Senior Budget Analyst

Role Summary The Senior Budget Analyst supports NTIA budget formulation and execution, forecasting, resource planning, financial analysis, and executive decision support. The position converts financial and program information into forecasts, spend plans, management reports, dashboards, and recommendations for Government leadership. Key Responsibilities Support annual and multi-year budget formulation, execution, and financial planning activities. Develop budget forecasts, spend plans, burn-rate analyses, and funding projections. Monitor commitments, obligations, expenditures, balances, and execution against plan. Identify funding shortfalls, surpluses, execution variances, and emerging resource risks. Prepare staffing and funding analyses and evaluate alternative resource scenarios. Develop estimates and forecasts based on historical trends, planned workload, staffing, and mission priorities. Respond to recurring and ad hoc financial data calls. Develop monthly, quarterly, and executive-level budget reports. Create dashboards and 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 personnel. Prepare briefings, issue papers, decision memoranda, and supporting analysis. Recommend process improvements that improve financial visibility, accuracy, timeliness, and execution Recommended Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field. 7+ years of budget, financial management, resource management, or financial-analysis experience. 3+ years of Federal budgeting or financial-management experience strongly preferred. Demonstrated knowledge of Federal budget formulation and/or execution. Strong experience developing forecasts, spend plans, variance analyses, and senior-management reports. Advanced Excel proficiency. Ability to synthesize large financial datasets into concise recommendations and briefings Preferred Qualifications CPA, CGFM, or similar financial-management certification. Power BI and Tableau. Experience supporting Federal appropriations and fiscal-year execution. Experience with Government ERP or financial-management applications. Experience briefing SES, executive, or program leadership #J-18808-Ljbffr