Senior Budget Analyst; Department of War

Position: Senior Budget Analyst (Department of War)
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Position Overview

QinetiQ US is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to support a Department of War Client in Chantilly, VA. The candidate will provide financial management and program execution support to a fast-paced DoD Research & Development (R&D) office. The Budget Analyst will support the Business Financial Manager in overseeing strategy and financial execution across a portfolio of multi-million dollar RDT&E projects in support of Research, Development, Technology & Experiment (RDT&E) initiatives.

This role emphasizes budget planning, funds execution tracking, PPBE-informed analysis, and integration of financial planning with program schedules and execution activities. The ideal candidate brings strong DoD financial management experience, understanding of appropriations, and the ability to translate financial and programmatic data into actionable insights to support leadership investment decisions and program delivery. This role emphasizes the integration of financial data with technical program milestones to provide leadership with actionable insights for investment decisions, risk mitigation, and effective program execution.

Responsibilities Candidates will provide program control and financial management expertise to support a fast-paced DoW Research & Development (R&D) office. Will support the Program Manager in overseeing budget formulation, financial execution, and resource tracking for complex development and prototyping efforts. Leads program control activities, developing and managing comprehensive financial execution plans, spend plans, and budget baselines

Monitors contract funding status, tracks obligations and disbursements, and performs financial variance analysis to identify and resolve shortfalls

Analyzes contractor cost reports and schedule performance metrics (e.g., Earned Value Management) to assess overall program health and forecast estimates at completion

Supports the development of budget justification documentation, funding execution documents, and inputs for the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cycle

Participates in project reviews, assesses financial and schedule contract deliverables (CDRLs), and coordinates with technical review boards on decisions with broad program impact

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