Senior Budget Analyst (Department of War)

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About the Role

QinetiQ US is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to support a Department of War (DoW) client in Chantilly, VA. The candidate will provide financial management and program execution support to a fast-paced DoD Research & Development (R&D) office. This role emphasizes budget planning, funds execution tracking, PPBE-informed analysis, and integrating financial planning with program schedules. The ideal candidate brings strong DoD financial management experience, an understanding of appropriations, and the ability to translate financial and programmatic data into actionable insights for leadership investment decisions and program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide program control and financial management expertise to support a fast-paced DoW R&D office.
• Support the Program Manager in overseeing budget formulation, financial execution, and resource tracking for complex development and prototyping efforts.
• Lead program control activities, developing and managing comprehensive financial execution plans, spend plans, and budget baselines.
• Monitor contract funding status, track obligations and disbursements, and perform financial variance analysis to identify and resolve shortfalls.
• Analyze contractor cost reports and schedule performance metrics (e.g., Earned Value Management) to assess program health and forecast estimates at completion.
• Support the development of budget justification documentation, funding execution documents, and inputs for the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cycle.
• Participate in project reviews, assess financial and schedule contract deliverables (CDRLs), and coordinate with technical review boards on decisions with broad program impact.
• Maintain cognizance of the program's adherence to financial and acquisition processes in the development, production, and test of system-level and sub-system products.
• Oversee program control activities within project sub-IPTs and ensure horizontal integration of financial practices across the project.
• Review Vendor Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) to ensure product plans align with financial outlays and project schedule constraints.
• Work with the Program Management team and chief engineer to understand priorities and drive project execution in alignment with those priorities.
• Develop presentations, recommendations, and written communications to explain financial status, program health, and resource allocations to program management and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, mathematics, or a similar field.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 10+ years supporting DoW operations and/or programs.
• Skills in PowerBI and/or MS Project for tracking, analyzing, projecting, and visualizing funding/execution.
• Able to work full-time in a Chantilly, VA office within SCIF/SAPF spaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with classified budgets and accounting systems/practices.
• Master’s degree in finance, accounting, mathematics, business, or a similar field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certificates (desired but not required).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $135,000 - $185,000 USD. The range provided is a good-faith estimate representative of all experience levels. QinetiQ US considers several factors when extending an offer, including role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.