Senior Program/Budget Analyst

Overview

At all levels, our Budget Analysts will utilize and enhance their skills in either budget formulation or budget execusion cost estimating and analysis by supporting programs related to the development and acquisition of space vehicles for various legacy programs of the DOD and Intelligence communities. The support and expertise you provide will directly impact the objectives of our national defense and security.

Responsibilities

• Will interface with OSL project officers, external USG partners, and commercial vendors
• Provide financial analysis support for OSL appropriations, including those executed on OSL contracts and external contracts with OSL funding, FTO transactions, reimbursable JONs, etc.
• Ability to operate and update NRO's financial tools and systems to include FIRsT, NExT, NFIS, TIER, TALON/STAR, EARL, FTO Tool, FFO Integration Tool (FIT), and other financial systems as required
• Establish obligation and expenditure plans for active year appropriations, monitor execution throughout the fiscal year, and provide analysis at the requirement, office, sub-project, project or appropriation level, as required
• Demonstrated knowledge of acquisition management regulations, practices, policies, and procedures including major system acquisition lifecycle resource planning practices and procedures, and Acquisition Program Baseline development and PMPs
• Provide Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis and assessment of both NRO and Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) contracts to the OSL Director of Program Control, as required
• Provide support in preparation of the Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) and the Intelligence Program Budget Submission (IPBS) for the OSL
• Support the NRO’s continued development of auditable annual financial statements
• Maintain accurate record of all financial and programmatic changes across execution years and future years’ defense program (FYDP)
• Skill to recognize when decisions or information should be referred to a higher authority
• Consolidate the Government Estimate at Completion (GEAC) report
• Draft funding documents
• Some domestic travel may be required

Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/Year, DOE

Skills Required

• Active TS/SCI with CI poly required
• The TS/SCI cleared Sr. Budget Analyst shall support the Office of Space Launch (OSL) for all OSL Divisions across all operating locations, with all portfolio managers, and with Program Control Support staff as specified by the Customer
• Successful candidates will have a minimum 5 years NRO experience; and 10 relevant years of experience.
• Master’s degree preferred, Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in math, finance, engineering, business, accounting or the sciences; in lieu of 4 year degree, additional years of experience many be considered
• Knowledge of IC budgetary principles and procedures
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• NRO Experience desired, but not required

Education

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.

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