Senior Budget Analyst

Tharros; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros, a vulnerability research and cybersecurity firm, seeks a Senior Budget Analyst to oversee internal budgets, cost estimates, and financial planning for government missions. The role requires an active TS/SCI with Poly, advanced education, and substantial DoD budgeting experience.

You will manage obligations, expenditures, and financial reporting, coordinate with DoD systems, and support PPBE processes while interfacing with multiple finance teams to ensure program success.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly required.
• Master's degree in relevant field and minimum of 10 years of related experience (or Bachelor's with +2 years).
• Five years' experience budgeting/analysis within DoD or government.
• Experience with data visualization/tools such as Power BI is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage Obligations, expenditures and UFRs in DoD budgets.
• Prepare and track routing forms for NIPRS.
• Oversee Travel and Supply budgets and PPBE processes.
• Support budgeting and financial reporting for multiple programs.
• Coordinate with DoD databases and financial planning teams.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with poly

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience in lieu of Master's

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Tharros is looking for courageous team members that enable government missions to move forward with confidence.

Who We Are

At Tharros, expertise, confidence and continuous advancement are at the foundation of what we do. With us, you work with the world’s preeminent vulnerability experts to not only advance government missions, but also your own career path. We're looking for confident leaders to grow and evolve as we do, protecting our nation's protectors with cutting-edge cybersecurity tools.

Seeing everything includes seeing everyone. Tharros moves missions forward with a courageous team of experts and a variety of perspectives.

Outperform

Lead with Growth

Dare to Secure

At Tharros, we have exceptional benefits because our employees’ success is our success. We support our team members’ growth with training opportunities, tools and resources.

Outperform the Expected

Tharros sets high standards because we know our team can meet and exceed them. We anticipate success, expect exceptional results and ensure impact for everyone.

Lead with Continuous Growth

When our employees grow, everyone thrives. As the leaders in vulnerability research, we grow capability for our clients and our employees.

Dare to Secure Anything

At the cutting-edge of cybersecurity technology, Tharros dares to create tools that will have maximum mission impact. Our company culture reflects this confidence.

Benefits of Working with Tharros

Moving boldly forward requires a strong foundation. Tharros provides foundational benefits that help our employees grow and thrive.

To be the best, you join the best. Tharros offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and disability coverage, savings & retirement and paid leave.

At Tharros, leaders develop leaders. Working at Tharros gives our employees access to resources and expertise found nowhere else, and we nurture the future leaders in cybersecurity from within our ranks.

We're not afraid to show our commitment to growing our Tharros team. We offer generous referral bonuses to employees who help us reach hiring goals.

Training & Certification Reimbursement

Tharros is always advancing. We offer an education reimbursement benefit of up to $5,250 per year to help our employees thrive.

Breaking Barriers to Cybersecurity Success

Our people-first culture enables more flexibility for our employees to find success in cyber fields. At Tharros, there are no barriers between you, the world’s leading cybersecurity experts, and our customers.

Tharros provides our government client with SETA support to include the application of cyber acquisition and program management expertise resulting in superior performance of command-wide programs and operations. Our support furthers the mission to unify the direction of cyberspace operations, strengthen DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integrate and bolster DoD's cyber expertise.

The Senior Budget Analyst will manage the internal budget. In addition, you will assist with maintaining, tracking, and reporting financial information and conducting cost estimating efforts. The Senior Budget Analyst will also assist with the formulation, development, and execution of budgets.

• Manage Obligations, expenditures and Uniform Financial Reporting standards (UFRs).
• Prepare and track routing forms for NIPRS.
• Manage the Travel budget and Supply budget. Manage and track the Integration Program Element (PE) as applicable to position focus.
• Assist with the implementation and management of its Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.
• Assist with the formulation, development, and execution of budgets, financial plans, and multi-year programs required to properly fund and meet program resource requirements.
• Assist in updating Command/DoD databases, coordinating the write-ups for programs and projects with appropriate personnel, gathering information for over-guidance requests, and consolidating all information for the responsible Portfolios.
• Interface and coordinate with other financial organizations to provide budgetary support.
• Assist in the preparation and delivery of budgetary briefings to management and other reviewers.
• Assist in the preparation of reports and charts to present budget analysis for management review.
• Assist with responses to financial queries, conducting outlay, and obligation analysis.
• Assist in the tracking and reporting of execution performance to include attending customer and program/project status review meetings.
• Assist the Government with responding to ad-hoc command programs and operations, financial management, and budget queries.
• Conduct data collection to assist in financial records building and coordinate with the financial planning team for the build out of records within the Comprehensive Cost and Requirement system (CCaRs).

Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI w/ Poly required.
• Master's degree in relevant field and minimum of 10 years of related experience (in lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree with an additional 2 years of experience may be substituted).
• Five years' experience in budgeting and/or analysis within DoD and/or governmental organizations.
• Direct DOD or Military budget experience/background.
• Previous experience working with a command (preferably USAF or Army) desired.
• Experience with analytical methods and techniques such as cost-benefit analysis, Zero Base Budgeting (ZBB), amortization, depreciation, pro-rating revenues and costs among customer, planning-programming-budgeting, program evaluation review technique (PERT), and management by objectives.
• Experience with Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMs) or Defense Agency Initiative (DAI) budget system.
• Experience with processing outgoing MIPRs.
• Experience monitoring execution.
• Background with mid-year review and spend plans.
• Ability to provide sound advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff.
• Ability to manage competing tasks.
• Easily works within and across teams.
• Familiar working with technical professionals and other SMEs.
• Strong meeting coordination and facilitation skills.
• Experience working in a complex cyberspace operation and/or multi-stakeholder environment desired.
• Familiar with Power BI and other data visualization tools desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite to include Teams or similar workplace chat and videoconferencing tools.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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