IC Finance Resource Lead

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in McLean, VA, is seeking a senior financial analyst to conduct in-depth funding analyses, burn-rate studies, and enterprise cost models to support sponsor decisions within government programs.

Candidates typically have 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's, or 6 years with a Master’s, up to 3 years with a PhD, and must hold an active Top Secret/SCI with poly; this onsite role requires five days on site, with compensation ranging from $147,200 to $220,800 annually.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a Master’s degree; or 3 years with a PhD; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience with CBJB, NIP, or MIP.
• Experience with PPBE or IPPBE cycles.
• Top Secret/SCI w/Poly clearance required; U.S. Citizen for clearance eligibility.
• On-site requirement of 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth financial analysis including funding documents, burn-rate analysis, independent cost estimates, and spend plans.
• Support operational execution within a government office.
• Develop enterprise cost models.
• Leverage IT systems to collect, monitor, and analyze budget allocations and execution.
• Provide clear and unbiased recommendations based on budget data, using Excel and related tools.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Ability to conduct in-depth financial analysis to include the production of funding documents, burn-rate analysis, independent cost estimates, spend plans, and various ad hoc task necessary to perform as an essential embedded financial support to the sponsor.
• Ability to support operational execution within a government office
• Ability to develop enterprise cost models
• Ability to leverage existing and future IT systems to collect, monitor, and analyze current budget allocations and execution.
• Ability to provide clear, concise, and unbiased recommendations based on detailed review and analysis of budget data
• Proficiency in Excel
• Ability to deliver analysis results and recommendations within these products: Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) documents and supporting analyses, Budget execution and trend reporting/analyses, Contract analyses, Contract documentation, Contractor resource analyses, Policy analyses, and/or Programmatic budget support and analyses.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a Master’s degree; or 3 years with a PhD; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience with the Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB), the National Intelligence Programs (NIP), or Military Intelligence Programs (MIP).
• Experience with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycle or the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (IPPBE) cycle.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI w/Poly U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• Due to the lengthy clearance process and our urgent need, candidates without an existing TS/SCI clearance with polygraph cannot be considered for this opening.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Data Science/Analytics or related field.
• Experience with government budget systems and processes.
• Experience with analysis conducted using Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with concepts covered in the Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) or the Certified Government Finance Manager (CGFM) certifications.
• Strong professional writing and editing abilities.
• Ability to lead a financial-related study, conduct research, collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, and communicate results for decision makers.
• Ability to interact with senior level government officials in a fast-paced environment.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s)

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s)

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Salary compensation range and midpoint

$147,200 - $184,000 - $220,800 Annual

Work Location Type

Onsite

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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