Senior Administrative Assistant- Federal Budget Support

Chevo Consulting, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with matching

Paid leave + federal holidays

Job summary

Chevo Consulting, LLC is hiring an experienced Senior Administrative Assistant-Federal Budget Support to support a federal client in budgeting services and financial management. This hybrid role is based in Washington DC, offering client interaction and opportunities to advise on budgeting processes and administrative operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with federal budgeting, executive-level briefings, and regulatory fiscal environments, plus strong written and oral

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, financial management, economics or related fields.
• 10–15+ years' experience supporting multi-million-dollar budgetary projects in a fast-paced environment and supporting senior executive leadership or similar.
• 5 years of experience producing and managing executive level briefings.
• 5 years of experience working within statutory and regulatory fiscal law environment.
• Strong written and oral communications; subject matter expertise in Federal Financial/Budget Management and Congressional Reporting.
• 5 years developing and / or managing multiple projects or activities that provide support to senior level leaders or teams.
• Experience conducting studies, analyzing findings and making recommendations on substantive operating programs with qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Experience performing studies and projects related to management improvement and long-range planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior government executives analysis and administrative support as needed.
• Assist in budget analytical support (e.g., spend plan analysis) as needed.
• Provide program and administrative support—initiating schedules; Risk Register Management; SharePoint Support; and associated Administrative Support.
• Assist and support the Government's senior leadership with budget analysis, risk management, analytical support, outreach, and stakeholder management.
• Develop or support senior leaders in a fast-paced budgeting environment with short timelines and /or shifting priorities.
• Review materials for clarity, punctuation, grammar, and content.
• Review formatting, design and terminology to ensure concise documents before submission outside of CFO units.
• Organize, prepare, and maintain documents in an accessible Government location.
• Develop high-level presentations using PowerPoint, and basic visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, challenging environment.

Skills

Executive briefing experience

Federal budgeting knowledge

Regulatory/fiscal law familiarity

Strong written and oral communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, financial management, economics or related fields

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Chevo is hiring an experienced Senior Administrative Assistant-Federal Budget Support to support our federal client in budgeting services and financial management. This position will provide the opportunity for significant client interaction by learning the client's business and become a trusted advisor. The ideal candidate will demonstrate versatility in understanding and performing work related to Federal budgeting, and administrative operations. This will be a hybrid environment, with client location in Washington DC.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide senior government executives analysis and administrative support as needed.
• Assist in budget analytical support (e.g., spend plan analysis) as needed.
• Provide program and administrative support-initiating schedules; Risk Register Management; SharePoint Support; and associated Administrative Support.
• Assist and support the Government's senior leadership with budget analysis, risk management, analytical support, outreach, and stakeholder management.
• Develop or support senior leaders in a fast-paced budgeting environment with short timelines and /or shifting priorities.
• Review materials for clarity, punctuation, grammar, and content.
• Review formatting, design and terminology to make sure all documents and communication prior to submission outside of a Chief Financial Office (CFO) unit is concise.
• Organize, prepare, and maintain documents in an accessible Government location.
• Develop high-level presentations using PowerPoint, and understanding basic visualization applications (e.g., Tableau) as needed.
• Be able to multi-task in a fast-paced, challenging environment.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, financial management, economics or related fields.
• Ten to fifteen plus (10-15+) years' experience supporting multi-million-dollar budgetary projects in a fast-paced environment and supporting senior executive leadership or similar.
• Five (5) years of experience producing and managing executive level briefings.
• Five (5) years of experience working within statutory and regulatory fiscal law environment.
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communications are needed, as well as subject matter expertise in Federal Financial/Budget Management and Congressional Reporting.
• Five (5) years developing and / or managing multiple projects or activities that provide support to senior level leaders or teams.
• Experience conducting studies, analyzing findings and making recommendations on substantive operating programs that required applying a knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques along with a knowledge of the mission, organization, and work processes of the programs.
• Experience performing a wide variety of analytical studies and projects related to management improvement, productivity improvement, management controls, and long-range planning including developing guidance on techniques for management and methods improvement.
• Experience analyzing and advising on proposed reorganizations or realignment of functions and developing manuals and directives covering varying aspects of operations.
• Strong familiarity with budgeting / financial lexicon in the federal Government, the federal budget calendar and is familiar with CFO operations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Desired Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, and Power Point.
• Experience operating in a complex Chief Financial Officer/Budget Director organization or in a similar financial / budgeting organization performing multiple activities.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive research and analysis.
• Ability to develop point papers, briefing materials, and to make oral presentation of these materials to all levels of management, if necessary
• Ability to review, synthesize and prepare highly technical, sensitive, and complex documents, briefing materials, management directives and correspondence.
• Experience managing calendars and / or schedules.

SALARY RANGE: $115,000 - $130,000

ELIGIBLE FOR PERFORMANCE BASE BONUS

Chevo offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid leave, observes all 11 federal government holidays, 401K plan with matching, monthly SMART card employer contribution for commuting expenses, tuition assistance and more!

Chevo, a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), has made Consulting Magazine's 2023 "Best Firms to Work For" list and is a 2023 Elev8 GovCon honoree. Chevo is a nine-time awardee of the Alliance for Workplace Excellence award; ranked one of the best Small Business Strategy firms by Consulting Magazine; made the Washington Technology Fast 50 list; and has earned multiple Program Management Industry awards.

Chevo Consulting, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.