Program/Budget Analyst

This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance.

About the Role

Serves as a subject matter expert in planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) administration, and as a budget analyst. Plans and directs operations in the assigned Program and Budget Branch within the Headquarters U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) G6/GISA. Provides expert advice and guidance within the PPBE processes and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) activities in support of the INSCOM G6/GISA.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of budgetary and administrative functions in implementing the Command budgetary program, policies, and procedures, and supports budget analysis and execution.
• Performs budgetary functions and oversees contractual funding obligations, including:
  • Supports preparation of multi-year budget estimates for INSCOM G6/GISA in support of INSCOM IT requirements and associated funding programs.
  • Prepares, coordinates, directs, and provides quality control on guidance for use by INSCOM G6/GISA personnel in development of budget estimates.
  • Reviews and analyzes critical portions of HQ staff budget.
  • Directs the consolidation, analyses, and quality control of staff input and submits HQ budget.
  • Implements and reports in accordance with directives.
  • Interprets and renders authoritative advice and decisions on regulatory requirements, rules, directives, and regulations.
  • Briefs staff, senior executives, and higher echelons.
  • Provides technical advice on funding, programming, and interpretation of policies and regulations to centralized budget personnel and HQ staff.
  • Reviews estimates and supporting data to ensure application of funds, performance against HQDA goals, and inclusion in HQ staff funding.
  • Initiates, reviews, and recommends approval or disapproval of requests for transfer of funds between HQ Staff Directorates, appropriations, and/or major subordinate commands (MSCs).
• Renders participation and assistance in the planning, development, and preparation of INSCOM policy, programs, and objectives pertinent to Command budget programs, subsequently submitted to HQDA, DCI/OSD, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress.
• Develops data in support of budgetary requirements and prepares written justification of resource requirements.
• Develops annual fiscal year budgets for MDEP SCIF-IT and GDIP.
• Coordinates with INSCOM G6/GISA elements and other agencies to update requirements from prior POM to build current year budget.
• Prioritizes and builds a 1-N list of requirements consistent with POM submission but incorporating current year adjustments.
• Supports briefs to the chain of command for approval.
• Analyzes Army Budget Office (ABO) Funding Letter adjustments and prepares impact statements on programs.
• Supports preparation and submission of MDEP distribution plan to INSCOM G8 Resource Management (RM).
• Prepares, in coordination with executing agencies, monthly execution plans by Element of Resource.
• Coordinates with executing agencies and tracks obligation and performance outcomes of executed funding.
• Updates PAF forms with metrics data for the year of execution.
• Develops and executes end-of-year spending plans to reallocate all unobligated funding.
• Determines requirements for annual supplemental funding and submits requests to INSCOM G8 (RM).
• Tracks Budget Estimate Submission (BES), presents budget positions, and runs reports from Army PPBE database and PPBE Tools.
• Programs SCIF-IT requirements for INSCOM deploying forces and installations in the Army Program Objective Memorandum (POM) as part of the PPBE process.
• Conducts economic trends and cost analysis studies to identify and conceptualize budgetary and programming problems, developing alternative solutions involving complex and conflicting objectives.
• Analyzes and correlates large amounts of narrative and statistical material used in justifying SCIF-IT funding and realigns resources.
• Evaluates budget execution to ensure compliance and recommends corrective action when necessary.
• Evaluates impacts of resource legislation in terms of Army force readiness relating to SCIF-IT and GDIP programs.
• Collects, processes, and analyzes funding data; identifies problems and develops recommendations for program and budget execution.
• Coordinates, validates, prioritizes, and consolidates funding requirements.
• Formulates, executes, distributes, and monitors fiscal year budget.
• Provides support to IT programming activities from the build of the Program Objective Memorandums (POM) through the Intelligence POM submissions.
• Monitors and tracks execution and provides budget reports for current year dollars and future year funding requirements supporting the Command’s Intelligence Information Architecture.
• Performs asset and portfolio management to support the SCIF IT Program.
• Supports development plans to satisfy validated technical requirements to improve the intelligence information architecture, IT Readiness, and IT Logistics.
• Analyzes, recommends solutions, and provides input to INSCOM IT Readiness and IT Logistics.
• Documents, analyzes, proposes, and provides input and draft documentation for enterprise IT plans, enterprise requirements management and analysis, enterprise IM/IT Investment Oversight, and IM/IT Portfolio Management.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a business-related field.
• 10 years of experience in planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE), and the POM process.
• Knowledge of Army IT programming activities including building Program Objective Memorandums (POM) and Intelligence POM submissions.
• Good analytical skills, attention to detail, self-motivation, and highly effective organizational skills.
• Solid financial or accounting knowledge and background.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively interface with senior military and civilian officials, managers, and subordinates.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment.
• Proficiency in all MS Office suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with specific expertise in Excel pivot tables.
• Current TS/SCI clearance.
• Understanding of the Intelligence Community (IC) and IC IM/IT related initiatives, standards, and policies; Army/DoD IT management reform & transformation; Performance Management and Metrics; GFEBS, and related DoD and Army financial management systems.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Benefits

• Full-time benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• 401K and other possible benefits as provided.

Pay

Estimated starting salary range: $115,000–$125,000/year.