Job Title: Program Analyst (Secret Clearance)

Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Program Analyst who will provide direct support in the areas of program analysis and funds management. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing team with multiple opportunities for upward advancement supporting EW&C. The EW&C program delivers critical capabilities to counter current and future threats, enabling the next generation of warfighting capabilities from sensor to Soldier worldwide. By applying game-changing cyber technologies through agile development methodology, we enable battlefield dominance for our Warfighters.

Responsibilities

• Provide program analyst support to include creating and managing FY budgets and spend plans.

• Forecast resource requirements for manpower, contracts, travel/training, equipment, supplies, and funds.

• Prepare briefings, cost analysis documents, Army Strategic Portfolio Analysis & Review (SPAR) charts, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) documents.

• Retrieve status of funds (SOF) reports in GFEBS and work directly with customer budget analysts and directors/commanders.

• Prepare studies and/or analysis for further identification of funding requirements or for presentation of funds status.

• Perform management studies and reviews pertaining to issues involving mission, organization, functions, and productivity management.

• Interpret findings for studies having significant impacts and develop constructive recommendations for solving management problems.

• Reassess and refine costs for complex missions on an ongoing basis, incorporating actual cost data as it becomes available.

• Analyze and evaluate cost estimates of projects for all FY Functional Support Agreement (FSA) financial data requirements.

• Regularly follow-up with all contracts point of contacts (POC) regarding monthly disbursement plans versus actuals reported to the PEO monthly.

• Review all funding execution actions.

• Develop briefings, and Issue Sheets/Impact Statements/Reclamas/Information Papers.

• Coordinate and develop Acquisition Strategy Reports, Budget Exhibits, Budget Execution and Planning, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Weapon System Reviews, and Programmatic Risk Reviews.

• Coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure all actions occur timely, accurately, and in line with the plan.

• Develop budget implementation plans, define timelines, execute project activities and coordinate with internal and external product budget teams to ensure proper funds execution.

• Update, track, and maintain documentation for all budgetary actions and financial data to ensure compliance with audit procedures.

• Assist with the creation of Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), review and track funding MODs, and respond to customer budgetary questions where applicable.

• Provide budget input for In-Progress Reviews (IPRs), Programs of Record (PoR), Spend Plans, Program Management Reviews (PMR), etc.

• Assist PoRs with the development of risk management plans, processes, and risk identification.

• Monitor and provide contractual briefings to Government leadership on various administrative statuses.

• Provide analysis of data for Rough Orders of Magnitude (ROM).

• Process requests for funding requests submitted within the organization.

• Consistently review the latest guidance to ensure acquisitions comply with FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and Information Assurance regulations, policies, and requirements.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience.

• Experience creating and managing fiscal year budgets and spend plans.

• Experience preparing briefings, cost analysis documents, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) documents.

• Experience with the creation of Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs).

• Proficient in General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS).

• Ability to coordinate effectively with all internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience communicating/briefing highe r leadership on funding status and disbursement plans.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, proven verbal and written communications.

• Ability to work on multi-functional teams in a fast-paced development environment.

• Ability to self-start and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent organizational, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills.

• Active Secret clearance; must be able to attain a TS/SCI.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree; 4 additional years of direct relevant technical experience or relevant military service may be substituted for education.

• 8 years logistics experience with a certified Professional Logistician (CPL) certificate.

Work Environment

This position supports Program Management: Electronic Warfare & Cyber (based out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD). Our client offers a hybrid remote schedule, with technical staff expected to be on-site an average of 2 days per week, though there may be more flexibility as the individual becomes engrained with the team.

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