[Remote] Financial Management & Contract Analyst / Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Paradigm Max Q is seeking a highly experienced Financial & Contract Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Air Combat Command (ACC/A4) in aligning modernization and sustainment requirements with executable funding profiles. This role delivers enterprise-level financial, budgeting, and contracting analysis to reduce delays and improve obligation performance.

Responsibilities

• Align validated requirements with available funding; develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates and reconcile resources with modernization and sustainment schedules
• Support Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs and financial drills; ensure funding profiles align with execution realities
• Serve as a stakeholder and advisor for USAF F‑35A Weapon System Sustainment (CAM/WSS) funding activities and financial governance
• Maintain traceability of USAF funds within the JPO, ensuring alignment across requirements, contracts, and delivered outcomes
• Support PPBE execution, annual cost estimate development, and financial analysis related to sustainment and modernization initiatives
• Shape and assess acquisition strategies to support sustainment and modification efforts; structure contract line items (CLINs) and funding approaches
• Support Request for Proposal (RFP) development, proposal evaluation, and source selection activities as required
• Manage and assess Unpriced Contract Actions (UCAs), support timely definitization, and reduce execution and schedule risk
• Monitor contract execution using Earned Value Management (EVM) and other performance indicators
• Integrate contract actions with kit delivery schedules, depot induction timelines, and fielding plans
• Build and maintain financial dashboards to forecast burn rates, obligation performance, and execution risks
• Develop senior leader decision support products including briefs, issue papers, and funding trade-off analyses
• Coordinate closely with vendors, the JPO, and ACC stakeholders to deconflict funding, scope, and execution timelines

Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years supporting DoD financial management, contracting, acquisition, or sustainment programs
• Demonstrated experience working with MAJCOMs, program offices, JPOs, or Service-level financial organizations
• Experience with PPBE execution, cost estimating, and obligation management
• Experience supporting or coordinating F‑35 or other complex aviation sustainment programs
• Familiarity with UCAs, EVM, and contract execution oversight
• Proven ability to align funding strategies with operational and sustainment priorities
• Strong understanding of DoD financial management, PPBE, and acquisition contracting processes
• Ability to assess cost, schedule, and execution risk across sustainment and modernization efforts
• Experience developing financial dashboards and execution tracking products
• Strong analytical skills with disciplined attention to detail and traceability
• Ability to translate financial data into senior leader–ready decision support
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience with financial management systems, EVM tools, and contract tracking platforms
• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active Secret clearance
• Strong executive-level written and verbal communication skills
• High credibility with senior leaders, contracting officers, and program stakeholders
• Ability to lead financial and contracting coordination across multiple organizations
• Self-starter with strong accountability, suspense management, and execution discipline
• Comfortable operating in high-tempo, funding-constrained environments
• Solutions-oriented mindset focused on enabling readiness through disciplined financial and contract execution
• Master's degree in Finance, Business, Acquisition, or related field
• Familiarity with cost estimating and budgeting tools
• DAU Program Management
• DAU Business – Financial Management or Contracting
• DAU Life Cycle Logistics

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage
• A 401(k)‑retirement plan
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
• Company‑paid holidays
• Reimbursement for a Planet Fitness Black Card membership

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