Remote Budget Travel Analyst for Federal Programs

Aalis Management Consulting, LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalis Management Consulting, LLC is seeking a Budget Analyst to support a federal agency in Washington, DC. The Budget Analyst will provide budget execution, financial management, travel program administration, and operational support for high-visibility federal programs.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting federal budget execution, financial operations, travel management systems, and administrative processes while ensuring compliance with agency policies, financial regulations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting federal budget, financial management, travel operations, or administrative programs.
• Experience supporting federal budget execution, financial reporting, and travel management processes.
• Experience using Concur for travel authorization processing and travel management.
• Experience reviewing funding documentation, accounting codes, lines of accounting, and financial records.
• Experience supporting travel authorization workflows, approvals, and compliance with federal travel regulations.
• Experience preparing financial reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and tracking tools.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support federal budget execution and financial management activities across multiple programs and offices.
• Review and process travel authorization packages to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with federal travel regulations and agency policies.
• Validate funding availability, accounting classifications, lines of accounting (LOAs), budget codes, and supporting financial documentation.
• Create, update, and manage travel authorizations in Concur, ensuring accurate routing, approvals, and financial coding.
• Coordinate with travel management vendors and agency travel offices to support ticketing, itinerary processing, and travel-related changes.
• Maintain centralized tracking tools to monitor travel authorizations, funding status, approval workflows, travel schedules, and required documentation.
• Monitor shared travel mailboxes, respond to inquiries, and coordinate updates related to approvals, funding, cancellations, and itinerary changes.
• Apply agency policies, accounting guidance, routing procedures, and SOPs to ensure compliant travel processing.
• Create and update LOAs in Concur and route travel documentation for review, approval, and financial processing.
• Perform funding validation and financial reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of travel-related transactions.
• Identify and resolve funding or documentation discrepancies while recommending process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Prepare budget reports, financial analyses, spreadsheets, dashboards, and status updates to support leadership decision-making.
• Participate in meetings with financial managers, program staff, and stakeholders to resolve issues and improve budget and travel operations.
• Develop and maintain process documentation and recommend workflow improvements that enhance efficiency, transparency, and compliance.
• Collaborate with financial managers, budget analysts, administrative staff, and travel coordinators to support timely budget execution and travel operations.

Job description

Aalis Management Consulting, LLC is seeking a Budget Analyst to support a federal agency in Washington, DC. The Budget Analyst will provide budget execution, financial management, travel program administration, and operational support for high-visibility federal programs.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting federal budget execution, financial operations, travel management systems, and administrative processes while ensuring compliance with agency policies, financial regulations,