Budget Formulation & Execution Analyst

$160,000 - $180,000/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 & Execution Analyst to support the Intelligence Customer's organization in optimizing financial resource allocation. This role involves providing expert insights into financial activities, assisting in budget submissions, and ensuring compliance with strategic goals and deadlines. The analyst will collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance operational procedures and contribute to the development of fiscal guidance and budget reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert insights to support and contribute to the analysis and reporting of a component's financial activities and budget.
• Assist in crafting comprehensive spend plans and closely monitor financial execution activities.
• Record and track interagency agreements for facilitating Economy Act and other financial transactions.
• Document financial commitments, obligations, and expenses with precision and accuracy.
• Ensure meticulous preparation and processing of transactions, verifying and certifying payments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to execute budgets effectively, ensuring alignment with programmatic goals and optimal resource utilization.
• Generate detailed budget reports encompassing funding and activity summaries for various stakeholders, including the customer's offices, component, and NIP programs.
• Assist in the development of budget submissions, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Contribute to the creation of fiscal guidance and implementation schedules for each budget phase, subject to customer review and acceptance.
• Support adherence to Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (IPPBE) deadlines and milestones, facilitating customer participation in necessary processes.
• Contribute to the enhancement of operational procedures by recommending and implementing process improvements.
• Maintain a meticulous record and tracking system for interagency agreements, facilitating seamless financial transactions.
• Resolve outstanding financial obligations and undelivered orders proficiently.
• Provide dedicated support to COTRs and the Chief of Staff, aiding in the execution of their requirements and addressing process-related inquiries.
• Engage in developing insightful budget analysis, participating in financial data calls, and conducting portfolio reviews.
• Collaborate with the customer in the development and evaluation of fiscal program builds for both internal components and IC-wide Programs.
• Devise effective methods to track spending, execution, commitments, obligations, and expenses for the component.
• Develop strategic program briefs to effectively communicate critical information.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of the budget, ensuring balance across various functions and disciplines.
• Contribute to and generate various communication materials, such as talking points, briefs, and reports pertaining to budgets, for dissemination through interagency forums and working groups.
• Collaborate closely with USG and IC partners in large interagency forums and working groups, fostering effective communication and collaboration.
• Provide expert guidance and produce reports related to budget and financial activities for the component.
• 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 and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience.
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in a pertinent field, such as Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• A minimum of 7-10 years working in government budgeting of which 3-5 years must be within the Intelligence Community.
• Proven expertise of government budget execution activities and adept familiarity with the intricacies of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution Process (IPPBE).

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $160,000 - $180,000 per year.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Recognition as a top workplace in federal government consulting.