Project Analyst

Job Summary:

Akima Data Management (ADM), an Akima company, is looking to hire a project Analyst to support its client in Washington, DC.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interpreting Federal and DoD wide policies related to the budget, financial reporting, financial management, generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted audit standards.

• Engage the Department and other DOD departments to facilitate development of positions and strategies to promote policy priorities.

• Undertake policy analyses to provide a better understanding of the implications of alternative policy approaches and how to integrate policy and programmatic approaches and subsequently make recommendations to senior leadership.

• Monitoring and analyzing data to track operating programs, and evaluating their effectiveness for strategic goals, and plan improvements.

• Monitoring and evaluating operating units and activities to determine compliance with applicable directives, procedures and policies.

• Keeping senior management informed of progress or programs and advising of significant developments impacting plans.

• Preparation, management, and execution of budget data for DoD senior leaders.

• Maintaining a continuous liaison with other directorates, military service counterparts and DoD offices to ensure communication and mission directives are integrated throughout.

• Preparing and presenting briefings, reports and responses to queries from Senior level DoD staff.

• Comprehending complex DoD writing styles, financial matters and policy issues to assist Government employees with all levels of correspondence.

• Working effectively with DoD components, the OMB, congressional staffs and committees as well as other Executive Branch departments and agencies’ organizations committees’ boards and councils.

• Supporting Senior DoD Leaders and management in their negotiation the defense of DoD budget proposals, policy positions, data collection and audit initiative within the federal realm.

• Understanding, in depth, the various business processes of Comptroller-requiring an extensive probing and analysis to determine the nature and scope of the data is directed to the appropriate directorate.

• Comprehending complex DoD writing styles, financial matters and policy issues to assist Government employees with all levels of correspondence.

• Managing lower-level staff and administrative personnel.

• Education or experience in office or organizational management.

• Familiarity with the DOD policies and procedures or ability to rapidly learn these policies and processes and keep up with their evolution and change.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent customer service skills.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including follow-up on pending tasks.

• The ability to track end-to-end processes for the flow of task-related information.

• Ability to operate significantly under own initiative.

• Ability to obtain/maintain Secret Clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• College Degree preferred.