Mid-Level Congressional Budget Analyst
$80,000–$120,000 year
HybridFort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Develop, edit, and coordinate congressional briefing materials, read-ahead packages, and issue papers for Missile Defense Agency engagements. Translate complex technical and financial data into concise narratives for senior leaders and congressional audiences while drafting responses to Requests For Information and legislative inquiries. Monitor financial execution, reconcile program records, and analyze funding variances against approved spend plans. Assist with budget formulation, prepare justification narratives, and maintain traceability across congressional marks and program documentation. Requires five years of DoD financial management experience, an Active Secret Clearance, and on-site presence at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, one to two days per week.
Required Qualifications
- Five or more years of relevant experience supporting DoD financial management, congressional budget activities, budget execution, PPBE, or a closely related mission.
- Demonstrated experience developing congressional budget materials, executive-level briefings, issue papers, budget narratives, or responses to senior-level inquiries.
- Working knowledge of the DoD PPBE process, federal budget cycle, and congressional authorization and appropriations processes.
- Understanding of DoD appropriations and fiscal law principles, particularly those associated with Research, Development, Test and Evaluation and Procurement funding.
- Experience analyzing financial execution data, spend plans, funding variances, and program resource requirements.
- Ability to synthesize complex technical, programmatic, and financial information into clear and concise written products.
- Strong writing, editing, quality-control, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Ability to coordinate time-sensitive products involving multiple organizations and senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work on-site at Fort Belvoir approximately one to two days per week.
- Active Secret Security Clearance or higher
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with MDA, missile defense programs, or emerging homeland defense priorities such as Golden Dome for America
- Previous experience supporting MDA, OSD, a military department headquarters, another DoD agency, or a major defense acquisition program
- Experience supporting Congressional Staffer Days, hearings, responses to congressional inquiries, congressional mark assessments, appeals, or reclamas
- Experience preparing or reviewing Congressional Budget Justification materials
- Hands-on experience with DAI and other DoD budget execution, or reporting tools
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, public policy, political science, or a related field
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