Senior Budget and Cost Analyst

Koniag Government Services•Fort Meade, MD

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Koniag Professional Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is hiring a Senior Budget and Cost Analyst to support the company and its Department of War government customer at Fort Meade, Maryland. The role supports the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, including budget analysis, planning, execution, forecasting, and reporting. The analyst works with project managers and senior leaders, develops funding recommendations, and prepares financial materials for government customers. The position requires an active Top Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI access and is based onsite at Fort Meade five days per week. Some travel within the continental United States may be required.

Requirements

10 or more years of DoD financial planning and analysis experience.
At least 5 years of experience as part of a Program/Budget Execution office.
Extensive knowledge of and experience with the DoD planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process.
Experience analyzing financial data related to operations, business performance, opportunities, and investments.
Extensive experience analyzing financial trends and estimating and forecasting future financial needs.
Experience preparing spend plans, budget exhibits, and financial execution metrics tracking and reporting.
Extensive experience independently preparing funds briefings, financial planning requirements, budget reviews and congressional submissions, financial data calls, annual program plans, open commitment/open obligation reports, and funding documents.
Deep experience creating and reviewing MIPRs for Government approval.
Knowledge of DAI.
Experience working with classified systems and environments.
Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to multitask.
Proven stakeholder management and effective communication strategies with clients and senior management.
Ability to develop a presentation from a conceptual discussion and convey the message to senior leaders.
Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
Advanced skills in MS SharePoint, Word, and PowerPoint; proficiency with MS Teams, Excel, and Outlook.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Current, active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI access.

Nice To Haves

Prior Federal government, professional services, or Federal consulting experience.
Professional certifications such as PMP, ITIL, Lean, Scrum, SAFe, or Agile.
Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, methodology, techniques, and technologies, as well as cloud architecture.
Experience performing on projects of similar size and scope.

Responsibilities

Analyze financial data related to operations, business performance, opportunities, and investments.
Support the PPBE process by preparing Program Objectives Memorandum submissions and correlating them with agency strategy and funding requirements.
Analyze budget artifacts, including Advana/Qlik Sense Hub materials, investment descriptions, Congressional Budget Justifications, and budget baselines.
Identify and propose funding solutions for the portfolio.
Review and analyze budget proposals and funding requests, assessing anticipated impacts of proposed decisions.
Collaborate with project managers to develop budgets and manage them through execution.
Conduct cost-benefit analyses to determine value.
Review funding requests and make recommendations to the Government.
Analyze budgets, develop leadership insights, and present results.
Review budget recommendations with senior leaders.
Prepare and maintain spend plans; prepare budget exhibits; and track and report financial execution metrics.
Track, monitor, and document organizational funding move requests through Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs).
Monitor spending to ensure it remains within budget.
Estimate and forecast future financial needs.
Prepare funds briefings, financial planning requirements, budget reviews and congressional submissions, financial data calls, annual program plans, open commitment/open obligation reports, and funding documents on behalf of government customers.
Create and review MIPRs for Government approval.