Senior GFM Program Manager
Summary
Senior program manager providing financial, acquisition, and program support to NAVSEA's Government Furnished Equipment/Material mission for Navy shipbuilding and modernization programs. Day to day involves budget development, POM and spend-plan support, financial execution analysis, and GFE/GFM tracking using Navy ERP, NEPS, FINMOD, GEMIS, Excel, and Access.
Responsibilities:
- Provide financial support to Government Financial Managers and Participating Acquisition Resource Managers (PARMs), including budget development, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) support, spend plan updates, and tracking of execution.
- Analyze PARM 7300 submissions for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness.
- Support the development of Task Planning Sheets and Obligation Phasing Plans
- Execute and interpret financial data from Navy ERP, Access, and Excel to support reporting, reconciliation, and management reviews including execution reviews.
- Support development of PRs and other funding documents required to obligate and align resources on contracts.
- Experience managing Navy appropriations, including RDT&E, OPN, O&M, and other applicable funding sources.
- Experience developing and executing annual and multiyear budgets, spend plans, and financial forecasts.
- Experience coordinating funding requirements across government agencies, Navy performing activities, contractors, and vendors
- Assist with contract close-out, Unliquidated Obligation/ Negative Unliquidated Obligation (ULO/NULO) research, and obligation validation.
- Ensure accurate recordkeeping in NAVSEA tools such as ERP, NAVSEA Enterprise Planning System (NEPS), Financial Module (FINMOD) and Government Equipment Management Information System (GEMIS).
- Participate in or support development of GFE/GFM acquisition milestone planning, contract management and GFE delivery tracking.
- Utilize and maintain financial and acquisition databases such as:
- Navy ERP (financial execution, requisitions, LOA validation)
- NEPS (Task Planning Sheets)
- FINMOD (financial module used by NSWC Corona)
- GEMIS (GFE delivery, production, and configuration tracking)
- Microsoft Access & Excel (data modeling, pivot tables, reconciliation)
- PowerPoint (briefings for leadership, PARM reviews)
- Experience tracking and reconciling commitments, obligations, expenditures, disbursements, and remaining funding balances.
- Understanding of Navy acquisition processes, contract funding, modifications, and financial execution requirements.
- Experience in preparing financial reports, budget reviews, and funding recommendations for government program leadership.
- Prepare reports and briefings for PARM reviews, SCN Execution Reviews, budget cycles, and senior leadership.
- Coordinate with NAVSEA program offices, shipyards, PARMs, and NSWC activities.
- Conduct specialized financial studies and cost impacts related to technical changes or new baselines issues.
- 15+ years supporting NAVSEA financial, acquisition, and program management roles.
- Knowledge of ship programs (DDG-51, LPD, LHA, TAO, etc.).
- 10+ years of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Program Budget Information System (PBIS), NEPS
- 10+ years managing/supervising a team of financial/acquisition analysts
- Navy ERP experience with NEPS, FINMOD, GEMIS.
- Experience with DoD PPBE, SCN, OPN, and other appropriations.
- Experience supporting NAVSEA, PEOs, or Warfare Centers.
- Bachelor’s degree required. Acceptable fields include: Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Technical disciplines, or any degree accompanied by relevant Navy financial experience
- Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, modeling)
- Proficiency in MS Access or Office 365 applications such as Power BI.
- Ability to analyze financial data and provide actionable recommendations.
- Strong communication skills for briefs, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.
- Experience with Shipyard GFE Contract requirements and schedule development.
- Familiarity with the Navy’s Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) process.
- Familiarity with shipbuilding acquisition documentation.
- DAU/Defense financial coursework, CDFM/CGFM
- Competitive Pay and PTO
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 401(k) with Matching
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance