Senior Analyst, Legislative

Pantheon Data • Washington, DC

1d • $100,000 - $113,000

About The Position

Pantheon Data is seeking a Senior Analyst, Legislative to serve as the client’s central intake and coordination point for audit, review, and data call requests from organizations such as the Defense Audit Office, the DoD Inspector General, the Naval Audit Service, and the Government Accountability Office. The analyst receives and interprets requests, identifies the appropriate offices and action officers, routes requests with clear requirements and deadlines, and tracks each item through submission, follow-up, and formal closure.

The role maintains the authoritative request tracker, manages multiple independent timelines, drives interim milestones, and provides recurring status reports to senior leadership. It requires sound judgment to determine which requests the analyst can manage directly and which require prompt leadership attention. The analyst also flags sensitive or unusually broad requests, works with requesting bodies to clarify scope, reviews draft responses for completeness and consistency, identifies recurring themes across requests, and develops the intake process, templates, tracking tools, and operating rhythm. The work is administrative and analytical rather than financial; the role does not perform or audit financial statements.

The position is based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The company emphasizes flexibility and collaboration, with work conducted in person or remotely as appropriate to client requirements. If assigned to a company office or client site, the employee may work there in person as needed. A Secret clearance is required for continued employment, and the employee must maintain a favorable Secret-level background investigation and execute a nondisclosure agreement within 15 days of hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant professional experience; or a bachelor's degree in a field related to the work and at least 16 years of relevant professional experience.
• Background in legislative or congressional analysis, policy implementation and review, or other formal inquiry response work.
• Experience coordinating responses to formal external taskers, data calls, audits, inspections, or congressional inquiries within a government or defense organization.
• Ability to manage concurrent items on independent timelines without losing track of any of them.
• Experience exercising judgment on audits, including deciding when to escalate, reassign, reject, and submit materials.
• Strong reading comprehension for formal correspondence and the ability to determine precisely what is being asked and what is not.
• Concise written communication suitable for senior military and civilian leadership.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and obtain responses from people who do not report to you.
• Discretion in handling sensitive and controlled unclassified information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Ability to work effectively remotely in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work.
• Secret clearance is required for continued employment; maintain a favorable Secret-level background investigation for the duration of the assignment.
• Execute a nondisclosure agreement within 15 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience supporting audits or reviews conducted by the DoD Inspector General, the Naval Audit Service, the Government Accountability Office, or a service audit agency.
• Familiarity with the audit lifecycle, including entrance conferences, fieldwork, notices of findings and recommendations, draft report comments, exit conferences, and corrective action tracking.
• Experience developing or tracking corrective action plans and milestones through closure.
• Working knowledge of NAVSEA, the Navy, and the Department of War.
• Experience using ETMS2.
• Experience supporting senior military or civilian executives in a high-tempo environment.
• Experience building a tracking or case management process from scratch.
• Active Secret clearance is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the initial point of receipt for audit, review, and data call requests directed to the client organization.
• Analyze incoming requests to determine what is being asked and which offices and action officers can respond.
• Route requests to the correct point of contact with a clear statement of the requested action and deadline.
• Acknowledge receipt to the requesting body and establish a point-of-contact relationship.
• Identify overlap with earlier or ongoing responses and connect related requests to support consistent organizational answers.
• Maintain an authoritative tracker of open requests, including requesting body, scope, assigned office, interim milestones, due date, and status.
• Manage multiple independent timelines and drive interim milestones by building work plans backward from deadlines.
• Follow requests through submission, follow-up questions, and formal closure.
• Produce recurring status reports for senior leadership and provide current status on open items when requested.
• Determine which requests can be handled directly and which require senior attention.
• Escalate sensitive or high-stakes audit issues early, with the issue, options, and a recommendation.
• Recognize and flag sensitive requests, including scope creep, unusual data requests, or lines of inquiry with broader implications.
• Work with requesting bodies to clarify requests that are unclear or overly broad.
• Review draft responses for completeness, internal consistency, and responsiveness to the request.
• Analyze requests over time to identify recurring themes, repeat findings, and areas of sustained attention.
• Build the intake process, tracker, templates, and operating rhythm for reliable request management and status updates.
• Maintain a retrievable record of prior responses to support efficient answers to repeat questions.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and benefits.
• SmartBenefits through the Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority, with a specified amount of pre-tax wages paid directly to a SmarTrip account.
• Tuition assistance may be available for continuing education expenses and certifications related to the position.

What This Job Offers

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