Responsibilities:

• Conduct a budget line item review to understand their purpose, function, and allocation.

• Analyze historical budget data and exhibits to identify trends, patterns, and areas of concern for budget structure and justification.

• Develop a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of budget justification material.

• Provide recommendations for improving the quality and accuracy of budget justifications.

• Collaborate with budget stakeholders, including Component budget officers and program managers, to ensure the budget and associated justification are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.

• Develop Standard Operating Procedures for developing and reviewing budget justifications to ensure consistency and accuracy.

• Prepare status reports for senior management and stakeholders based on the analysis of budget justification material.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS/BBA degree from an accredited college/university

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience

• Willing to work onsite at the Pentagon daily

• Must be proficient in using the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with pivot tables and other advanced features of Excel

• Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent writing skills and the ability to quickly deliver quality written products in constrained time periods

• Must have outstanding communication skills to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders across DoD

• Must have experience in managing customer expectations and working directly with customers on various ad hoc requests

Preferred:

• Extensive experience in translating stakeholder requirements into executable solutions

• Ability to multi-task across multiple projects

• Federal budget or DoD budget experience

• Certified Defense Financial Manager

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must possess a active/current Secret clearance