Principal Budget Analyst

Ifas - Washington, DC

Full-time - Principal

Washington, DC

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Principal Budget Analyst is responsible for performing complex financial management tasks, including cost analysis, budget formulation, tracking, and reporting. This role requires a deep understanding of government budget processes and the ability to analyze and recommend the best use of funds while ensuring compliance with budgetary policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform cost analysis, budget formulation, tracking, and reporting related to financial management support tasks.
• Analyze and compare budgets and program actions to recommend optimal fund usage.
• Ensure budget forecasts, estimates, and submissions conform to requirements and financial objectives.
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis, depreciation, and identify trends in fund usage.
• Develop project schedules and budgets, manage resources, and coordinate efforts of diverse service providers.
• Gather data, compile information, and prepare reports and briefings.
• Monitor and execute funding documents, including inter-agency agreements and purchase requests.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Eight years of budgeting and financial management experience.
• Experience with government budget processes and life cycles, including knowledge of various types of funds.
• Knowledge of Congressional and OMB budget processes, procedures, and requirements.
• Strong analytical and policy analysis skills.
• Experience with data warehousing, extraction, and integration methodologies in medium-large scale computing environments.
• Knowledge of Federal accounting processes for reconciliations and financial data analysis.
• Excellent communication, written, and organizational skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in monitoring and executing funding documents.
• Superior skills with Microsoft Office Programs (Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.