Location: Springfield, VA
Clearance Required:US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI or TS/SCI w/polygraph.If polygraph is not held, candidates must be willing to take a polygraph.Position Description:As a principal expert, this analyst provides strategic-level cost analysis and affordability assessments to guide the agency's most complex and high-value investment decisions. This role focuses on the "cost" element of the cost-schedule-performance trade space, developing sophisticated financial models and data-driven analyses to ensure that programs and portfolios are affordable and fiscally sustainable over their entire lifecycle.
Duties may include: - Leading the development of complex, data-driven affordability analyses for entire portfolios to inform the agency's annual budget build and long-range strategic investment plans.
- Architecting and maintaining intricate cost models to conduct deep what-if scenarios and sensitivity analysis related to new programs, changing requirements, and budget fluctuations.
- Serving as the lead author and analyst for the financial sections of formal business cases, Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), and cost-benefit analyses that are presented to senior leadership and governance boards.
- Serving as the agency's top subject matter expert on cost estimating methodologies and financial modeling, providing guidance and quality assurance to program offices.
- Researching and proposing innovative, enterprise-wide solutions to address systemic funding shortfalls and optimize resource allocation across competing priorities.
Required Skills: - A minimum of 12 years of experience in federal financial management, with a clear concentration in cost analysis, cost estimating, or affordability assessment.
- A Bachelor's degree in a relevant quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, or Mathematics.
- Advanced proficiency with relational databases and Microsoft Excel, including the ability to build complex, multi-variable financial models from scratch.
- Demonstrated experience developing and presenting formal affordability analysis and cost-benefit analysis to senior executive-level leadership.
Desired Skills: - Master's degree in a business or quantitative field.
- A professional cost-estimating certification, such as the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA)®, or a financial certification like CDFM or CGFM.
- Experience working with modern data visualization and statistical analysis tools (e.g., Tableau, R, Python, Crystal Ball).
Please send your resume to [email protected] Categories Hot Proposal , Springfield VA Tags affordability analysis , affordability assessments , Analysis of Alternatives , AoAs , CCEA , CDFM , Certified Cost Estimator/Analys , CGFM , cost estimating , cost-benefit analyses , cost-benefit analysis , cost-schedule-performance , Crystal Ball , data-driven analysis , federal financial management , financial modeling , formal business cases , high-value investment , intricate cost models , long-range strategic investment , Python , quality assurance , sophisticated financial models , strategic-level cost analysis , Tableau
Financial & Budget Management Analyst - Expert
Financial & Budget Management Analyst (Program Budget) - Expert (DCGS)
