Financial Analyst

Torch Technologies is seeking a motivated, mid-level Financial Analyst to support and work on-site directly with a government customer. The person filling this role will assist in financial management activities and program support, ensuring effective budget planning, execution, and analysis. This role requires strong analytical skills, proficiency in financial systems, and self-motivation. 

As a Financial Analyst, your duties will include the following but are not limited to:  

• Provide support to financial management planning and budget development and execution activities to include: 

• Compiling comprehensive, audit-ready funding packages by meticulously executing mandatory compliance checklists and gathering all required Key Supporting Documentation (KSDs)—such as IGCEs, SOWs, and sole-source justifications—for direct attachment and processing within DEAMS to ensure seamless, legally compliant funding execution. 

• Drafts, reviews and submits Purchase Requests (AF Form 9s), Military Interdepartmental Funding Requests (MIPRs) and G-Invoicing Intra-Governmental Transactions (IGT).  

• Manages the lifecycle of commitments in the accounting system to ensure requisitions are successfully pushed, matched and obligated by the contracting office or vendor in a timely manner.  

• Manages fund execution in strict adherence to the overarching spend plan established and managed by the Senior Financial Management Analyst; monitors all transaction lifecycles to ensure absolute compliance with Federal Appropriations Law, "Color of Money" guidelines, and the Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA). 

• Proactively tracks expenditures and provides Burn Rate Analysis against established financial baselines, identifying variances and executing corrective actions to optimize purchasing power without exceeding statutory limits. 

• Leverages a specialized DoD software suite—including DEAMS for core accounting, CCaRs for program requirements, and PIEE/WAWF for contract invoice tracking—combined with Power BI data analytics to actively monitor expenditures and resolve payment discrepancies.  

• Financial/budgetary data collection and analysis 

• Monitor obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of a budget with different sources and types of funding. This may include direct annual, multi-year, and no-year appropriations; apportionments; allotments; transfer of funds from other agencies; revenue from industrially funded operations; and refunds. 

• Monitor, review, and verify the use and rate of expenditures of budgeted funds through continuing dialogue with program officials and their staff, review of written documents, and examination of accounting records. 

• Research, identify, and analyze trends in the use of funds, and evaluate the effects of continuing changes in program plans and funding.  

• Monitor, review, and verify obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, and requests for allotments, identifying and reporting differences which are not in keeping with annual work plans. 

• Verify, enter, adjust, and prepare a variety of reports covering the status of funds, expenses, and obligations as required by the customer’s financial management office. 

• Develop recommendations for budgetary adjustments to support unanticipated changes in program operations and/or funding. 

• Identify and refer the appropriate authority reprogramming actions which require prior approval. 

• Support financial management of incoming funds received in support of the customer’s programs.  

• Use modeling and measuring techniques, mathematics, statistical methods, and other economic disciplines, as required. 

• Review reports, as required, to assure conformance to policy and identify any incoherence with previously released data. 

• Conduct briefings as required, participate in meetings, and provide advice and assistance to organizational leaders. 

• Track/investigate unliquidated obligations (ULO). 

• Process procurement- and acquisition-related transactions. 

• Conduct fiscal year closeout activities. 

• Prepare decision-quality briefings, charts, and planning products for senior leaders and stakeholders. 

Required Qualifications 

• U.S. Citizen 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.  

• 8+ years of experience in financial management, budget planning, or related field.  

• Substitution of additional years of directly applicable experience for degree may be considered.  

• Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI. 

• Knowledge of U.S. Department of War PPBE processes and experience in financial reporting and auditing.  

• Must possess advanced knowledge of DoW appropriated funds management.  

• Demonstrated proficiency in DoW financial and acquisition systems, including DEAMS/GFEBS/DAI, and PIEE/WAWF, with proven ability to leverage data analytic tools like Power BI to monitor expenditures, reconcile transactions, and generate executive-level financial reports.  

• Experience utilizing automated acquisition and requirement-to-execution management systems (such as CCaRs, ORBIT, or similar spend plan tools) to track programmatic funding lifecycles. 

• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.  

• Ability to work independently and with government customers.  

• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills and responsiveness.  

• Experience in briefing senior-level leadership is preferred.  

• Ability to work across multiple teams and manage competing priorities. 

• The ideal candidate will be self-aware, embody integrity, and pay a high degree of attention to detail. 

• The ideal candidate will possess a high degree of initiative, a high standard of personal performance, confidence tempered by humility, and the ability to work well as a member of a diverse team. 

Schedule: M-F; approximately 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Work Location: On customer site at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 

Travel: Yes, 0-10% 

Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No 

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