Portfolio & Strategic Planning Analyst

Arcfield; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Short Term and Long-Term Disability

Retirement and Savings

Learning and Development opportunities

wellness programs

other optional benefit elections

Job summary

Arcfield in Chantilly, VA is seeking a knowledgeable Budget Analyst to support high-visibility programs with a TS/SCI clearance. The role emphasizes strategic planning, budget formulation, and financial analysis in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

You will develop spend plans, reconcile them with expenditures, and prepare briefings and documentation for program builds and congressional submissions, working closely with Resource Management and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Degree in quantitative analysis, financial analysis, social sciences, or a closely related field.
• Knowledge of IC 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.
• Ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and quantitative techniques to identify and resolve problems.
• Strong organizational and writing skills; able to brief management and interact with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic planning, programmatic planning, and budget support to groups responsible for a high-visibility Special Access Program.
• Support the groups in formulating, justifying, and defending budget builds.
• Develop and maintain spend plans.
• Reconcile spend plans with actual and planned expenditures and recommend options to address resource utilization.
• Stay current with Customer and Resource Management guidance and align baseline practices accordingly.
• Assist staff with researching and resolving resource and budget issues.
• Prepare supporting documentation for budget exercises, over-guidance, unfunded calls, and reprogramming.
• Assist with writing congressional language for submission into the program build.
• Perform short- and long-term financial trend analyses.
• Prepare briefings, budgets, and spend plans to support programmatic activities.
• Coordinate and respond to budget requirements and budget-related taskings.
• Collaborate with Resource Management; attend and support resource meetings.
• Interface with executive-level management, planning, presenting, and briefing information.

Skills

Strategic planning

Budget management

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Writing skills

Oral communication

Stakeholder interaction

Time management

Education

Degree in quantitative/financial analysis or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

The Sponsor seeks a knowledgeable and motivated Budget Analyst with previous experience using the Sponsor's systems.

Responsibilities

The Sponsor seeks a knowledgeable and motivated Budget Analyst with previous experience using the Sponsor's systems.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following

• Provide strategic planning, programmatic planning, and budget support to the Groups responsible for a high-visibility Special Access Program.
• Support the Groups in formulating, justifying, and defending budget builds.
• Develop and maintain spend plans.
• Reconcile spend plans with actual and planned expenditures and recommend options to address potential over- or under-utilization of resources.
• Stay current with all Customer and Resource Management guidance and assist in creating and maintaining baseline practices and procedures that align with guidance.
• Assist staff with 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 program build.
• Perform short- and long-term financial trend analyses.
• Prepare briefings, budgets, and spend plans to support programmatic activities.
• Coordinate and respond to budget requirements and budget-related taskings.
• Collaborate with Resource Management as required; attend and support resource meetings.
• Continually interface with executive-level management, requiring the planning, presentation, and briefing of information.

Qualifications

• 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 IC 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
• Ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and quantitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend to managers substantive solutions to resolve interrelated quantitative analytical problems and issues
• Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment
• Demonstrated professional competence as a plans and budget officer
• Demonstrated experience managing financial resource requirements both for the execution year and budget out-years
• Ability to analyze and evaluate financial data to resolve inconsistencies, identify key issues, and propose solutions
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing long-range plans to accomplish office goals and collaborating in strategic planning for future years
• Demonstrated experience preparing budget exercise submissions; assimilating information about program goals, requirements, costs, and schedules; ensuring submissions are rational, defensible, and executable
• Demonstrated experience ensuring program execution is proceeding within available resource constraints and remains consistent with goals; proposing and implementing resource alignment (including from multiple sources) as required or in response to unplanned circumstances
• Demonstrated broad comprehension of relevant statutes, regulations, and policies in resource utilization, budget development, and execution processes
• Demonstrated experience constructing and maintaining background documentation on programmatic and resource analyses, discussions, decisions, and supporting rationale to aid the component's resource management continuity
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated excellent writing skills and the ability to craft clear, concise requests for funding and responses to taskings
• Excellent oral communication skills to brief management on resource issues
• Proven ability to interact with customers, senior leadership, and program managers in a highly matrixed environment

Desired

• Awareness of Customer’s programs, policies, and systems
• Ability to work and apply creativity in a fast-paced environment

Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.

Min: $138,295.88 Max: $240,469.70

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Retirement and Savings
• Learning and Development opportunities
• wellness programs
• other optional benefit elections

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.