OverviewProgram Analyst (SME)
Ft. Belvoir, VA
The Program Analyst (SME) shall provide Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) support directly embedded within the Headquarters Budget Management Division (HQ BMD), executing comprehensive Budget and Programming functions across subordinate project and product offices, supporting recurring and executive-level reporting to BMD, CPE ES2 leadership, ASA (ALT), and other internal/external stakeholders. In addition, the Contractor shall serve as the primary operational coordinator for organizational workflow and enterprise task tracking, enhance the existing centralized information and knowledge repository, author Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and job aids for complex operational and financial processes, and provide strategic continuity across evolving programming requirements under classified/unclassified operational environments.
Responsibilities
- Interpret policies based on regulations, directives from higher echelon, management principles, and ethics governing the conduct of work.
- Providing support in developing, maintaining, and verifying all spend plans, obligation run-out charts, and budget execution forecasts to ensure validity, accuracy, and relevancy across PM/PD functions.
- Monitor current and projected contract expenditures, analyze execution trends, and provide support in Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs) and Negative Unliquidated Obligations (NULOs) reconciliation.
- Develop methodology for contract resource allocation, contract funding profiles, and evaluate program policy to ensure contracts conform to Federal regulations.
- Support the development, maintenance, and analyze manpower data and workforce tracking models to support BMD resource planning and capability allocation.
- Identify and evaluate cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs, preparing data-driven risk assessments and actionable courses of action for leadership decision-making.
- Collaborate with POs, APMs, and the Acquisitions Team to manage budget oversight (planning and execution) while strictly refraining from inherently governmental functions.
- Support the annual Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycle, including Program Objective Memorandum (POM) build, Budget Estimate Submissions (BES), Command Requirements consolidation, and review; President’s Budget exhibits and other POM products.
- Support user access, review, and coordination for budget justification materials and exhibits (such as R-Forms and P-Forms) across RDTE, OPA, O&MA, and AWCF appropriations.
- Support the operational transition and data management of Programming activities from unclassified (NIPR) to secure/classified networks (SIPR) under Civilian guided oversight.
- Provide technical and functional support, including transaction preparation, error resolution, recording obligations/de-obligations, training, help desk ticket submission and account reconciliation.
- Develop, optimize, and maintain business intelligence dashboards (e.g., GFEBS BI/BOBJ) to provide actionable financial analytics for executive leadership.
- Process, track, and reconcile interagency agreements using the Treasury G-Invoicing platform and DoD FS Form 7600A/B Support Agreements in coordination with legal and program offices.
- Perform consolidation of internal controls, risk management, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) activities, including user access management and system control compliance.
- Support organizational audit readiness (FIAR) by gathering, reviewing, and organizing compliance artifacts, Key Supporting Documents (KSDs), and audit sample packages.
- Support annual fiscal year-end closeout operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, de-obligation tracking, issue resolution, and timely statutory reporting.
- Serve as the directorate focal point for managing distribution, routing, compiling, and tracking taskings in the Task Management Tool (TMT) to ensure all organizational suspense dates are met.
- Ability to proactively learn new tools and applications such as, HQ BMD Government Travel Authorization Requests (GTAR), cWork 1.1, Vantage, Advana, BI Dashboards etc.
- Administer a centralized data repository (SharePoint/Teams) for BMD records, internal policies and author comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and job aids to assist users with complex/ recurring business process issues
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- 10+ years of related experience in a government contracting environment. Experience in the following is preferred: Defense Finance Comptroller Program Certification, Executive Comptroller Course, Army Comptroller Course
- Secret clearance required
- Successfully pass background and drug screening
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must have the ability to demonstrate strong business and organizational skills and have outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Must be detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and SharePoint
How you’ll grow
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
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