Budget Program Analyst - Washington, DC

Job Description

Potomac Wave 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).

• Assist with day‑to‑day program management budgetary activities, including 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, including 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; establish and maintain program files; perform budget and finance duties.
• Assist with the development of strategic planning documents for the directorate and its divisions.
• Engage with points of contact on behalf of leadership to address budget discrepancies and communicate budget guidance.
• Perform budget assessments to project spending rates as requested by leadership and draft responses to requests for information on division budget status for review/approval by the division directors.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business‑related field from an accredited university or college, or equivalent experience 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 in Federal budgeting, specialized within the U.S. Government, preferably in the intelligence/counterintelligence, military, law enforcement, or similar communities.
• Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in automated data processing capabilities, including Microsoft Office applications, with expertise in Excel and creating or revising funding‑tracking spreadsheets.
• Experience working with 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 counter terrorism topics.
• Completion of training courses in Appropriations Law, Federal Budget Process, Budget Execution, and Budget Formulation.

Salary range: $70,000 - $100,000.

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