IC Financial Manager - IC CIO Mission and Resources Group

Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 169,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Bethesda, Maryland is seeking an IC Financial Manager within the CIO Mission and Resources Group. This role leads budget formulation, financial analysis, and resource guidance to senior leadership, ensuring cost-efficient support across IC programs and agencies.

The position offers exposure to strategic budget development, congressional briefings, and high-priority initiatives such as cloud adoption and zero trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, and author IC resource strategies, analytical issue papers, strategic evaluations, background papers, talking points, resource issue papers, and/or other analytical products applying extensive subject matter knowledge to support the IC senior leadership in making informed programmatic decisions.
• Lead and guide the planning, preparation, justification, administration, analysis, and monitoring of budget/financial information to ensure cost-effective support of IC organizations and programs.
• Oversee budget/financial data analysis and the assessment of financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems.
• Manage the expectations of senior-level customers and ensure the delivery of quality products and services; lead the examination of project successes and failures and develop solutions to improve products and services.
• Monitors the collection, research, and analysis of comprehensive and substantive financial information to develop budget testimony, briefings, and talking points for senior DNI leadership.

Job description

IC Financial Manager - IC CIO Mission and Resources Group

• Hiring Agency: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Bethesda, Maryland
• Hiring Path: Public
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Information Office (CIO) is responsible for advancing the Intelligence Community's mission by driving secure collaboration, integration, and information sharing; identifying and addressing information enterprise risks; and providing strategic leadership and oversight of the IC's enterprise architecture and enterprise information technology.

Key Responsibilities

The Mission Requirement Group's (MRG) enables the IC CIO to achieve the most pressing aspects of the National Intelligence Strategy by engaging with agencies, departments, and services that comprise the IC.

A dedicated team under MRG accomplishes this by collaborating with resource personnel to proactively: advise the IC CIO on planning and budget formulation, support IC partners with Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) development, and generate accurate resource content for the DNI's annual budget briefings to Congress.

This team accomplishes all of this by being a key extension of the entire OIC CIO team and working directly with other offices within the ODNI in order to deliver tangible results and provide constructive resource related guidance. The position provides the selected candidate a unique opportunity to engage with IC elements on high priority initiatives such as cloud service adoption, AI and zero trust implementation.

Candidates with intellectual curiosity and a passion for implementing change will benefit from joining the team and have opportunities to grow professionally. The working environment does entail instances in which the selected candidate must respond to time sensitive taskings. The selected candidate must be self-motivated and results-driven to be successful in the position.

Lead, plan, and author IC resource strategies, analytical issue papers, strategic evaluations, background papers, talking points, resource issue papers, and/or other analytical products applying extensive subject matter knowledge to support the IC senior leadership in making informed programmatic decisions.

Lead and guide the planning, preparation, justification, administration, analysis, and monitoring of budget/financial information to ensure cost-effective support of Intelligence Community (IC) organizations and programs; oversee budget/financial data analysis and the assessment of financial conditions by applying financial principles, policies, methods, techniques, and systems.

Manage the expectations of senior-level customers and ensure the delivery of quality products and services; lead the examination of project successes and failures and develop solutions to improve products and services.

Monitors the collection, research, and analysis of comprehensive and substantive financial information that includes budget, accounting, and financial reporting information to develop budget testimony, briefings, and talking points for senior DNI leadership and develop IC guidance on the preparation of resource requests and realignments or reprogramming to the DNI and Congress. May involve supporting major re-allocation of staffing, funds, or other resources.

Manage the development of complex financial analyses and provide expert advice and recommendations to OIC CIO and IC customers in the context of their operations and requirements. Plan, research, and identify key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints.

Manage, plan, and produce the development and presentation of findings, conclusions, options, and recommendations, to ODNI and IC senior management. Manage, identify, and resolve key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints.

Plan and conduct efforts to develop program alternatives and provide structured recommendations in order for OIC CIO leadership to make informed resource decisions impacting the IC.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $169279 - $197200/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.