Budget and Cost Analyst

Budget and Cost Analyst

Fort Meade, MD

Salary: $125,000-$140,000/yr

• Experience Budget and Cost Analyst
• Active DoW Top Secret w/ SCI
• 10+ years of financial analysis and planning experience in the Defense sector
• 5+ years of experience working in a PPBE office
• Requires deep experience creating and reviewing MIPRs for Government approval
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with the DoD planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process
• Experience preparing spend plans, budget exhibit preparation, and financial execution metrics tracking and reporting
• Extensive experience preparing funds briefings, financial planning requirements, budget reviews and congressional submissions, financial data calls, annual program plans, open commitment/open obligation reports, and funding documents
• Knowledge of DAI
• Advanced MS SharePoint, Word and PowerPoint skills; proficient MS Teams, Excel and Outlook application skills
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail and good problem solving skills
• Professional Certifications such as PMP, ITIL, Lean, Scrum, SAFe, Agile is a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in related field

• Analyzes financial data related to operations, business performance, opportunities, and investments
• Supports the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process within organization by preparing budget Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) submissions and correlating the submissions to the Agency’s strategy and or funding requirements
• Collaborates with project managers to develop a budget and manage through execution
• Conducts cost-benefit analyses to determine value
• Reviews funding requests and makes recommendations to the Government
• Conducts analysis of budget artifacts (Advana / Qlik Sense Hub; investment descriptions, categorization of service and agency efforts to investment descriptions, Congressional Budget Justifications, budget baselines, etc.)
• Identifies and proposes funding solutions for the portfolio
• Reviews and analyzes budget proposals and funding requests, along with identifying anticipated impact on proposed decisions for the portfolio
• Performs analysis on budget to develop leadership insights and presenting results
• Reviews budget recommendations with senior leaders
• Conducts spend plan preparation and maintenance, budget exhibit preparation, and financial execution metrics tracking and reporting
• Tracks, monitors, and documents funding move requests for the organization through Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs)
• Monitors spending to ensure it remains within budget
• Estimating and forecasting future financial needs
• On behalf of the Government Customers, prepares funds briefings, financial planning requirements, budget reviews and congressional submissions, financial data calls, annual program plans, open commitment/open obligation reports, and funding documents

Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

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