Activity Based Costing Analyst

Job Description

Work collaboratively with other analysts, data experts and activity based costing experts on a project located in Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Headquarters, reporting to the Deputy Assistant Director, Planning and Evaluation Department under the direction of the Director of Financial Management.

• Full-time – 40 hours per week, temporary for a period of 2-3 months

Responsibilities:

• Take corrective actions to spearhead the clean-up a backlog of deliverables
• Assist in escalating the model maturation of the Voyager tool (Activity Based Costing Tool)
• Function as support and assistant to the tech development manager of the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) Team.
• Support the management and utilization of an ABC Costing tool designed to collect, warehouse, and provide reports on data relating primarily to NCIS Mission Performance Assessment (MPA)/performance metrics.
• Works in a tech development management capacity with other Planning and Evaluation Department personnel (Government and contractor) as part of NCIS’s ABC Team.
• Understand and manage MPA (performance) data requirements;
  • ensuring the accuracy and accessibility of data sources;
  • planning for anticipated changes in MPA data requirements;
  • administering MPA (performance) data standards, policies, and procedures;
  • executing MPA (performance) data flow.
  • Understands MPA validation reviews and briefings for the Planning and Evaluation Department and Operational Program Managers
  • Provide strong support to the program management oversight to ensure timely execution of all tasks

Qualifications

• Knowledge of database methods, practices, and tools of database development, data management and relational databases.
• Familiarity with major operating characteristics of IT equipment and software with emphasis on the Microsoft Office suite of products, including MS Word, MS Project, and MS Outlook.
• Advanced user level of knowledge in MS Access and MS Excel.
• Knowledge of database reports development and automatic database updates
• Working knowledge of activity-based solutions (Business Objects Voyager) solutions and other analytical software supporting analysis and process improvement
• Organizational and Project Management Skills
• Knowledge of the NCIS programs and business practices a plus

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