Lead Budget Analyst
About The Position
Located in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Bureau Financial Support Services, Management Financial Accounts Directorate, Office of Diplomatic Security Financial Services, Financial Planning Division (CGFS/BFSS/MFA/DSFS/FPD), the Lead Budget Analyst serves as a Diplomatic Security subject matter expert, lead advocate, and technical authority for budget formulation, justification, presentation, and enactment. The role is responsible for pre-execution budget activities. The position leads a team of three Budget Analysts and supports budget formulation, Diplomatic Security participation in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) Program, and management of special recurring and reimbursement accounts. It leads bureau-wide budget formulation efforts through enactment, serves as a liaison between technical program offices and financial management stakeholders, manages the DS Local Guard Program—the largest cost center in the ICASS platform—and develops operating plans for covered accounts. The analyst also communicates with external partners that resource Diplomatic Security activities through these accounts.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
- Must obtain and maintain eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information.
- A Statement of Employment & Financial Interest is required prior to appointment.
- Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade requirements.
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service.
- Experience developing, writing, and defending programmatic budget submissions through budget justification, formulation, presentation, and enactment.
- Experience completing comprehensive management analyses and reports on large sets of financial data using data analytics software and presenting financial information in an accessible format for senior leaders.
- Experience leading financial management process improvement, including leveraging new technologies to automate and standardize financial management business processes.
- Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of three Budget Analysts supporting budget formulation, DS participation in the ICASS Program, and management of special recurring and reimbursement accounts.
- Lead bureau-wide budget formulation efforts from formulation through justification, presentation, and enactment.
- Serve as a liaison and interface between Diplomatic Security technical program offices and financial management stakeholders.
- Manage the DS Local Guard Program, the largest cost center in the ICASS platform.
- Manage special recurring appropriations accounts and special reimbursement programs.
- Develop operating plans for covered accounts.
- Communicate with external partners that resource Diplomatic Security activities through these accounts.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
