Deputy Director, Budgeting and Planning

Senate • Washington, DC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Secretary of the Senate’s Senate Disbursing Office is seeking a Deputy Director, Budgeting and Planning. This executive-level professional serves as a senior advisor to the Secretary of the Senate, Financial Clerk, and Assistant Financial Clerk on Senate budget formulation and management, appropriations, financial planning, and fiscal policy. The role provides strategic leadership for development, execution, and oversight of the Senate’s operating budget and long-range financial planning, aligning resources with organizational priorities, legislative requirements, and sound fiscal management principles.

The Deputy Director directs budget strategy development, advises executive leadership on emerging financial issues, oversees enterprise budget initiatives, and promotes stewardship of Senate appropriated funds. The position leads development of financial policies, business processes, and budget management systems in support of evolving Senate operational requirements and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and Senate policies. The role requires substantial independent judgment in analyzing complex financial issues, evaluating policy and legislative impacts, establishing priorities, developing recommendations, and representing Senate financial leadership to internal and external stakeholders.

The work is governed by Title 2 of the United States Code, Treasury Financial Manual requirements, Secretary of the Senate policies and procedures, the United States Senate Handbook, the Senate Ethics Manual, and Senate Disbursing Office policies and operating procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, economics, or a closely related field.
• Eight to ten years of progressively responsible experience leading governmental budgeting, financial management, accounting, appropriations, or fiscal administration programs, including supervisory experience.
• Expertise in governmental budgeting, appropriations, financial planning, accounting, fiscal management, and financial reporting.
• Experience directing complex budget formulation, budget execution, financial analysis, resource allocation, and long-range financial planning within a large or complex organization.
• Ability to analyze complex financial, budgetary, legislative, and operational issues and develop recommendations supporting executive decisions and organizational objectives.
• Knowledge of governmental financial management principles, internal controls, and applicable fiscal laws, regulations, and policies.
• Success leading professional staff, managing priorities, and fostering a high-performing, collaborative work environment.
• Ability to set strategic priorities, manage competing initiatives, allocate resources, and achieve organizational objectives with accuracy, accountability, and customer service.
• Ability to build productive partnerships and collaborate with executive leadership, legislative stakeholders, and external organizations.
• Experience building and leading teams, designing and implementing systems and technology, and developing and implementing end-to-end financial processes.
• Experience leading organizational change, improving business processes, and implementing operational efficiencies.
• Knowledge of enterprise financial management systems, budget formulation applications, business intelligence tools, and financial reporting technologies used in governmental financial operations.
• Ability to lead financial systems modernization, evaluate business requirements, and implement process improvements that support effectiveness, internal controls, and executive decision-making.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including preparation of executive briefings, policy recommendations, budget justifications, financial analyses, and formal reports.
• Ability to explain complex financial information to executive leadership, legislative stakeholders, and diverse audiences while exercising sound judgment, professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Commitment to integrity, ethical conduct, stewardship of public resources, and customer service.
• Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance is required.
• Physical presence in the office is required, except as otherwise required by the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
• No licenses, certifications, or other requirements are listed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in congressional operations, federal appropriations, legislative branch financial management, or comparable public-sector financial organizations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior advisor to the Secretary of the Senate, Financial Clerk, and Assistant Financial Clerk on budget formulation and management, appropriations, financial planning, and fiscal policy.
• Lead development, execution, and oversight of the Senate operating budget and long-range financial planning activities.
• Develop budget strategies and advise executive leadership on emerging financial issues.
• Oversee enterprise budget initiatives and promote stewardship of Senate appropriated funds.
• Lead the development of financial policies, business processes, and budget management systems.
• Analyze complex financial issues and evaluate policy and legislative impacts; establish priorities and develop recommendations.
• Represent Senate financial leadership before internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead professional staff, manage organizational priorities, and foster a collaborative, high-performing work environment.
• Build productive partnerships with executive leadership, legislative stakeholders, and external organizations.
• Build and lead new teams; design and implement systems, technology, and end-to-end financial processes.
• Lead organizational change, improve business processes, and implement operational efficiencies.
• Lead financial systems modernization initiatives, evaluate business requirements, and implement process improvements.
• Prepare executive briefings, policy recommendations, budget justifications, financial analyses, and formal reports.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; specific eligibility and offerings depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive