Senior Budget Analyst

tharros; Geraghty Village (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to manage government budgets and support PPBE processes within a DoD cyberspace program. You will track obligations, expenditures, and reporting, perform cost estimating, prepare briefings, and collaborate with financial teams to ensure resources meet program needs.

Active TS/SCI with poly and a Master's degree with extensive DoD budgeting experience are required. You will also assist with budget formulation, development, and execution, maintain

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly required.
• Master's degree in a relevant field with 10+ years of related experience (or a Bachelor's with an additional 2 years).
• Five years’ budgeting/analysis experience in DoD/government.
• Direct DoD or Military budget experience/background.
• Experience with DEAMS or DAI budget systems.
• Experience with processing outgoing MIPRs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage obligations, expenditures and UFRs.
• Prepare and track routing forms for NIPRS.
• Manage Travel and Supply budgets; oversee program element integration.
• Assist in PPBE process planning, programming, budgeting and execution.
• Consolidate information for CCaRs and coordinate with financial personnel.
• Prepare budgetary briefings and reports for management.
• Respond to financial queries and conduct outlay/obligation analyses.
• Track execution and support ad-hoc command programs and operations.

Skills

Budget analytics

Budget forecasting

Data visualization (Power BI)

Stakeholder communication

Team coordination

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree with 2 extra years of experience

Tools

DEAMS

DAI

CCaRs

Power BI

Job description

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.