and lifecycle management, is required.
  • At least 18 years of expert-level experience with the Intelligence Community or DoD budgeting and execution lifecycle, including fiscal year management and appropriations, is required. This includes applying Federal Appropriation Law and DoD Financial Management Regulations, applying Color of Money categories such as O&M, RDT&E, and Procurement, and evaluating Purpose, Time, and Amount of expenditures to ensure fiscal compliance and prevent Anti-Deficiency Act violations.
  • A Program/Project Management Professional certification or DAWIA certification in Program Management, Business Financial Management, Business Contracting, or Engineering and Technical Management is preferred.
  • One or more of the following certifications is preferred: Certified Defense Financial Planner, DoD Financial Management Certification, or Certified Government Financial Manager.
  • A master's degree or higher is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Advise the government in planning, managing, and executing programs and projects.
  • Evaluate performance and execution risks, and make comprehensive recommendations to the government.
  • Support successful execution throughout the lifecycle of designated efforts, from concept through deactivation and disposal.
  • Create program documents, plans, and related artifacts; review, evaluate, and assess existing requirements, documents, plans, and artifacts for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
  • Facilitate meetings and perform secretariat duties.
  • Support program management, business management, and budget execution reviews, and provide feedback to the government.
  • Support program finance issues for NGA/PM programs, including assessing, coordinating, scheduling, and executing management briefings.
  • Analyze and coordinate program-level and division-level financial management plans, including Program Objective Memorandum inputs, fiscal-year spend plans, variance analyses, corrective action plans, and scenario analyses.
  • Assist NGA/PM government representatives in preparing the annual NGA/PM spend plan and Program Objective Memorandum, articulating short-, mid-, and long-term goals and deliverables.
  • Assess the realism of contractor cost estimates submitted in response to Government Requests for Change or impact assessment requests.
  • Generate independent program-office cost estimates for future requirements supporting program activities, new requirements, and acquisition processes.
  • Generate program-level cost models and documentation, and improve estimating methods and techniques by collecting, normalizing, and analyzing cost and technical data.
  • Assist in producing documentation for new acquisitions and follow-on contracts.
  • Collaborate and integrate within the Program Executive Office and with partners and customers, including other program offices, the sensor office, infrastructure team, SAM office, financial management offices, contracting officers, and source organizations.
  • Prepare and submit detailed minutes and notes for Technical Exchange Meetings, reviews, and milestone events.
  • Conduct briefings, Technical Exchange Meetings, and events.
  • Assist the program office in preparing and coordinating delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable.
  • Participate in major program milestones and identify and raise programmatic issues and solutions.
  • Evaluate programmatic impacts of architectural direction and guidance, and recommend paths forward.
  • Assist with drafting and presenting Program Executive Office and project presentations to external organizations and customers.
  • Monitor designated Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy operational systems; support resolution of operational issues; and track test events and related software deliveries.
  • Provide program management advice and recommendations on alternative courses of action and strategies for delivering Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
  • Maintain the Program Executive Office roadmap in accordance with NGA policies.
  • Input, monitor, and manage the program manager's financial activities in PRISM, GEO-F, Orbit, and other NGA financial systems.
  • Track NGA/PM financial execution data and recommend improvements.
  • Support NGA/PM tasker processes.
  • Analyze dormant commitments and unliquidated obligations; research discrepancies, recommend de-obligations, and maintain accurate Key Supporting Documents for audit readiness and compliance with audit mandates.
  • Lead NGA/PM Financial Review Boards and Budget Management Review Boards.
  • Represent NGA/PM at financial forums external to NGA/PM.
  • Develop and review complex financial briefings.
  • Support development and routing of acquisition funding documents.
  • Maintain official NGA/PM records and create business-office artifacts using Microsoft Excel.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 18 years of expert-level experience with NGA systems architecture components and processes is preferred.
  • At least 18 years of expert-level experience with NGA, DoD, or other Intelligence Community acquisition processes and procedures is preferred, particularly creating Request for Proposal documentation such as Statements of Work, Statements of Objectives, Performance Work Statements, and Independent Government Cost Estimates, and performing technical evaluations of proposals.

About the Company

Apogee Engineering

Provides engineering solutions with client-focused service

Apogee Engineering provides engineering consulting services, focusing on delivering practical, tailored engineering solutions for clients across various venues and projects. They work by collaborating with clients to understand needs, then designing, developing, and deploying the right engineering approach at the right time, with emphasis on integrity and excellence. The company differentiates itself through a client-first mindset, a small-business, family-like culture, and a commitment to mentoring and professional client support, ensuring reliability and long-term success for clients. The goal is to help clients succeed by providing dependable, effective engineering solutions and trusted partnerships.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Colorado, United States
Founded
2004

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