LANTANA CONSULTING GROUP INC - Budget Proposal Specialist

LANTANA CONSULTING GROUP INC - Budget Proposal Specialist In order to use this site, it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. All Jobs  >  Budget Proposal Specialist LANTANA CONSULTING GROUP INC Apply Budget Proposal Specialist Fully Remote • Remote Type Full-time Description Lantana Consulting Group provides services and software for standards-based health-information exchange. We have established ourselves as a trusted leader in the industry with two decades of expertise in developing and deploying technical specifications and interoperability solutions. As a rapidly growing distributed, employee-owned company, we hire exceptional talent nationwide and offer flexible remote work arrangements. We take pride in our mission to improve public health and quality of care. Primary purpose:   Develops detailed proposal budgets and collaborates with cross-functional teams to accurately estimate project costs. Works closely with technical leads, subject matter experts, project managers, finance, proposal staff, and external partners to deliver competitive, compliant cost proposals. A successful candidate will do the following: - Develop accurate, compliant proposal budgets based on technical and business requirements - Draft clear, defensible assumptions; budget narratives; and the staffing and management section for proposal submissions - Review budgets for completeness and alignment with technical, staffing, management, and business volumes; perform final quality checks before leadership approval - With Finance and Capture teams, work with managers to evaluate resource needs and shape staffing recommendations; own the process and drive toward final recommendations  - Develop proposal payment schedules with support from Finance  - Support capture and proposal teams during key reviews to align budget with the technical solutions and win strategies - Maintain and enhance Lantana’s estimator tools and recommend improvements or new methodologies - Prioritize, plan, and deliver work on time for multiple people while maintaining flexibility and adapting to changing situations - Track spending for bids and proposals and prepare reports for leadership - Coordinate the handoff of the budget proposal to the project-execution team - Establish and maintain a structured process to analyze LOE-to-actual variance, identify trends, develop standardized forecasting tools, and recommend adjustments to improve accuracy of estimates  Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting, economics, or related field - Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing proposal budgets, cost estimates, or financial projections in federal contracting, preferably in the health informatics or health IT space - Strong understanding of proposal-development processes and compliance requirements - Strong understanding of staffing and management requirements for federal proposals, including how they inform decisions regarding level of effort and budgeting  - Proficiency in Excel and budget-development tools (such as formulas, pivot tables, and data validation) - Ability to elicit requirements and translate technical input into accurate budgets - Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion Preferred qualifications: - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification - Experience in the health informatics or health IT space - Experience contributing to proposal solutioning or approach development - Experience analyzing key cost drivers, staffing sensitivities, and pricing risks for competitive positioning and informed price-to-win decisions - Experience with estimator or cost-modeling tools for government contracting - Experience with government pricing and proposal software that automates cost-proposal development  - Understanding of procurement methods (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs) and their budget implications - Working knowledge of FAR Part 15 cost-proposal requirements and cost-realism principles - Understanding of treatment of allowable/unallowable cost and application of indirect rate in federal contracting Additional information:  - We are a remote organization, but we prioritize in-person collaboration during key events such as our annual company meeting.  - We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. - For this position, the candidate must reside in the United States. Salary Description $90,000 - $110,000 Apply View All Jobs Powered by Privacy Policy Payroll & HR Software