Senior Financial and Budget Analyst (Remote)
About The Position
GovCIO is hiring a Senior Financial and Budget Analyst to support financial management, strategic planning, data analysis, and reporting activities for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The role supports a Fiscal Management-focused mission delivery team with budget formulation and execution, government taskings, data calls, analytics, dashboard development, and other programmatic needs. The position is fully remote. The analyst provides strategic and programmatic guidance, portfolio management, budget analysis, and financial management recommendations. The role also involves preparing leadership briefings and written deliverables, coordinating with stakeholders, monitoring budget execution, and analyzing projects and requirements to support mission and strategic objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience.
- 10 or more years of experience working in dynamic customer delivery environments; the experience requirement may be reduced by two years for a master’s degree.
- Ability to attain and maintain DHS clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience delivering work for DHS and/or U.S. government agencies; previous or existing DHS clearance is highly preferred.
- Five or more years of federal financial and budget analysis experience.
- Knowledge and experience in program planning, scheduling, budget planning and formulation, and cost analysis.
- Strong understanding of project management and data analysis.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
- Ability to work independently in an extremely fast-paced environment.
- Ability to lead and direct a group of analysts in executing program tasks.
- Ability to foster collaborative relationships with team members and external stakeholders.
- Flexibility to change direction quickly while tracking and executing tasks in progress.
- Ability to think creatively while communicating or handling a variety of situations.
- Advanced writing skills.
- Excellent presentation development skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and programmatic guidance and portfolio management to stakeholders.
- Participate in budget formulation and execution processes.
- Provide briefings and guidance to senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop and use costing data and program analysis techniques to identify financial savings in support of the client mission and strategic direction.
- Capture or create budget requirements, analyze portfolio- or product-focused issues, and lead resolution activities aligned with program outcome objectives.
- Develop financial management recommendations and related deliverables, such as white papers, issues papers, and risk assessments.
- Analyze candidate projects to ensure they are justified, prioritized, and structured to deliver expected business value.
- Assist with all aspects of Multi-Year Planning (MYP) activities.
- Coordinate budget formulation exercises with stakeholders.
- Develop leadership briefings to identify budget or project issues, project risks, and technical issues.
- Monitor execution-year budget figures and ensure funds are obligated on time.
- Lead analysis of budgetary needs, execution of new requirements, and alignment of budgets with mission needs.
- Work with team members to analyze changing requirements and recommend timely solutions.
- Translate complex issues from multiple sources into clear, concise written narratives.
- Develop presentation materials, prepare meeting agendas, and synthesize complex information into visualizations using tools such as PowerPoint.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
