Financial Analyst IV (JTMFNAIV)

Position Title: Financial Analyst IV
Labor Category: Portfolio Analyst III

Position Purpose

The Financial Analyst IV supports the Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS) Joint Program Office by providing disciplined financial analysis and coordination across DOTMLPF-P activities tied to airlift, sealift, surface transportation, and the broader Defense Transportation System. This role ensures financial considerations are accurately analyzed, documented, and synthesized to inform senior leader decision-making, without performing direct financial execution.

What Success Looks Like

Success is reflected in clear, defensible financial analyses that illuminate cost drivers, assumptions, and impacts tied to JTMS capabilities. Senior leaders receive concise, accurate briefings that integrate audit, financial, and operational inputs, enabling informed decisions. Financial DOTMLPF-P considerations are consistently aligned with program objectives and governance processes.

How the Work Gets Done at Paragon

Paragon professionals operate with rigor, accountability, and respect for established DoD financial and governance frameworks. Work is driven by preparation, cross-functional coordination, and disciplined documentation. Analysts are expected to integrate perspectives across stakeholders, maintain traceability of financial inputs, and support leadership with reliable, well-synthesized information.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze financial DOTMLPF-P impacts associated with JTMS capabilities across transportation and logistics domains.
• Support finance-focused Working Integrated Process Teams (WIPTs) and business process reengineering working groups.
• Coordinate, integrate, and synthesize financial and audit inputs into cohesive briefing materials for senior leader engagements.
• Develop and document cost drivers, financial assumptions, and supporting analytical artifacts.
• Prepare decision-support materials and briefings for senior government leadership.
• Assist with documentation and alignment related to DoD Financial Management regulations and guidance.
• Collaborate across technical, functional, financial, and administrative teams to ensure shared understanding and alignment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Active SECRET clearance.
• Minimum of five (5) years of DoD financial analysis experience, preferably supporting the Defense Transportation System.
• Experience supporting DoD or Federal financial management programs.
• Experience contributing to cost analysis, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, or Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) inputs.
• Strong analytical writing, briefing, and synthesis skills.
• Experience working across technical, functional, financial, and administrative teams.
• Ability to translate complex financial and technical information for non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or implementing ERP solutions delivered via a SaaS model in a DoD or Federal environment.
• Knowledge of ERP-driven business process reengineering and configuration-based solution design.
• Experience with system integration, data migration, and master data management in ERP environments.
• Experience supporting Agile or SAFe governance for COTS/SaaS implementations.
• Familiarity with DOTMLPF-P constructs.
• Experience working with multi-stakeholder governance bodies.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a professional office or government facility environment.
• Participation in classified discussions consistent with SECRET clearance requirements is expected.
• Regular collaboration with geographically distributed stakeholders.
• Standard business hours with flexibility as required to support mission priorities.

Why Paragon

Paragon Technology Group delivers trusted, mission-critical outcomes through disciplined execution and professional stewardship. Team members are entrusted with meaningful responsibility, operate in support of national defense priorities, and contribute within a culture that values clarity, accountability, and respect for the mission and its stakeholders.