Financial Manager

The Red Gate Group is seeking a Financial Manager to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agencys (NGA) Office of the Chief Information Officer Technology (CIO-T) and its IT portfolio. This role delivers critical financial management support across the full Planning Programming Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) lifecycle and plays a key role in guiding investment decisions that directly impact NGAs mission and technology strategy.

In partnership with senior government leadership the Financial Manager will provide expert-level financial and data analysis support IT governance deliberations develop and validate budget submissions and help drive strategic resource alignment. The ideal candidate brings proven experience supporting large-scale IT portfolios within the DoD or Intelligence Community and excels in using data to inform decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive financial analysis and decision support to CIO-T and IT portfolio leadership.

• Support all phases of the PPBE process including program build development execution monitoring and budget justification.

• Conduct cost-benefit analysis and financial modeling to support investment/divestment decisions.

• Research and resolve funding gaps and anomalies in financial data or narratives.

• Coordinate and develop budget documentation including IPBS CBJB and rollout submissions.

• Analyze and reconcile oversight adjustments (e.g. OMB passbacks congressional earmarks).

• Collaborate across organizational boundaries to gather financial inputs and reporting data.

• Track IT governance board actions and decisions; draft MFRs and board minutes.

• Support audit readiness and financial compliance efforts as needed.

• Prepare senior-level reports and briefing materials for leadership engagement.

• Leverage NGA tools systems and data for effective financial tracking and reporting.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Accounting Finance Business Administration Engineering Mathematics Operations Research Computer Science or related field (or a combination of education and experience with equivalent coursework and relevant experience).

• Proficiency with relational financial databases and advanced Microsoft Excel functions.

• Recent (within 3 years) experience conducting complex financial analysis including cost-benefit evaluation business case development and identifying funding alternatives.

• Experience supporting IT portfolio management investment analysis and governance reporting.

• Experience with PPBE cycles and key documents such as the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Public Sector Budget (PSB) and Congressional Budget Justification book (CBJB). 

• Recent experience (last 2 years) in Federal planning programming and budgeting financial data analysis

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to produce clear written reports and present briefings to senior stakeholders.

• Active TS/SCI 

Desired Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in a management or technical discipline.

• Understanding of NGAs vision mission and organizational structure.

• Recent experience (within 3 years) working at NGA within a Key Component (KC) in one or more IT IT support and/or financial management functions.

• Familiarity with NGAs IT programs and the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG).

• Experience managing or contributing to multiple concurrent financial initiatives across government agencies.

Additional Information :

The Red Gate Group Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Red Gate Group Ltd. considers applicants without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local law. Know Your Rights