Project Analyst

Work Where it Matters

Akima Data Management (ADM), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At ADM, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, ADM provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, ADM delivers agile and innovative cloud and IT services and solutions that enable mission dominance.

As an ADM employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

Job Summary:

Akima Data Management (ADM), an Akima company, is looking to hire a project Analyst to support its client in Washington, DC.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interpreting Federal and DoD wide policies related to the budget, financial reporting, financial management, generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted audit standards.

• Engage the Department and other DOD departments to facilitate development of positions and strategies to promote policy priorities.

• Undertake policy analyses to provide a better understanding of the implications of alternative policy approaches and how to integrate policy and programmatic approaches and subsequently make recommendations to senior leadership.

• Monitoring and analyzing data to track operating programs, and evaluating their effectiveness for strategic goals, and plan improvements.

• Monitoring and evaluating operating units and activities to determine compliance with applicable directives, procedures and policies.

• Keeping senior management informed of progress or programs and advising of significant developments impacting plans.

• Preparation, management, and execution of budget data for DoD senior leaders.

• Maintaining a continuous liaison with other directorates, military service counterparts and DoD offices to ensure communication and mission directives are integrated throughout.

• Preparing and presenting briefings, reports and responses to queries from Senior level DoD staff.

• Comprehending complex DoD writing styles, financial matters and policy issues to assist Government employees with all levels of correspondence.

• Working effectively with DoD components, the OMB, congressional staffs and committees as well as other Executive Branch departments and agencies’ organizations committees’ boards and councils.

• Supporting Senior DoD Leaders and management in their negotiation the defense of DoD budget proposals, policy positions, data collection and audit initiative within the federal realm.

• Understanding, in depth, the various business processes of Comptroller-requiring an extensive probing and analysis to determine the nature and scope of the data is directed to the appropriate directorate.

• Comprehending complex DoD writing styles, financial matters and policy issues to assist Government employees with all levels of correspondence.

• Managing lower-level staff and administrative personnel.

• Education or experience in office or organizational management.

• Familiarity with the DOD policies and procedures or ability to rapidly learn these policies and processes and keep up with their evolution and change.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent customer service skills.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including follow-up on pending tasks.

• The ability to track end-to-end processes for the flow of task-related information.

• Ability to operate significantly under own initiative.

• Ability to obtain/maintain Secret Clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• College Degree preferred.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contract information).