Budget/Planning Analyst

Jobtailor; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Chantilly, VA seeks a skilled analyst to support program and project management across budget planning and strategic initiatives. You will collect resource data, analyze trends, and develop decision support models to guide funding decisions.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree with five years of experience, TS/SCI with Poly, and strong communication skills to explain complex data to diverse audiences. Exposure to federal budgeting processes is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (required)
• Five years of progressively responsible professional experience in project/program management, quantitative analysis, or financial analysis
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical abilities to evaluate programmatic data and propose solutions
• Working knowledge of finance and acquisition systems
• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience with federal budgeting processes
• Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to various audiences
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple or changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze resource information to develop and validate current and future requirements
• Participate in strategic planning discussions to identify actions and timelines
• Develop understanding of performance measures associated with strategic goals
• Analyze moderately complex information to draw conclusions about value, importance, or accuracy
• Apply analytical results and historical trends to budget submissions and execution assessments
• Contribute to documentation, briefings, and discussions defending program directions and requirements
• Explain moderately complex data to non-experts
• Conduct research for ad hoc tasks
• Develop negotiation strategies and assess impact of trends
• Assist in building decision support models and prototypes
• Prepare clear, concise presentations of complex information
• Support annual budget build, budget submissions, and Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB)
• Evaluate program execution within resource constraints
• Construct and maintain background documentation
• Modify functions based on designated office requirements

Skills

Project/Program management

Interpersonal comms

Analytical reasoning

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Finance Systems

Acquisition Systems

Job description

• Collect and analyze resource information to develop and validate current and future requirements
• Participate in strategic planning discussions to identify actions and timelines
• Develop understanding of performance measures associated with strategic goals
• Analyze moderately complex information to draw conclusions about value, importance, or accuracy
• Apply analytical results and historical trends to budget submissions and execution assessments
• Contribute to documentation, briefings, and discussions defending program directions and requirements
• Explain moderately complex data to non-experts
• Conduct research for ad hoc tasks
• Develop negotiation strategies and assess impact of trends
• Assist in building decision support models and prototypes
• Prepare clear, concise presentations of complex information
• Support annual budget build, budget submissions, and Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB)
• Evaluate program execution within resource constraints
• Construct and maintain background documentation
• Modify functions based on designated office requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Five years of progressively responsible professional experience in project/program management, quantitative analysis, or financial analysis
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical abilities to evaluate programmatic data and propose solutions
• Working knowledge of finance and acquisition systems
• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience with federal budgeting processes
• Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to various audiences
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple or changing priorities

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong analytical abilities and proficiency in data analysis to evaluate programmatic data, support budget submissions, and develop decision support models. Communicates complex information clearly to diverse audiences while managing multiple priorities effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Bachelor's Degree
• Five Years of Project/Program Management Experience
• TS/SCI With Polygraph
• Federal Budgeting Processes
• Data Analysis and Interpretation

Hard Skills

• Quantitative Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• Analytical Results Application
• Decision Support Models
• Budget Submissions
• Program Execution Evaluation
• Negotiation Strategies
• Performance Measures Analysis
• Documentation Preparation
• Research Conducting

Soft Skills

• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Written Communication Skills
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Ability to Manage Multiple Priorities

Industry Keywords

• Congressional Budget Justification Book
• Strategic Planning
• Programmatic Data Evaluation
• Complex Information Communication

Tools & Technologies

• Finance Systems
• Acquisition Systems