Plans & Budget Analyst

Overview

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Responsibilities

The sponsor seeks a knowledgeable and motivated plans officer/budget analyst with previous experience using the sponsor's systems and processes. Job duties and qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides strategic and programmatic plans and budget support to the Group responsible for a large portfolio of IT and cyber programs and projects
• Supports the Group and Divisions in coordinating, formulating, justifying, and defending budget builds
• Develops and maintains spend plans supporting a diverse portfolio of programs and projects
• Reconciles spend plans with actual and planned expenditures and recommends options to address potential over- or under-utilization of resources
• Stays current with all Customer and Resource Management Guidance and assists in creating and maintaining baseline practices and procedures that align with guidance
• Assists staff in researching and resolving resource and budget issues and questions wherever possible
• Prepares supporting documentation for budget exercises, over-guidance, unfunded calls, and re-programming
• Assists with writing congressional language for submission into the program build
• Performs short- and long-term financial trend analyses
• Prepares briefings, budgets, and spend plans, and supports programmatic activities
• Coordinates and responds to budget requirements and budget-related taskings
• Collaborates with Resource Management as required; attends/supports resource meetings
• Interfaces with executive-level management to plan, present, and brief financial information

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 12–15 years of experience; Master’s degree with 10–13 years of experience; or Ph.D. with 10+ years of experience in quantitative analysis, financial analysis, social sciences, or a closely related field
• Knowledge of strategic planning and resource management processes 
• Knowledge of program planning and day-to-day execution processes 
• Knowledge of business resource planning practices and cost analysis methodologies 
• Knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices
• Knowledge of program risk assessment principles and processes 
• Ability to apply analytic and diagnostic methods, including quantitative techniques, to identify, evaluate, and recommend substantive solutions to interrelated analytical problems and issues.
• Demonstrated competence as a plans and budget officer
• Full awareness of financial resource requirements for both the execution year and budget out-years
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple organizations, providing instruction/guidance to a variety of audiences with varying levels of financial expertise

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.