Financial Support Specialist

Financial Support Specialist – HHS ASPR BARDA

Background:

Softtek Government Solutions is looking for a Financial Support Specialist to support an HHS program – Critical Operations, Research & Expertise (CORE), Scientific and Programmatic Assistance Services – with ASPR/BARDA in Washington, DC.

Personnel on the Critical Operations, Research & Expertise (CORE), Scientific and Programmatic Assistance Services contract will support BARDA in the various areas of interest within the Medical Countermeasures field of Research and Development (R&D)/Analytical Research and Development (AR&D) of biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals. These services are critical in support of BARDA’s mission to conduct R&D and AR&D efforts to provide medical countermeasures that address the public health medical consequences of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) events, pandemic influenza, and emerging infectious diseases.    

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Provide Budget Support and responsible for analyzing, preparing, and presenting monthly and yearly financial data, analyzing resources and expenses, and assisting in verifying and maintaining financial data integrity.
• Oversee and conduct financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting and develop metrics to drive process improvements and provide decision support to staff leadership. Provides financial spend plan administration for BARDA programs division.
• Provides assistance in developing and maintaining programmatic records and data. Provides analytical and computational analyses to complement ASPR finance, budget, statistics, programmatic data, and information reports. Delivers briefings on financial status.  
• Manage BARDA spend plan and report out to BARDA Executive leadership as needed. Develop program plans, strategies, and budgets.  
• Budget liaison for BARDA to other government offices
• Assist with budget planning, administration, and reconciliation.  Closeout activities execute requisition entry into financial systems
• Prepare, route, and track funding packages, provide analysis and response for various data calls at all budget levels (, program, and project)
• Support BARDA total live cycle management efforts
• Build finance reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and analysis documents                                                                                                                   
• Developing a data collection and analysis plan, collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data; data team: team member will provide direct acquisition, tracking and data support to BARDA data team under BARDA ops.  
• Assist existing staff managing acquisition trackers and data calls.  
• Build executive level finance briefings

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of twelve (8) years of relevant industry experience
• Graduate degree in business or appropriate financial field or equivalent 
• Strong organizational skills, including time management, communication, goal setting motivation, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in written and oral communications, particularly in the context of financial reporting and analysis.
• Expertise in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Facilitating collaboration across multiple ARD & MCM workstreams, federal agencies, and stakeholders to align financial objectives with program goals.
• Proven ability to operate as a self-starter and apply critical thinking at the operational level to recommend and implement financial and project management best practices.
• Managing financial information, including tracking obligations, expenditures, and reconciling data in support of federal programs.
• Project and financial management tools, as well as content and information management strategies used to support government-funded initiatives.
• Supporting medical countermeasure initiatives through financial oversight of cost, schedule, performance metrics, and risk analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Outlook. Knowledge and skill in data visualization tools such as Power BI is preferred. Proficiency in Adobe applications, including Acrobat Reader, Acrobat DC Pro, and Adobe Connect.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a NACI Background Check.