DoW Budget PPBE SME - Budget Formulation Support

Full Time Washington DC, DC, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

DoW
Budget PPBE SME – Budget Formulation Support

Level :
Subject Matter Expert

Clearance :
Secret

* Candidates must have the above clearance level and, at a minimum, be able to maintain this clearance during their employment with Montcure.

Montcure, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded with a vision to revolutionize consulting and advisory services through innovative, data-driven solutions. The Montcure team recognizes the unique challenges faced by organizations and governments in today's rapidly evolving business environment.

The Department of War (DoW) Budget PPBE Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides senior-level expertise to financial management leadership across all phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process. This role serves as a trusted advisor on budget formulation, justification, and execution for assigned appropriations and Program Elements (PEs), with a strong emphasis on leveraging the One Stream platform to modernize budget data management, automate reporting, and improve the speed and accuracy of financial decision-making.

• Serve as the subject matter expert on the PPBE process, advising government leadership on DoW planning, programming, budgeting, and execution policy and procedures.
• Lead development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and President's Budget (PB) submissions, including budget exhibits, justification materials, and supporting analyses.
• Analyze program and budget issues, prepare issue papers, and develop courses of action to support resource allocation decisions.
• Support reprogramming actions, Congressional marks and appeals, and responses to fiscal or programmatic changes.
• Interpret and apply fiscal law, appropriations rules, and DoD Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR) guidance.
• Mentor junior analysts and promote consistent, repeatable PPBE practices across the team.

• Serve as the functional lead for One Stream-based budget formulation, planning, and reporting activities.
• Build, maintain, and enhance One Stream cube views, dashboards, workflows, and reports to support PPBE cycle requirements.
• Support data integration and validation between One Stream and authoritative DOW financial systems.
• Translate PPBE business requirements into One Stream functional requirements and partner with technical teams on configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Develop user guides and training materials and provide end-user support to promote adoption of One Stream across stakeholder organizations.

• Track and analyze funds execution for assigned PEs, including allocations, commitments, obligations, and expenditures.
• Monitor progress toward Navy execution benchmarks, identify execution risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide financial status assessments and execution forecasts to inform leadership decision-making.
• Support mid-year reviews, quarterly execution reviews, and formal program financial reviews.

• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports, data visualizations, and briefing materials for senior leadership using One Stream, Advana, and related tools.
• Brief senior leaders on budget status, PPBE milestones, and emerging issues.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders across the DOW agency leads, and resource sponsors to resolve programmatic and financial issues impacting budget performance.

• Active SECRET security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (Master's preferred).
• Minimum 8 years of DoD…