Senior Budget Analyst

U.S. House of Representative; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. House of Representatives is seeking an experienced budget professional to support program budgeting, narrative writing, and financial forecasting in Washington, DC.

The role requires strong analytic skills and excellent communication for budget justifications and reports. Applicants should have five years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with budget narratives experience.
• Intermediate or better knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical skills including trend analysis and financial forecasting.

Skills

Budgeting and financial analysis

Written communication

Budget narratives

Forecasting

Trend analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration/Public Administration or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP/EPMS such as PeopleSoft, OneStream, Hyperion (preferred)

OMB MAX

Job description

Qualifications:

Minimum:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience
• Bachelors degree, with concentration in Finance,Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and provenexperience in writing budget narratives and justifications.
• Intermediate or better knowledge of computerapplications, specifically Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical skills, including knowledge andapplication of trend analysis and financial forecasting.

Preferred:

• Mastersdegree, preferred.
• Advancedunderstanding/experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and EnterprisePerformance Management (EPM) financial systems/software, such as PeopleSoft,OMB MAX, OneStream, and/or Hyperion, strongly preferred.
• Workingknowledge of the Anti-Deficiency Act, Appropriations Law, and GAO's Red, Greenand Yellow books, is a plus.

Continued employment is contingent uponsatisfactorily completing a criminal history records check (or other applicablesecurity clearance) and a pre-employment drug-test (pre-identified positiononly).