Senior Budget Analyst - SSC

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized "Great Place To Work", has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors.

At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers' critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.

Stellar Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Senior Budget Analyst to provide direct financial management support to the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC). This role involves hands-on work with defense acquisition funding, budget formulation and execution, and financial reporting across a wide portfolio of space-related programs.

As a trusted advisor to our DoD customers, you will help shape fiscal strategies, ensure compliance with PPBES guidelines, and support high-visibility space acquisition efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

Budget Formulation

• Prepare and review Program Objective Memoranda (POM), spend plans, and funding profiles.
• Align funding requirements with mission needs and lifecycle planning.

• Budget Execution

• Track, manage, and reconcile expenditures against approved budgets.
• Process transactions using financial systems such as FM Suite and WAWF.
• Maintain compliance with fiscal law and appropriations policies.

• Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Conduct detailed analysis of funding needs, obligation rates, and burn rates.
• Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and briefings for senior government stakeholders.
• Leverage data insights to drive decision-making and resource reallocation.

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with SSC program offices, Comptroller staff, and external stakeholders.
• Translate technical program requirements into financial impacts.

• Policy and Process Improvement

• Recommend enhancements to budget execution workflows and tools.
• Monitor changes to DoD financial policy and ensure process alignment.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Economics, or a related field
  (An additional 6 years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement)
• 8+ years of direct DoD Financial Management experience
• 6+ years supporting space programs (SSC or legacy AFSPC highly desirable)
• 3+ years of experience with CCAR (Comprehensive Cost and Requirement)
• 3+ years of hands-on work with FM Suite and WAWF systems
• 5+ years proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Familiarity with PPBES, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) practices, and OMB regulations

Desired Skills:

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Public Policy, or a related field
• Prior experience working within or alongside Space Systems Command (SSC)
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DoD 5000 series
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver under deadline

Security Clearance & Other Requirements:

• An active SECRET clearance is required to be considered
• TS/SCI eligibility and program access is strongly preferred
• Position is located at Los Angeles AFB, CA - Note: Position can be hybrid with travel expected to be 25% or less.

Compensation:

The typical salary range for this position is USD $140,000 - $170,000 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, profit sharing / retirement plan and other benefits (all in addition to annual base salary).

Deliverables could be in the format of a report, software file, briefing, spreadsheet, or other document as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction. The nature of this work will, at times, require quick responses to stringent deadlines and always in a high quality, professional manner.