Senior Program Analyst/Financial Analyst

Overview

Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact – and Own a Piece of the Future

Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we’d love to meet you.

We’re a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we’re not just looking for someone to fill a seat — we’re looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

About the Role

AVIAN is seeking an experienced Senior Program Analyst/Financial Analyst IV to support the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, VA. This role is ideal for a seasoned government financial professional who can provide senior-level financial and program analysis, support complex funding execution, and serve as a trusted resource to Program Officers, the Business Financial Manager, and junior analysts.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level financial/program analyst support to ONR in Arlington, Virginia – to include high-level business/financial support, training of junior financial analysts, reviewing of Purchase Requests (PRs), acting as a leader across the analyst team, contributing to departmental financial reports, and providing support to the Business Financial Manager (BFM).
• Assist in performing financial analysis for a variety of funds and funding sources to protect against federal anti-deficiency violations, internal procedural and accounting errors, and any other applicable problems associated with sources and usage of funds.
• Prepare and research funding documents within NERP and PPS; track commitments, obligations and expenditures of funding; and assist in resolving issues related to NERP Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) funding that are not meeting financial benchmarks related to commitments, obligations, and/or expenditures across multiple contractors/performers.
• Track the performance of ONR-funded or managed efforts.
• Assist in developing presentations or reports for speaker presentations and Department of Navy higher echelon briefings. This may involve compiling data from multiple individuals in specific software formats, such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Word.
• Draft funding documents and Purchase Requests (PRs).
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses of financial data, operations, and requirements to assist in the development of program improvements within the Department.
• Monitor Program Officer’s and/or Department’ s financial execution status and prepare reports as needed.
• Interact with ONR Financial Management and Contracting Offices to help Program Officer(s) move financial actions smoothly through ONR s financial workflow processes.
• Assist Program Officer(s) to prepare financial management “phasing plans” to ensure program is meeting Department of the Navy execution benchmarks.
• Provide general program management support on matters and issues consistent with ONR-sponsored projects.
• Assist in responding to various data calls related to ONR-sponsored projects.
• Assist program officers and other government personnel with utilizing the following systems and software to manage project activities and resources to mitigate risk throughout the project lifecycle, track project execution for planned and actual progress related to schedule, cost and technical performance, and monitor project action items and progress: Navy Marine Corps Internet (NMCI), Computer Optimized Batch Reconciliation Application (COBRA), Program Budget Information System (PBIS), Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (NERP)/Procurement for the Public Sector (PPS), Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)/Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), Contract Administration System (CAMIS), Standard Accounting and Reporting System (STARS), Program Budget Information System (PBIS), Earned Value Management (EVM) tools, Microsoft Access, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Share Point, Flank Speed Teams, and iConnect.
• Book conference rooms and work with the ONR Corporate Strategic Communications (CSC) as necessary for coordinating off-site events.
• Attend meetings/program reviews, compile information for lessons learned, assist program officer(s) by registering attendees, distribute workshop information, develop supporting documents, and provide administrative support.
• Prepare agendas, minutes, and other administrative support documents as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Conus and Oconus Travel will be required occasionally in support of ONR activities such as conferences, international collaborations, operational exercises, operational demonstrations, and integration and planning meetings.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 10 years of experience with Government financial and budget cycles (Allowable Substitution: High School degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience with Government financial and budget cycles).
  • Experience with Government financial systems.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
  • Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • This position operates in a hybrid environment with 2x a week being performed onsite and 3x a week being performed via telework. Fully remote candidates are not being considered at this time.

  Desired Qualifications

  • Prior experience with Navy ERP or similar DoD accounting software.
  • Experience managing complex Science and Technology (S&T) program financials. 
  • Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) and/or other cost analysis. 
  • Posses working knowledge of the JTR. 
  • Possess experience with government planning, forecasting, program budgeting, funding, and execution monitoring, and reporting against commitment, obligation, and expenditure benchmarks. 
  • Possess excellent computer skills (highly desirable), with particular emphasis on PowerPoint and associated graphics and presentation development software.

About being a part of Team AVIAN

As an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it’s helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization.

Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference.

You’ll Succeed Here If You...

• See opportunities where others see routine
• Are curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better
• Enjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks
• Believe in doing the right thing the right way — even when no one’s watching
• Play an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together
• Embrace a “one team” mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork.
• Understand the power of ownership — and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture

Why Join Us?

• Employee Ownership: We’re not just building a company — we’re building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you’ll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.
• Real Growth: We’re expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.
• Purpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value — not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.
• Culture of Collaboration: We’re big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.
• Flexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.