Portfolio & Strategic Planning Analyst

Arcfield•Herndon, VA

About The Position

The customer is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to perform in the role of Portfolio, Performance, and Strategic Planning Officer (Plans and Budget Officer). The candidate will be responsible for providing expert resource management support to the PMO portfolio. The candidate will establish and implement resource management processes and metrics, provide support to financial, budget, planning, and execution, and organize financial data into up-to-date records. Key responsibilities of the Portfolio, Performance, and Strategic Planning Officer include, but are not limited to: Provide strategic and programmatic plans and budget support to the Customer's activities Support the Office in formulating, justifying, and defending budget build Develop and maintain spend plans Reconcile spend plans with actual and planned expenditures and recommend options to address potential over- or underutilization of resources Ability to apply analytic and diagnostic techniques and quantitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend to managers substantive solutions to resolve interrelated quantitative analytical problems and issues Stay current with Sponsor and Directorates' Resource Management guidance and assist in creating and maintaining baseline practices and procedures that align with that guidance Assist personnel in researching and resolving resource and budget issues and questions wherever possible Prepare supporting documentation for budget exercises, over-guidance, unfunded calls, and reprogramming Assist with writing congressional language for submission into the Sponsor’s program build Perform short- and long-term financial trend analysis for the office Develop and implement long-range plans to accomplish office goals and collaborate in strategic planning for future years Ensure that program execution is proceeding within available resource constraints and remains consistent with goals; propose and implement resource realignment (including from multiple sources) as required or in response to unplanned circumstances Prepare briefings, budgets, spend plans, and programmatic activities Coordinate and respond to budget requirements and taskings Collaborate with Directorate’s Resource Management Team as required, and attend resource meetings Interface continually with executive-level management requiring the planning, presentation, and briefing of information

Requirements

Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
A degree (or equivalent experience) in quantitative analysis, financial analysis, social sciences, or a closely related field
BS 10-12, MS 8-10, PhD 5-7
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
Demonstrate professional competence as a plans and budget officer
Proven ability to run reports in COGNOS, track and enter BCRs in BASIS, TITAN, P6 to include tracking and assessing execution
Exhibit full awareness of financial resource requirements both for the execution year and budget out-years
Exhibit broad comprehension of relevant statutes, regulations, and policies in resource utilization and in the budget development and execution processes
Exhibit strong organizational and time management skills
Demonstrate excellent writing skills and ability to craft clear, concise requests for funding and responses to taskings
Demonstrate excellent oral communication skills to brief management on resource issues

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of IC strategic planning and resource management processes
Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and programmatic plans and budget support to the Customer's activities
Support the Office in formulating, justifying, and defending budget build
Develop and maintain spend plans
Reconcile spend plans with actual and planned expenditures and recommend options to address potential over- or underutilization of resources
Ability to apply analytic and diagnostic techniques and quantitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend to managers substantive solutions to resolve interrelated quantitative analytical problems and issues
Stay current with Sponsor and Directorates' Resource Management guidance and assist in creating and maintaining baseline practices and procedures that align with that guidance
Assist personnel in researching and resolving resource and budget issues and questions wherever possible
Prepare supporting documentation for budget exercises, over-guidance, unfunded calls, and reprogramming
Assist with writing congressional language for submission into the Sponsor’s program build
Perform short- and long-term financial trend analysis for the office
Develop and implement long-range plans to accomplish office goals and collaborate in strategic planning for future years
Ensure that program execution is proceeding within available resource constraints and remains consistent with goals; propose and implement resource realignment (including from multiple sources) as required or in response to unplanned circumstances
Prepare briefings, budgets, spend plans, and programmatic activities
Coordinate and respond to budget requirements and taskings
Collaborate with Directorate’s Resource Management Team as required, and attend resource meetings
Interface continually with executive-level management requiring the planning, presentation, and briefing of information