Financial & Budget Management Analyst - Lead, Senior

QinetiQ is seeking a senior Financial & Budget Management Analyst to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). You will lead key financial management activities for an NGA program or group of programs: analyzing budgets in depth, justifying resource allocations to external stakeholders, and defending program financial health.

You will serve as a key financial expert to the government Program Manager. This is an on-site position at NGA Washington and surrounding facilities.

• Lead internal program build activities, including budget analysis, planning events, and creation of detailed documentation packages.
• Lead efforts to justify and defend programs and budgets to oversight bodies.
• Support development of budget testimony, briefing materials, and formal responses to inquiries from ODNI, OSD, OMB, and Congress.
• Conduct complex financial data analysis, identify multi-year trends, and generate detailed reports using automated tools and databases.
• Provide recommendations to Program Managers on developing and implementing fiscal execution spend plans, including strategies for funding shortfalls.
• Lead the contractor team in preparing and justifying complex budget submissions (POM/BES), including long-range funding strategies and what-if drills.
• Provide oversight and analysis of the prime contractor's Earned Value Management System (EVMS), validate data, and present variance and trend analysis.
• Present financial recommendations to government leadership on cost-benefit analyses, affordability assessments, and the financial implications of key decisions.
• Manage program financial health for the government, including identifying and resolving funding shortfalls.

• Master's degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, compliant with GSA standards
• Demonstrated experience providing financial support
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel, including advanced formulas, functions, and pivot tables to analyze and reconcile budgetary data
• Proficiency building financial charts and briefings in MS PowerPoint
• Experience researching, maintaining, and presenting complex budget analysis to all levels of management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information with integrity and tact
• Demonstrated experience providing federal financial management support
• Expert knowledge of the PPBE process and demonstrated expertise in EVM analysis (ANSI/EIA-748)
• Experience preparing funding requisitions such as MIPRs and Air Force Form 9s (AF9s)
• Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI access; #qinetiqclearedjob
• Willingness to undergo and successfully complete a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph
• Eligible for OCONUS travel

• Three (3) years of experience with DoW/IC financial processes and software
• Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM)
• Master's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Data mining expertise across multiple financial management systems and presenting that data to the government

The salary range for this role is $128,000 - $140,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. QinetiQ US considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.