Federal Budget Analyst

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a remote contractor to create and review AI training materials focused on federal budget formulation and execution. You will produce realistic examples from budget documents, explain budgeting decisions, and ensure outputs are accurate and compliant.

You will review AI-generated content, identify errors or gaps, and document reprogramming and year-end closeout scenarios with clear rationale for training and evaluation purposes.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of federal budget experience at GS-11/12 or higher.
• Experience with budget formulation, budget execution, and funds control.
• Familiarity with OMB submissions, reprogramming, and year-end closeout.

Responsibilities

• Create realistic examples to train AI on federal budget formulation and execution.
• Review AI-generated budget content for accuracy, practical judgment and compliance.
• Explain reasoning clearly to enable training and evaluation.
• Document reprogramming scenarios, approval considerations, and alignment with spend plans.
• Compare actual expenditures with planned obligations and assess fund availability.
• Develop step-by-step year-end closeout examples and reconcile with accounting records.

Skills

Budget formulation

Budget execution

Funds control

OMB submissions

Reprogramming

Year-end closeout

Federal accounting

Job description

Create and review AI training materials on federal budget formulation, execution, funds control, reprogramming, and closeout. This remote contractor role pays $60 to $85 per hour.

Remote Hourly · $60–$85/hr

$60–$85/hr

Compensation

Contract, part-time

Engagement

Remote

Location

Open in 52 countries

United States + more

• Algeria
• Argentina
• Austria
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• India
• Indonesia
• Italy
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Peru
• Philippines
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam

The work

You will create realistic examples that help train AI systems on federal budget formulation and execution. You will also review AI-generated budget content for accuracy, practical judgment, and compliance.

The work uses federal budget documents, accounting information, and common budget decisions. You will explain your reasoning clearly so the examples can be used for training and evaluation.

• Create examples from federal budget justification narratives, exhibits, and supporting analyses.
• Write sample responses to OMB passback and explain the reasoning behind budget decisions.
• Document mid-year reprogramming scenarios, including approval considerations and consistency with spend plans.
• Compare actual expenditures with planned obligations, assess fund availability, and explain variances.
• Develop step-by-step year-end closeout examples, including reconciliation with accounting records and discrepancy resolution.
• Create guidance, templates, process walkthroughs, and annotated examples about funding types, budget changes, and compliance requirements.
• Review AI-generated budget content and identify errors, missing analysis, or unrealistic conclusions.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote contractor role. The work is focused on federal budget formulation and execution, so practical experience with federal financial management is important.

• Pay: $60 to $85 per hour.
• Work arrangement: Remote contractor role.
• Experience: At least five years of federal budget experience at approximately the GS-11/12 level or higher.
• Experience with budget formulation, budget execution, and funds control.
• Practical experience with OMB submissions, reprogramming, and year-end closeout.
• Familiarity with federal accounting and budget execution systems.
• Ability to explain budget reasoning clearly and produce realistic, well-supported written examples.
• Relevant backgrounds include GS-0560 Budget Analysis, GS-0501 Financial Administration and Program, GS-0510 Accounting, or a comparable federal budget or finance role.
• A DoD FM, CGFM, or similar financial management certification is a plus.
• Location: Open to candidates in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

About AI training work

AI training work uses examples prepared and reviewed by people to improve how AI systems respond. Experienced professionals are paid to bring real subject knowledge to tasks such as writing examples, checking model responses, and explaining why an answer is correct or incorrect.