ARPA-H Financial Analyst

ARPA H – Financial Analyst

Amentum is looking for experienced personnel to expand our health technology development support capabilities and offerings for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) as well as our Department of Defense (DoD) and other public health client space.

We are interested in individuals who have experience supporting executive-level Government personnel at a federal agency, preferably one focused on technology development projects. Acquisition, Budget, and Financial personnel will provide Front Office support to an ARPA-H Mission Office, regularly interacting with Government leadership (i.e. the Office Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director for Program Management [ADPM], technical Program Managers) to help plan and manage technology development programs.

Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting mission office leadership in all aspects of federal budget formulation and the planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE or equivalent) process
• Developing, organizing, forecasting, and maintaining financial budgets; creating and coordinating budget documents and requests
• Tracking financial milestones for R&D programs; anticipating and solving problems in financial, administrative and program management arenas
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders on budgetary and financial matters

Minimum Requirements:

• The demonstrated professionalism, maturity, sound judgement, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary for daily interactions with executive-level audiences in a dynamic, high-visibility Front Office environment
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field, equivalent experience/certification in a field relevant to the specific position, or​ substantial equivalent occupational experience

• At least 3 years or more relevant experience
• Ability to work independently or in a team setting as circumstances dictate
• Additional minimum requirements by position:
• Demonstrated experience with federal budget formulation and resource allocation through the planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE) or similar system
• Creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems in financial, administrative and program management
• Demonstrated experience tracking technical and financial milestones

Desired Requirements

• NIH or other federal grant program experience and/or familiarity with the DoD and/or HHS
• One year or more experience working with an ARPA agency
• Experience using NBS, iProcurement, PTOS, AMBIS or PRISM s/w tools
• Knowledge/competence in web-based research as well as analysis using modern PC computer techniques, systems, and tools
• Acquisition Policy Specialist: Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) highly desirable
• Hybrid and telework options are likely but residence within Washington DC metropolitan area.

Amentum is a highly ethical, safety conscious employer with caring leaders and competitive total compensation. We offer multiple health care options so you can select the one that suits your needs. Our 401K requires no vesting periods for company matching funds. You’ll receive 10 federal holidays that can easily be adjusted to your beliefs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.