Business Financial Manager

Summary

Join Ripple Effect as a Business Financial Manager to provide comprehensive financial support for ARPA-H's innovative health programs. You will oversee financial planning, budget management, and compliance, ensuring the accuracy and quality of financial data. Responsibilities include financial tracking, reporting, budget preparation, and managing project-specific budgets. You will also supervise team members, manage stakeholder relationships, and develop recommendations to achieve financial objectives. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 9 years of relevant experience, and 4 years of project/team management experience. Ripple Effect offers a diverse work environment with flexible work options and a multitude of incentives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• 9 years of relevant experience
• 4 years of project or team management experience
• 2 years of supervisory experience
• Previous SETA experience supporting a Government Research agency (ARPA-H, DARPA, ONR, R&E, AFRL, etc.)
• Experience in government program financial and administrative support
• Strong knowledge of financial modeling and data analytic tools, as well as relevant financial, accounting, property management, reporting and other related systems
• Experience in developing, organizing, forecasting, and maintaining financial budgets and tracking technical and financial milestones
• Experience in creating and coordinating budget and acquisition funding documents and has knowledge/competence in analysis is required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word required)
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to handle a wide variety of tasks, including briefing support and general administration
• Strong knowledge of financial principles, practices, and federal regulations
• To be successful at Ripple Effect, you must be able to pay attention to details, clearly communicate, work independently, and have an eagerness to learn

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive programmatic, financial, and administrative support to ARPA-H's PHO programs, including but not limited to: financial tracking, analysis and reporting, budget preparation and management of project-specific budgets
• Monitors and reports on variances, implementing corrective actions as needed to ensure financial sustainability
• Ensures the accuracy and quality of budget and financial data by resolving data gaps and data quality issues and ensure compliance with financial policies
• Compiles budget and other financial data in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and other financial reports and analyses both on a periodic and ad-hoc basis
• Solicitation preparation and management, tracking of deliverables and milestones, maintaining schedule and calendar, meeting support, preparation of correspondence, and maintaining files
• Supervises team members and ensures activities are delivered on-time, and staff complies with organizational financial, budgetary and other policies and procedures
• Manages the relationship with client, senior executives, and both internal and external stakeholders (e.g., other departments, consultants, vendors, etc.)
• Develops and implements recommendations to conform with budgetary policies and achieve financial objectives
• Provides advice on technical approaches to accomplish project objectives for complex or large programs including meeting cadence, budgeting or financial approaches, project timelines, resource needs, communication strategies, and data management
• May contribute to selection or implementation of technologies that support financial and budgeting activities
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CFA)
• Proven experience as a Business Finance Manager or similar role within a government or research-focused organization
• Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating small meetings
• Can operate well in a group dynamic, think creatively and critically, and has a fundamental understanding of government budgeting and a fundamental understanding of government contracting
• Can produce work products that are accurate in presentation, context and can remain focused in in stressful and fluctuating situations

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Exceptional benefits
• Range of work/life programs