The Senior Budget Analyst supports NTIA budget formulation and execution, forecasting, resource planning, financial analysis, and executive decision support. The position converts financial and program information into forecasts, spend plans, management reports, dashboards, and recommendations for Government leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Support annual and multi-year budget formulation, execution, and financial planning activities.
Develop budget forecasts, spend plans, burn-rate analyses, and funding projections.
Monitor commitments, obligations, expenditures, balances, and execution against plan.
Identify funding shortfalls, surpluses, execution variances, and emerging resource risks.
Prepare staffing and funding analyses and evaluate alternative resource scenarios.
Develop estimates and forecasts based on historical trends, planned workload, staffing, and mission priorities.
Respond to recurring and ad hoc financial data calls.
Develop monthly, quarterly, and executive-level budget reports.
Create dashboards and visualizations using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
Perform financial data validation, reconciliation, trend analysis, and quality control.
Coordinate budget activities with program, accounting, operational, and IT portfolio personnel.
Prepare briefings, issue papers, decision memoranda, and supporting analysis.
Recommend process improvements that improve financial visibility, accuracy, timeliness, and execution
Recommended Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
7+ years of budget, financial management, resource management, or financial-analysis experience.
3+ years of Federal budgeting or financial-management experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of Federal budget formulation and/or execution.