Senior Budget Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Akira Technologies is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to support National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) budget formulation and execution, forecasting, resource planning, financial analysis, and executive decision support. The Senior Budget Analyst will translate financial and program data into actionable forecasts, spend plans, management reports, dashboards, and recommendations that support informed decision-making by Government leadership.

This is a hybrid position with onsite presence up to two-three days a week in Washington, DC. Ideal candidates must be US Citizens with an active Public Trust clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support annual and multi-year budget formulation, execution, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Develop budget forecasts, spend plans, burn-rate analyses, and funding projections.
• Monitor commitments, obligations, expenditures, balances, and execution against established plans.
• Identify funding shortfalls, surpluses, execution variances, and emerging resource risks.
• Develop staffing and funding analyses and evaluate alternative resource scenarios.
• Prepare estimates and forecasts using historical trends, planned workloads, staffing levels, and mission priorities.
• Respond to recurring and ad hoc financial data calls and reporting requirements.
• Develop monthly, quarterly, and executive-level budget and financial reports.
• Create dashboards and data visualizations using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Perform financial data validation, reconciliation, trend analysis, and quality control.
• Coordinate budget activities with program, accounting, operational, and IT portfolio teams.
• Prepare executive briefings, issue papers, decision memoranda, and supporting financial analysis.
• Identify and recommend process improvements that increase financial visibility, accuracy, timeliness, and execution.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in budget, financial management, resource management, or financial analysis.
• 3+ years of Federal budgeting or financial management experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Federal budget formulation and/or execution.
• Experience developing forecasts, spend plans, variance analyses, and senior management reports.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into concise recommendations and executive-level briefings.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CGFM, or similar financial management certification.
• Experience with Power BI and/or Tableau.
• Experience supporting Federal appropriations and fiscal-year execution.
• Experience with Government ERP or financial management systems.
• Experience briefing SES, executive, or senior program leadership.

Salary Range: $125,000 to $145,000

Akira’s pay range for this position considers various factors including skills, years of experience, training, licenses, certifications, alignment with market data, and internal equity in the organization. This pay range estimate is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary, which Akira believes to be done in good faith in compliance with local laws. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

General Description of Benefits

Akira offers its employees multiple options for medical plans (some with Health Savings Account), dental plans, and vision coverage, and a 401(k) plan with employer match. To promote work/life balance, Akira offers paid time off, including vacation and sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave. We also offer short and long-term disability benefits to protect employee income in the event of sickness or injury, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and critical illness insurance. Akira also offers tuition, training, and certification reimbursement for professional development and career advancement.

Akira regularly reviews our total rewards package to ensure our offerings remain competitive and reflect the values and needs expressed by our employees.

About Akira Technologies

Akira strives to meet and exceed the mission and objectives of US federal agencies. As a leading small business cloud modernization and data analytics services provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated solutions and technologies that serve the needs of our customers and citizens. Akira serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, cyber, defense, civilian, and health markets. Every day, our employees deliver transformational outcomes, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Akira is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.