Senior Program Control Manager / Budget Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee and implement PPBE and MFR activities for the clinical informatics portfolio.

• Execute multi-year programming studies and budget analyses, incorporating survey methodologies, findings, evaluations, and recommendations.

• Direct budget formulation initiatives and create, manage, and maintain spreadsheets and budget documents, including inputs for the Congressional Budget Justification.

• Anticipate portfolio costs and funding requirements, including staffing needs associated with Federal EHR deployments and VistA/CPRS sustainment.

• Lead labor-category and level-of-effort estimates for features selected during Planning Interval Planning.

• Document and monitor Government appropriation decisions for each feature.

• Track obligations, expenditures, and burn rates against Government spending plans; analyze discrepancies and suggest corrective measures.

• Prepare management briefs detailing portfolio budget, cost drivers, funding risks, and trade-offs.

• Create budget dashboards and regular reports utilizing Excel or Power BI.

• Engage in PI Planning and backlog refinement to provide cost and capacity insights and align Lean portfolio budgets with prioritized Epics.

• Offer guidance and review for junior budget and program analysts.

• Assist the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Office of Clinical Informatics with the Operational Informatics Pipeline contract.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is mandatory.

• At least 6 years of professional experience in budget, financial, or cost analysis is required.

• Demonstrated experience in implementing and managing PPBE or MFR within a large integrated government organization.

• Background in budgeting, planning, and forecasting within the healthcare sector.

• Familiarity with federal budget-related laws, regulations, policies, precedents, methods, and techniques.

• Experience in developing budget artifacts and briefs for senior leadership is essential.

• Capability to obtain and sustain a VA background investigation at the designated level for the position.

• Must live and work in the United States with valid U.S. work authorization.

• Experience in supporting VA or VHA budget formulation or execution is preferred.

• Proven ability in preparing inputs for the Congressional Budget Justification.

• Familiarity with federal financial management systems, such as FMS or iFAMS.

• Experience in Lean portfolio budgeting within SAFe environments.

• Proficient in building dashboards in Power BI.

• Possession of Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) credentials is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are strongly encouraged to apply.

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