Budget Formulation Analyst

$150,000 - $170,000/Yr

Markon Solutions - McLean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Markon, LLC is seeking a Financial Services Budget Formulation Analyst to support the Intelligence Customer's organization. This role is critical in enhancing the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution Process (IPPBE) by ensuring the financial health and strategic alignment of financial resources. The successful candidate will lead the development, execution, and monitoring of budgets to meet both internal and external requirements, contributing to the overall mission of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance and produce reports related to budget and financial activities for the component.
• Support budget program execution, ensuring alignment with available resources and programmatic goals.
• Generate budget reports for customer offices, components, and NIP programs, including funding and activity summary profiles.
• Assist in developing, reviewing, and responding to budget exercise submissions to align with organizational strategic goals.
• Aid in developing fiscal guidance and implementation schedules for each budget phase, subject to customer review and acceptance.
• Contribute to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and recommend process enhancements.
• Contribute to the development of budget analysis, financial data calls, and portfolio reviews.
• Aid the customer in developing and evaluating fiscal program builds for both internal components and IC-wide Programs.
• Draft narratives, vignettes, and input for the Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) to Congress.
• Support the development and production of the CBJB National Intelligence Program missions of interest, special topics, and related sections.
• Generate talking points, briefings, products, reports, and congressional directed action responses pertaining to the NIP, delivering these to large interagency forums and working groups.
• Assess the IC budget across cross-functional areas and disciplines.
• Participate in the full cycle of intelligence planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with USG and IC partners through large interagency forums and working groups.
• Collect and analyze various financial reports and data calls through strategic portfolio reviews.
• Track congressional legislation and its impacts on the NIP budget.
• Develop standard operating procedures and deliver training to customers.
• Develop and produce cost-benefit trade-offs and investment strategies for the NIP budget.

Requirements

• Current and active TS/SCI Clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Typically requires a BA degree in a pertinent field, such as Finance, Accounting, or Economics, demonstrating a strong academic foundation relevant to the position.
• 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience with a BA or 10 - 13 years with a Master's degree.
• A minimum of 7-10 years working in government budgeting, with 3-5 years within the Intelligence Community.
• Proven expertise in government budget formulation activities and familiarity with the intricacies of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution Process (IPPBE).