Budget Program Analyst

PotomacWave is looking for a Budget Program Analyst to join our team supporting a Federal client in Washington, DC. This position functions as a program management support specialist related to budget analysis. This position will provide all budgetary administrative support functions, assist with day-to-day program management activities including budget planning and tracking (strategic and short term), program briefing and report development, tracking deliverables, and developing and implementing an annual budget management cycle (i.e., spend plans). 

Responsibilities:

• Assist with day-to-day program management budgetary activities, to include budget planning and tracking and program briefing and report development.
• Assist in tracking deliverables and developing/implementing an annual project management cycle related to spend plans to include periodic update of division priorities and projections, review/tracking of project proposals, project selection, and providing feedback to senior leadership on funding plans and allocations.
• Assist in the annual development of a work plan that details projects to be completed and how they relate to established priorities.
• Assist with preparing final correspondence, reports, and other published material; prepare briefing material; establishes and maintains program files; performs budget and finance duties.
• Assist with the development of strategic planning documents for the directorate and its divisions.
• Engage with POCs on the behalf of leadership to address budget discrepancies and to communicate budget guidance.
• Perform budget assessments to project spending rates as requested by leadership and shall draft all responses to requests for information on Division budget status for review/approval by the Division Directors.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college in a business-related field. Experience may be substituted for degree if directly related to supporting federal budgets.
• Ten (10) years of experience performing budgetary administrative support functions for multiple programs across offices/divisions/directorates.
• Five (5) years of experience performing administrative support functions to include Federal budgeting support specialized within the U.S. Government preferably in the intelligence/counterintelligence, military, law enforcement, or similar communities.
• Must be highly organized and have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in automated data processing capabilities, including Microsoft Office applications, with an expertise in Excel, creating new or revising existing funding tracking spreadsheets.
• Experience working Federal budget processes, cycles, and systems, tracking expenditures, including automated (checkbook) accounting.
• Must have an active Top Secret or DOE Q clearance.

• Experience in DOE or NNSA on project management taskings; knowledge of DOE budget systems; and experience with nuclear or counterterrorism topics is desired.
• Completion of course training in one or all the following is desired: Appropriations Law, Federal Budget Process, Budget Execution and Budget Formulation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Race/Sex/Religion/Disability/Veteran Status/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age.