Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for a Program Acquisition Budget Specialist to support military space programs. Onsite in El Segundo, CA.

Essential Duties of the Program Acquisition Budget Specialist:

• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of new and ongoing projects and serve as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Manage financial resourcing for current and future DoD acquisition programs with diverse funding types including Procurement, Research and Development, and Operations and Maintenance.
• Assist in the development and coordination of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs, Unfunded Requirements (UFR) / Unfunded Priority Lists (UPL), and Acquisition Strategy Panel (ASP) documentation.
• Participate in budget queries & prepare financial status reports.
• Perform budget execution and administration work involving monitoring current year and prior year obligations incurred and actual expenditures of budgets.

Qualifications of the Program Acquisition Budget Specialist:

• Bachelor’s degree at a minimum.
• 10-15+ years of experience with PPBE and PPBS required.
• Knowledge of Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Future Year Defense Plan (FYDP) Defense Guidance, Unfunded Requirements (UFR) and Unfunded Priority Lists (UPL), Acquisition Strategy Panel (ASP), and Joint Strategic Planning Systems.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree at a minimum.

Compensation for the Program Acquisition Budget Specialist:

• $175,000 - $200,000 (based on experience)
• Comprehensive benefit package; Cigna Medical, Cigna Dental, Vision, 401k w/ ADP, 20 PTO, 11 paid holidays, Sick Leave as required by law.

This job opens for applications on 8/29/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of new and ongoing projects and serve as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Manage financial resourcing for current and future DoD acquisition programs with diverse funding types including Procurement, Research and Development, and Operations and Maintenance.
• Assist in the development and coordination of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs, Unfunded Requirements (UFR) / Unfunded Priority Lists (UPL), and Acquisition Strategy Panel (ASP) documentation.
• Participate in budget queries & prepare financial status reports.
• Perform budget execution and administration work involving monitoring current year and prior year obligations incurred and actual expenditures of budgets