Budget and Financial Analyst (Intelligence Center)

MITRE Corporation - McLean, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Financial and Budget Analyst position within MITRE's Strategy and Policy Department focuses on providing resource management expertise to enhance policy formulation, planning, and strategy execution across the national security enterprise. The role involves collaborating with senior intelligence officials to ensure mission requirements are funded and executed effectively, delivering unbiased recommendations based on thorough budget and resource analysis.

Responsibilities

• Deliver analysis results and recommendations within products such as Congressional Budget Justification Book and supporting analyses, responses to Congressional inquiries, directed actions, and budget marks.
• Collect, analyze, and disseminate budget and financial data while working with senior staff across the government.
• Provide analysis and assessment of technical and programmatic baselines to ensure alignment with directorate needs/requirements implementation.
• Assess policy changes and/or technology insertion and their effect on budget requests.
• Review, analyze, and summarize budget exhibits.
• Leverage existing IT systems to collect, monitor, and analyze current budget allocations.
• Provide clear, concise, and unbiased recommendations to senior government officials.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with current polygraph.
• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with relevant experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, accounting, or related field with a fundamental level of data analysis.
• Experience with analysis conducted using Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to lead a financial-related study, conduct research, collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, and communicate results for decision makers.
• Ability to interact with senior level government officials in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth