Junior and Journeyman SME Financial Management

Junior SME and Journeyman SME

Junior SME salary range is:$114,000 - $134,000
Journeyman SME salary range: $126,000 - $149,000

Empirical is looking to hire a motivated Junior and Journeyman SME to join our growing team!  In this role, you will oversee the financial health of projects, programs, or organizational units by integrating accounting, budgeting, and reporting. 

The Opportunity

The Journeyman Financial Operations Specialist will provide financial management support throughout the directorate. Serves as a Subject Matter Specialist on financial management, or adjacent, projects in a technical field, including but not limited to, actuarial science, statistics, audit and attestation, supply management and logistics, strategic communications, and change management.

If you’re looking for an opportunity where your financial expertise, strategic insight, and leadership can make a lasting impact, this may be the challenge that defines the next chapter of your career.

Additional Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
• Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
• Provide assistance to the senior financial manager with program integration, as well as procedural, technical, budget estimates, and financial cost analysis, cost estimating, cost scheduling and financial programming.
• Work on assignments, review and check obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, and requests for allotments to ensure funds are being spent in accordance with annual financial plans.
• Assists with budget preparation and management for all phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process.
• Perform budget and financial analysis, obligation and expenditure forecasting, funds management, funds status, and funds control techniques and/or systems, accounting and finance systems and/or procedures.
• Prepare a variety of reports covering the status of funds and advise program managers and management officials on the availability of funds.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Junior SME requires a minimum of 5 years of experience
• Journeyman SME requires a minimum of 9 years of experience
• Strong work ethic
• Detail-oriented, focused, and organized
• Ability to solve problems and work independently to develop solutions
• Proactive and consistent communication
• Proactive teambuilding and willingness to share information
• Experience working with external stakeholders, sponsors, and program offices
• Willingness to learn and collaborate with external stakeholders on new processes
• Ability to complete a background investigation and credit check, as well as being able to obtain a security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is contractually required.

Benefits

Our corporate culture is designed to cultivate leadership and diversity and encourages the highest achievements at all levels of our organization. Employees are the key to our business growth and success. We reward employees for continuing advancement, demonstrated accomplishments, and innovative achievements.

Empirical is committed to retaining talented and dedicated employees and values the unique set of skills and talents that everyone brings to our organization.

We know that a competitive salary is only one component for a positive employment experience. Empirical recognizes that overall job satisfaction is achieved through financial compensation, a healthy working environment, and advancement opportunities.

Empirical’ s competitive benefits package provides our employees with a wide variety of coverages and benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Bonus Program for outstanding achievements, accomplishments, and performance towards the company’s goals and objectives, as well as obtaining certifications.
• Additional compensation opportunities, including employee referrals and business development bonuses.
• Paid time off – 10 paid holidays and vacation / personal/sick day PTO
• Competitive benefits, including health, dental, and vision.
• Life and disability Insurance
• Matching 401k Retirement Plan
• Reimbursement for certification exams and CPE, other education opportunities, and professional association membership dues

 Empirical Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law. If you are a candidate in need of assistance or accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources.  Please be advised that this contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire.