Financial & Budget Management Analyst - Lead, Senior
About The Position
QinetiQ US is seeking a senior Financial & Budget Management Analyst to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The role leads financial management activities for an NGA program or group of programs, including in-depth budget analysis, justification of resource allocations to external stakeholders, and oversight of program financial health. The analyst serves as a key financial expert to the government Program Manager. This is an on-site position at NGA Washington and surrounding facilities. The position involves supporting budget development and defense, fiscal execution planning, complex financial analysis, Earned Value Management System oversight, and financial recommendations to government leadership.
Requirements
- Master's degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, compliant with GSA standards.
- Demonstrated experience providing financial support.
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel, including advanced formulas, functions, and pivot tables to analyze and reconcile budgetary data.
- Proficiency building financial charts and briefings in MS PowerPoint.
- Experience researching, maintaining, and presenting complex budget analysis to all levels of management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information with integrity and tact.
- Demonstrated experience providing federal financial management support.
- Expert knowledge of the PPBE process and demonstrated expertise in EVM analysis (ANSI/EIA-748).
- Experience preparing funding requisitions such as MIPRs and Air Force Form 9s (AF9s).
- Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI access.
- Willingness to undergo and successfully complete a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph.
- Eligible for OCONUS travel.
Nice To Haves
- Three (3) years of experience with DoW/IC financial processes and software.
- Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).
- Master's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Data mining expertise across multiple financial management systems and presenting that data to the government.
Responsibilities
- Lead internal program build activities, including budget analysis, planning events, and creation of detailed documentation packages.
- Lead efforts to justify and defend programs and budgets to oversight bodies.
- Support development of budget testimony, briefing materials, and formal responses to inquiries from ODNI, OSD, OMB, and Congress.
- Conduct complex financial data analysis, identify multi-year trends, and generate detailed reports using automated tools and databases.
- Provide recommendations to Program Managers on developing and implementing fiscal execution spend plans, including strategies for funding shortfalls.
- Lead the contractor team in preparing and justifying complex budget submissions (POM/BES), including long-range funding strategies and what-if drills.
- Provide oversight and analysis of the prime contractor's Earned Value Management System (EVMS), validate data, and present variance and trend analysis.
- Present financial recommendations to government leadership on cost-benefit analyses, affordability assessments, and the financial implications of key decisions.
- Manage program financial health for the government, including identifying and resolving funding shortfalls.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
