Financial Management Action Officer

Job Details

Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS) LLC is seeking a highly skilled Financial Management Action Officer who is thoroughly familiar with performing all phases of budget administration. This role requires knowledge and skill in applying budget-related laws, regulations, policies, precedents, methods, and techniques. The position involves analytical, technical, and administrative duties in one or more phases of the budgetary process, including budget formulation and justification, presentation and enactment, or execution in support of the acquisition of platforms, equipment, systems, and international programs.

The successful applicant will have an opportunity to apply and grow their skills, work with a motivated and entrepreneurial team, engage with a wide range of collaborators and build CGS' capabilities by serving our clients.

Job Description

The Financial Management Action Officer will serve as a key member of the OPNAV N16 Financial Management (FM) team, supporting strategic financial planning, budget execution, and portfolio management across the Navy's My Navy HR enterprise. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of Department of Navy (DON) financial systems, processes, and reporting requirements.

Job Responsibilities

The Financial Management Action Officer, you will be responsible for the following:

• Review budget proposals and funding requests
• Conduct cost/benefit and other types of analyses
• Submit budget recommendations for approval or rejection of funding requests
• Explain and defend recommendations to management and stakeholders
• Collaborate with managers to develop final consolidated budget
• Ensure the organization's budget adheres to legal regulations
• Oversee expenditure and identify trends in spending
• Make forecasts for future budget needs
• Suggest improvements to increase profits (e.g. spending cuts)
• Prepare periodical and special reports

Required Qualifications:

• US Citizenship is required
• Must have DoD Secret clearance or higher
• Bachelor's degree in financial accounting, Finance, Business management or related fields
• 5+ years of experience in the financial, accounting or related fields
• Previous Navy or other DoD experience is highly desired
• Must have strong presentation and conversational skills

Knowledge Desired

• Advanced knowledge of various financial reports and ability to provide analysis on data reported
• Advanced knowledge of acquisition reporting requirements and ability to provide analysis of data
• Ability to efficiently generate both routine and non-routine reports, charts, and graphs
• Ability to navigate within financial systems to obtain financial information that crosses numerous FM disciplines
• Ability to utilize disparate information within and across financial management systems
• Ability to comprehend business and financial data collection techniques
• Advanced knowledge of Command Assessments, MICP and FIAR Program
• Knowledge of the POM planning cycle for DoD
• Ability to produce Spruill Charts and Monthly Status of Funds reports
• Knowledge and Experience of Financial Reporting systems such as PBIS-IT, CARIS, ERP, and Intelligence Workbook

Budget Execution

Knowledge and understanding of Federal Financial Management Regulations, Policies, and Procedures needed to effectively execute funds appropriated by Congress. Ability to utilize sound fiscal judgment to ensure funds are executed within the purpose, time, and amount authorized.

Fiscal Law & Policies

Understanding of the body of law that governs the availability and use of federal funds. Knowledge of the process by which Government expenditures are authorized and funded, and differentiation between major types of appropriations and their uses.

Audit Readiness

Understanding of policies and concepts associated with establishing and maintaining internal controls in accordance with DoD guidance. Provides analysis and support to auditing activities such as documentation retention, control testing, and business process improvement.

Acquisition Planning

Knowledge of DoD 5000 Instruction and its governance and interaction with Decision Support Systems. Acquisition Planning consists of various phases and decision milestones, synchronized with financial planning and budgeting products.

Financial Reporting

Understanding and support of Acquisition Reporting, Financial Statements, Audit Readiness reporting, Execution Status, and Reports extracted from FM systems.

Financial Systems Functionalities

Comprehensive understanding of financial systems and their functionalities. Knowledge of reporting capabilities and ability to utilize financial data to provide programmatic and financial recommendations.

Accounting Principles and Policies

Knowledge and understanding of both budgetary and proprietary Financial Accounting principles and policies associated with DoN funding appropriations. Ability to apply sound DoD accounting practices.

Financial & Economic Analysis

Ability to forecast, analyze, reconcile and recommend strategies utilizing programmatic and financial data in accordance with fiscal policies and regulations.

Budget Formulation

Understanding of the front-end process by which a specified budget is developed, justified, and defended. Includes POM output, budget presentation, and Congressional briefings.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

Disclaimer

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment based on their skills, and merit.

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Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is 110k-135k.

This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission. Full time regular employees are eligible for paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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