This is a remote position.
DoD FM System Transformation SME
Clearance Required: Secret
Location: Remote
About the Role
BizFirst is seeking a DoD Financial Management (FM) System Transformation Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support large-scale modernization efforts across Department of Defense financial systems. This role focuses on retiring legacy FM systems and supporting the transition and transformation to modern, integrated financial platforms, while ensuring compliance with DoD financial policy and reporting standards.
The ideal candidate brings deep functional knowledge of DoD FM systems and understands how accounting policy, reporting requirements, and system design intersect during enterprise transformations.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a SME supporting DoD financial system modernization and transformation initiatives
Advise on the retirement of legacy FM systems and transition planning to new financial platforms
Provide functional expertise across DoD FM systems such as GFEBS, Navy ERP, SABRS, DAI, or similar environments
Support system transition activities including data migration, reconciliation, validation, and cutover planning
Ensure transformed systems align with DoD financial management policy, reporting requirements, and audit readiness standards
Collaborate with government stakeholders, system integrators, and functional leads to translate business requirements into system capabilities
Identify risks related to system transformation, including impacts to financial reporting, controls, and data integrity
Support testing, user acceptance, and post-implementation stabilization activities
Document transformation approaches, functional decisions, and lessons learned
Required Qualifications
Extensive experience in the DoD financial management systems domain
Demonstrated hands-on experience with one or more DoD FM systems (e.g., GFEBS, Navy ERP, SABRS, DAI)
Strong understanding of DoD financial reporting and accounting requirements
Experience supporting system retirement, transition, or modernization efforts
Ability to bridge functional financial management needs with system and technical teams
Strong communication skills and ability to operate independently across complex programs
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting enterprise-level DoD financial modernization programs
Prior involvement in audit readiness or remediation efforts tied to system transformations
Experience working in both classified and unclassified environments
Benefits Include
Family Health, Dental, and Vision (54% cost covered for the entire family)
Flexible Spending Account
Bonuses for lifetime events (e.g., marriage, childbirth) and overutilization on T&M contracts
Profit-sharing on work brought into the company
Unlimited Leave with approval
$1,000 annual training budget
401(k) with 100% employer match on the first 4% invested