*This is not a job description for a specific job opening at DIU. The Talent Management Team collects resumes from interested candidates for periodic openings and would love to hear from you!*
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is a Department of War (DoW) organization focused exclusively on accelerating the adoption of commercial technology throughout the military and growing the national security innovation base. As the Department’s gateway to leading technology companies across the country, DIU is focused on rapid prototyping, fielding, and scaling of commercial solutions that can save lives, lead to new operational concepts, increase efficiency, and save taxpayer dollars.
DIU has a variety of missions which bring academic and private sector solutions to national security problems. To accomplish this mission, we seek a wide variety of backgrounds including military experience, high technology product development and leadership, operations expertise, and general program management experience.
Federal Civilian Positions in Financial Management:
Supports formulation and execution of the DIU budget and funds from other agencies and activities utilizing DIU contracts and program management processes. Works with Program Management and Contracts to ensure alignment of resources with contract and program milestones. These responsibilities include analyzing program and/or acquisition data through qualitative and quantitative techniques, identifying and evaluating options to solve program budget issues, certifying funding availability, providing regulatory and procedural guidance, and providing overall financial management support to the DIU offices. Example jobs in this career field include: Budget Formulation, Budget Execution, Fiscal Law & Policy, Financial Systems, Audit Compliance.
Positions may be located in Mountain View, CA or in the National Capital Region.
To be considered for future Financial Analyst opportunities, please apply with your resume and complete the questionnaire. Our Talent Management Team will review applications as positions become available!
Skills Required
- Budget formulation and execution experience
- Experience analyzing program and/or acquisition data using qualitative and quantitative techniques
- Knowledge of fiscal law, policy, and regulatory guidance
- Experience with financial systems and audit compliance
- Ability to coordinate financial resources with Program Management and Contracts
- Experience certifying funding availability and resolving program budget issues
What We Do
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is a Department of War (DoD) organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of commercial technology throughout the military. It serves as a bridge between the commercial technology industry and the defense establishment, focusing on rapid prototyping, fielding, and scaling of innovative solutions to solve national security problems and strengthen the American national security innovation base.
