Management Analyst (Finance Team) Journeyman

At AMEWAS we dont just support defense- we shape it. For over 40 years weve been a trusted partner of the Department of Defense (DoD) by providing cutting-edge engineering testing and evaluation for U.S. Navy weapons systems.

Our people are the heart of our mission. Across our headquarters in California Maryland and offices in Orlando FL and San Diego CA youll find a diverse and driven team committed to making a real impact for our Nations Warfighters.

If youre ready to grow your skills be challenged by meaningful work and contribute to something biggerthis is where you belong.

Come do work that matters. Join AMEWAS.

The Position:

AMEWAS is seeking a highly motivated and talented Management Analyst (Finance Team)-Journeyman to support Battlespace Modeling & Simulation. The salary range of this position is $75300.00 - $119300.00 and is commensurate with experience. This position is not eligible for remote work; on-site support is required.

About the location:

California Maryland and Patuxent River Maryland. To learn more about these areas please visit:

Work Arrangement:

Remote or hybrid work arrangements are subject to business contract customer and/or government requirements and may be modified or discontinued as needed. The Company reserves the right to require an employee to report to a designated Company or customer worksite when business or contractual requirements change.

Position Background:

The Simulation Support Branch is a government organization comprised of eleven teams that are dedicated to supporting warfighter training through enterprise-scale platform engineering and systems integration; test and evaluation (T&E); data analysis; live virtual and constructive (LVC); research and development (R&D) activities for DoD agencies and its international partners. The teams include Finance Development Operations Configuration Management Facilities Support (Pax River Holly 3 and Orlando) Training System Support Business Operations Information Technology (IT) Information Assurance (IA) Project Support Team (PST) and Interface Development Team (IDT). All processes and deliverables are government owned developed and managed.

A typical day as a Management Analyst (Finance Team)-Journeyman may include:

• Executes Power BI data refreshes reconciles database metrics against Spend Plans to ensure reporting accuracy troubleshoots feed errors and builds custom views for stakeholders
• Pulls and synchronizes transaction records across Navy ERP and BMS models multiple times per week to support near real-time tracking data cleaning and error resolution
• Ingests and aggregates monthly contractor expenditure data across active task orders to standardize disparate vendor inputs
• Synthesizes ERP SDW Spend Plan and technical inputs into comprehensive briefing decks to draft Sponsor Monthly Status Reports (MSRs) and coordinates monthly Direct obligations/expenditures with TPOCs
• Coordinates quarterly personnel rate adjustments and validating resource allocations with Division Director and TPOCs
• Audits expired and prior-fiscal-year funding lines monthly identifies dormant funds coordinates de-obligations and compiles Work-and-Nowhere-Else-Recorded (WNR) metrics for Sponsor MSRs
• Develops and deploys standardized reporting templates for external vendors builds automated burn-rate analytics and establishes digital O&E request workflows to reduce administrative overhead
• Supports periodic cost and software data calls for CADE/CSDR compliance and provides rapid-turnaround financial analysis and decision support for leadership

Must-haves:

• Bachelors Degree in a technical scientific or business discipline: Substitutions may qualify OR Associate Degree with 4 years of additional work experience (7 years total) OR HS Diploma/Equivalent with 6 years of additional work experience (9 years total)
• Degree obtained from an accredited college or university as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
• 3 years of experience in financial analysis data management and reporting in support of budget execution and resource planning
• Proficiency in Excel functions and advanced data manipulation techniques
• Experience leveraging artificial intelligence tools to write debug and optimize complex Excel formulas VBA macros and Power Queries
• Proficiency with Power BI Qlik or Advana (dashboard maintenance dataset manipulation and custom view building)
• Experience navigating Department of Defense/Department of the Navy enterprise data environments (Navy ERP SDW and IBST models)
• Experience with financial auditing legacy funding reconciliation de-obligation management and Spend Plan tracking
• The ability to design and implement standardized data ingestion mechanisms and digital submission workflows
• The ability to build defensible long-range financial forecasting models to support multi-year planning and POM submissions
• The ability to communicate with higher leadership such as BFM TPOCs Division Director and COR
• Experience developing and delivering targeted training sessions or reference guides on financial governance and accounting logic to non-financial technical leads
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving and customer service skills
• The ability to accommodate an onsite schedule at the Patuxent River and California MD office locations
• Minimum clearance required to apply (candidates who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be considered): N/A
• Current clearance required upon onboarding: DoD Secret Clearance
• Additional Accesses: The ability to obtain and maintain the DoD security clearance eligibility and/or additional security access requirements necessary to perform the duties of the position as required by the contract. U.S. Citizenship is required for all clearances.

Desired Skills:

• Proficiency with additional Microsoft Office programs (Outlook Word PowerPoint and Teams)
• Experience working with a software development team
• Experience with Microsoft Project Microsoft SharePoint Cost Distribution Accounts (CDA) Direct Product Accounts (DPA) and Atlassian Tool Set (Confluence and Jira)
• Experience with maintaining document management tools
• Experience supporting DoD Navy or government programs

Security Clearance Requirement Disclaimer: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain all security clearances interim security determinations and/or other access authorizations required by the applicable contract(s). Candidates who are unable to obtain the required interim clearance or access authorization within the timeframe necessary to meet business and contract requirements may no longer be considered for employment.

Employment Eligibility and Sponsorship Disclaimer: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. AMEWAS is unable to provide employment-based visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future.

Skills Crucial to Success at AMEWAS:

Candidates must demonstrate a customer-focused mindset professionalism and discretion while working collaboratively with management and teams to meet objectives. Candidates should be hard-working individuals with strong attention to detail and the ability to foster a positive team-oriented culture.

Physical Environment and Working Conditions:

The physical environment for this position requires the employee to work in an office sitting in a cubicle or at a desk looking at a computer for most of the workday. Work is physically comfortable. The employee has discretion about sitting walking standing etc.

The employee may be required to travel short distances to offices/conference rooms and buildings on site or near the work site. On rare occasions overnight travel may be required.

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Our Excellent Benefits and Perks:

Staying connected to our core values sets us apart from our competition! AMEWAS recognizes and rewards performance dedication and creativity. We are committed to investing in our employees and their future by providing them with competitive compensation creative work teams and the opportunity to grow in their career. We also provide a robust benefits package including:

• Medical dental vision 401(k) Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance
• Paid vacation holiday and sick leave
• Generous tuition and training assistance program
• Relocation assistance
• Sign-on bonuses
• Employee longevity recognition
• Community involvement and outreach
• Team building events
• Recognition program
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mobile service discount
• Fitness reimbursement program

AMEWAS is committed to equal employment opportunity. We recruit employ train compensate and promote without regard to race religion color national origin age sex disability protected veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.

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Please note: AMEWAS does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party staffing agencies recruiters or headhunters.

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