Financial & Budget Management Analyst - Expert with Security Clearance

RTI Consulting, LLC; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RTI Consulting, LLC is seeking a strategic financial expert to deliver data-driven analytics guiding portfolio investments and resource allocation for senior leadership. The role requires mastery of federal financial policies and translating complex data into strategic business cases for national security programs.

Responsibilities include developing budget materials, supporting briefings to ODNI/OSD/OMB, and crafting presentations for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 12+ years of demonstrated experience as a Financial Management Budget Analyst within the DoD or IC.
• Advanced proficiency with relational databases and the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (macros, pivot tables).
• Experience with the DoD/IC PPBE process, including justification and defense of programs at the highest levels.

Responsibilities

• Support internal Customer program build activities, analyses, events, and documentation packages.
• Develop and publish IPBS/CBJB, IPBR/CJB, and President's Budget exhibits.
• Prepare Congressional budget testimony, briefing materials, and responses for the record.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in Business/Finance/Accounting

Tools

Tableau

R

Python

Job description

Location: Springfield, VA & St. Louis, MO Clearance Required: US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI or TS/SCI w/polygraph. If polygraph is not held, candidates must be willing to take a polygraph. Position Description: Serving as a strategic financial expert, this principal analyst provides advanced, data-driven analytics to guide senior leadership decisions on portfolio-level investments and resource allocation. This role requires a mastery of federal financial policies and the ability to translate complex data into strategic business cases, acting as a trusted financial expert to senior agency leadership. Work at this level involve an extraordinary degree of specialized knowledge or expertise performing highly complex and ambiguous assignments that normally require integration and synthesis of a number of unrelated disciplines and disparate concepts. Duties may include:

• Support internal Customer program build activities, analysis, events, and documentation packages as designated by government leaders. This includes, but is not limited to: Gathering, maintaining, reviewing, and analyzing program and budget data; and developing and promulgating corresponding responsibilities associated with Customer's internal guidance packages as appropriate.
• Provide expertise pertaining to the development and publication of the IPBS/CBJB, IPBR/CJB, and President's Budget exhibits. This includes all associated documentation, materials, and briefings.
• Support the development and preparation of corresponding KC budget Congressional testimony, briefing materials, and responses to questions for the record, request for information, and various inquiries.
• Support the development of various Customer briefing materials and responses to questions, request for information, and various inquiries from ODNI, OSD and OMB as appropriate, as it relates to corresponding KC.
• Provide support in preparation for and conduct program and budget reviews as well as preparation materials for leadership to attend meetings with ODNI, OSD, and OMB staff.
• Support, develop, and prepare various PowerPoint/white paper briefings and presentations related to Financial Management matters, programs, and activities for senior level leadership.
• Preparing and monitoring Supplement/Over guidance requirements.
• Preparing and monitoring performance measurements in accordance with Customer guidance.
• Support to Customer Program Mid-year and End-of-Year Execution Reviews, to include the creation of funding documents (MIPRs, AF9s, AF4009s, etc.) for execution throughout the year.
• Exercise a solid working knowledge and capability in the use of various spreadsheets, database, and Microsoft PowerPoint software (high intermediate or expert level capabilities preferred). Required Skills:
• A minimum of 12 years of demonstrated experience as a Financial Management Budget Analyst within the DoW or IC.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Advanced proficiency with relational databases and the Microsoft Office Suite, with expert-level skills in advanced Excel functions (e.g., macros, complex formulas, pivot tables).
• Demonstrated experience with the full DoW or IC PPBE process, including justifying and defending programs at the highest levels. Desired Skills:
• Master's degree in a business-related field such as Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• One of the following professional certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).
• Demonstrated experience working with modern data visualization and analytic tools such as Tableau, R, and Python
• Experience assisting with resource management oversight and budget execution. Please send your resume to All employment decisions at RTI are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. RTI will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.