Senior Functional Budget Analyst

KBR Careers; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR seeks a detail-oriented Functional Budget Analyst to support enterprise budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across corporate functions. Reporting to the Functional Budgets Manager, this role ensures financial accuracy and helps inform executive decisions.

Experience with FAR, CAS, and DCAA, plus collaborative work with department budget owners and FP&A teammates, is essential to drive accurate analyses and continuous process improvements in a dynamic government contracting environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in government contracting or financial analysis.
• Working knowledge of FAR, CAS, and DCAA audit requirements.
• Foundational skills in financial analysis, forecasting, and Excel-based modeling.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, consolidation, and analysis of functional department budgets.
• Assist in maintaining forecasting models for short- and long-term planning.
• Monitor budget performance and perform variance analysis; escalate issues as needed.
• Partner with department budget owners and FP&A team members on reporting and analysis.
• Prepare budget review materials and discuss financial performance with stakeholders.
• Provide responsive support to internal stakeholders and deliver financial insights.
• Ensure adherence to government regulations (FAR, DFARS, CAS) and internal policies.
• Support internal and external audits by organizing documentation and audit requests.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and support implementation.
• Assist with financial system updates, reporting enhancements, and data validation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Functional Budget Analyst

Mission Technology Solutions - Defense, intelligence and space innovation technology at the speed of tomorrow. KBR combines mission expertise with advanced digital technologies to solve the world’s toughest challenges on a global scale. KBR is a trusted national security partner for a wide array of customers across space, land, air and sea. KBR delivers innovative solutions across digital engineering and integration, rapid prototyping, mission operations, data analytics, artificial intelligence and secure logistics. At KBR, We deliver.™

KBR is seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Functional Budget Analyst to support enterprise budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting across corporate functions. Reporting to the Functional Budgets Manager, this role works closely with department budget owners to ensure financial accuracy, monitor performance, and support informed decision-making. The analyst assists with budget preparation, variance analysis, and reporting while maintaining compliance with government regulations and internal policies and contributes to continuous improvement of financial processes in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, consolidation, and analysis of functional department budgets, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Assist in maintaining and updating forecasting models for short- and long-term planning initiatives
• Monitor budget performance and perform variance analysis, highlighting key trends and escalating issues as needed
• Partner with department budget owners and FP&A team members to support financial reporting and analysis
• Assist in the preparation of budget review materials and contribute to discussions on financial performance
• Provide responsive support to internal stakeholders, helping address questions and deliver financial insights
• Ensure adherence to government regulations (FAR, DFARS, CAS) and internal financial policies
• Support internal and external audits by organizing documentation and assisting with audit requests
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and support implementation efforts
• Assist with financial system updates, reporting enhancements, and data validation activities

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in government contracting or financial analysis (indirect budgeting exposure preferred)
• Working knowledge of FAR, CAS, and DCAA audit requirements
• Foundational skills in financial analysis, forecasting, and Excel-based modeling
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to work under general supervision while managing multiple priorities and deadlines

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR. At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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