Portfolio and Strategic Planning Analyst -- Resource Management Expert

Arcfield•Herndon, VA

About The Position

The Sponsor requires a Portfolio and Strategic Planning Analyst to support financial planning, budget execution, and related resource management tasks. The candidate will be responsible for providing expert resource management support to a component responsible for a diverse array of IT and software development, data management, and Artificial Intelligence development activities.

Requirements

Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in quantitative analysis, financial analysis, social sciences, or a closely related field and 15 years of experience in a related field (fewer years’ experience may be acceptable depending on degree field and nature of previous experience)
Knowledge of strategic planning and resource management processes
Knowledge of program planning and execution processes
Knowledge of business resource planning practices and cost analysis methodologies
Knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness of data
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices
Knowledge of program risk assessment principles and processes
Ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and quantitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend to managers substantive solutions to resolve interrelated quantitative analytical problems and issues

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or higher (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position
20 years of experience (fewer years’ experience acceptable depending on degree field and nature of previous experience)
5 years of experience in the Intelligence Community
Knowledge of IC strategic planning and resource management processes
Awareness of Sponsors’ programs, policies, and systems
Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment
Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Providing strategic and programmatic plans and budget support to the office activities
Supporting the Office in formulating, justifying and defending budget build
Developing and maintaining spend plans
Reconciling spend plans with actual and planned expenditures and recommending options to address potential over- or underutilization of resources
Staying current with Sponsor and Directorate's Resource Management guidance and assisting in creating and maintaining baseline practices and procedures that align with the guidance
Assisting personnel in researching and resolving resource and budget issues and questions wherever possible
Preparing supporting documentation for budget exercises, over-guidance, unfunded calls, and reprogramming
Assisting with writing congressional language for submission into the Sponsors’ program build
Performing short- and long-term financial trend analyses for the Office
Preparing briefings, budgets, spend plans, and programmatic activities
Coordinating and responding to budget requirements and budget taskings
Collaborating with the component Resource Management Team as required, attending resource meetings
Continually interface with executive-level management requiring the planning, presentation, and briefing of information