Budget Analyst
Leidos
- Temple Hills, MD
- $78,000-141,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Providing Federal Program Managers with clear, concise, accurate and timely budget analyses and information to support programmatic decision-making processes and response to short-notice what-if inquiries from within NNSA, the Secretary of Energy, and other senior Departmental officials.
- Preparing program cost and budget documentation covering several budget fiscal years (current and future) which includes developing complex spreadsheets and program planning & budget briefings; drafting work authorizations, approved funding program documentation, and issue papers describing the projects, outcomes, and benefits for meeting national defense missions at the national security laboratories and nuclear weapon production facilities.
- Preparing financial inputs for implementation plans, program plans, Reports to Congress, and similar planning documents, as well as for broad NNSA Defense Programs documents (e.g., the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan).
- Analyzing, formatting, and presenting budget justifications to senior Federal management and external organizations, such as Congress and the Office of Management and Budget.
- Providing program management support in the preparation, coordination, evaluation, review and analysis of program execution plans and tracking, monitoring, and reporting of program-specific milestones and updates of annual performance measures.
- Assist Federal Program managers with tracking and facilitating programmatic action items and deliverables to ensure timely submissions that meet program needs and assist the program office in running more effectively.
- Provide input and support to non-budget deliverables (e.g., program briefings, program review meetings) as requested.
- Active DOE Q or active DOD Top Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in a program management, finance-related, accounting, or science discipline.
- Minimum of 8 years of related program/budget analysis experience including in part such functions as project reporting, cost and budget analysis, preparing work authorizations, and work packages.
- Expertise with DOE or DOD planning, programming, budgeting and evaluation (PPBE) systems, i.e., FormEX , COSTEX, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience in developing briefings for senior and executive management.
- Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited university.
- Staff experience in military, government or corporate enterprise and/or interagency experience.
- Nuclear weapon program experience.
- Knowledge of earned value management and program management/scheduling tools and techniques (Microsoft® Project, Primavera Project Planner ®, etc.).