Senior Budget Analyst

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:
ANSER is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to assist the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role you will support the review of information technology and cyberspace activities (IT/CA) budgets across DoD and the development of future IT/CA budget estimates with replicable and defensible data on projected cyber planning, programming, and budgeting

This position requires work duties be performed full-time onsite at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Support ongoing processes to improve visibility into IT/CA investment activities within the Select & Native Programming Data Input System for Information Technology (SNaP-IT) budgets and spending across all DoD IT/CA portfolios.

• Assist in developing, reviewing, or modifying cyber cost models and/or strategies.

• Attend and support IT/CA program and/or portfolio reviews for the DoD to include: cyber infrastructure and cybersecurity reviews; investment reviews; defense business system reviews; major investment reviews; and Congressional Budget Justifications.

• Assist DoD CIO in meeting OMB requirements and facilitating Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) processes.

• Provide programmatic information for the President’s Budget, congressional reports, briefings and testimony, and Congressional Justification Books.

• Provide executive secretariat support for Senior Executive Service (SES)/General Officer governance forum meetings.

• Review, edit, and format written policy, guidance or instruction documents.

• Track process deliverables and milestones to meet deadlines.

• Draft briefings, meeting notes, and coordination materials.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.

• Master’s degree in in finance, business, accounting, information technology management, data analysis, government, or political science and 15+ years of professional experience with budget formulation / development or congressional (or other) reporting efforts OR a Bachelor’s degree and 17+ years of experience

• Demonstrated understanding of current DoD budgetary principles and their associated operational impact

• Demonstrated familiarity with DoD Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission and budget formulation processes.

• Experience working with budget databases to include, Select & Native Programming Data Input System for Information Technology (SNAP-IT), and / or Defense Information Technology Investment Portal.

• Experience writing and or researching within DoD appropriations and budget documents.

• Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail.

• Expert level user of Microsoft Office Software, especially MS Teams, SharePoint, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with IT or cyberspace activities with the military services and / or Defense Agencies and Field Activities.

• Familiarity with DoD CIO issues and priorities.

• Background in IT portfolio management.

• Experience briefing GO/FO/SES leaders.

• Experience with Power BI.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail [email protected]

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.