Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Ignite Digital enables national security agencies to accelerate decisions, elevate operational outcomes and achieve the outsized performance only an inside partner can deliver.

We combine mission experience, domain knowledge and technology expertise with the things partners can only know by being there every day. When agencies need a combination of tech and touch, Ignite Digital creates outcome-driving partnerships and stands with agencies to accomplish mission objectives.

Ignite Digital accelerates capability to the speed of every mission, deploying intelligent solutions and AI integration for faster, better transformation. Ignite delivers partnership beyond presentations to inspire the confidence to lead in a digital-forward world.

Ignite Digital. The Edge from Within.

Perks of Working at Ignite Digital:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO
• Education stipends and referral bonuses
• Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
• Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
• Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
• Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth

The Financial Analyst supports IPT Leadership, the Finance team, and Team Leads by managing financial processes, coordinating funding actions, and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across the IPT.

Responsibilities:

Update financial dashboards on a weekly basis

Provide support to IPT BFMs

Coordinate with the BFM team for all funds acceptance, both reimbursable and direct cite, including creating project structures and NWAs in N?ERP for new funds received

Populate and route FDAs for IPT and 1.0 review and signature

Create project cost estimates, communicate scheduled funding request plans with sponsors, complete funds acceptance with the IPT BFM, and create/maintain spend plans for the IPT alongside team leadership

Ensure all funding received has an associated spend plan using the latest template, and work with team leads to capture regular forecast updates

Ensure spend plan data is aggregated and ingested into the PowerBI data model for cross?project views of labor allocation and planned versus actual expenditure

Support command data calls with information on obligation authority, projected monthly expenditures, and carryover projections

Support service PR actions by providing NWA and funding document information needed to award contract modifications

Required Qualifications:

Experience supporting financial management, budget formulation, or funds acceptance processes

Familiarity with N?ERP or comparable financial/enterprise management systems

Ability to create, manage, and update project cost estimates and spend plans

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and projections

Experience developing or maintaining dashboards, reports, or data visualizations

Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and stakeholders

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to track and manage multiple concurrent funding actions and documentation

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting DoD financial management or working within NIWC Atlantic or similar organizations

Familiarity with IPT financial workflows, NWA creation, FDA routing, and reimbursable/direct cite funding processes

Experience working with Power BI data models or other advanced analytics platforms

Prior experience supporting command?level data calls or expenditure forecasting

Understanding of project lifecycle financial requirements, including labor allocation and planned vs. actual expenditure tracking

Experience supporting PR actions, contract modifications, or funding documentation packages

Salary: 75k+ to align with education and experience.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled