Strategic Budget & Program Analyst

First Roles; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

First Roles in California seeks a Management Analyst to oversee the PPBE cycle, coordinate POM formulation, and craft funding narratives for budget execution. The role interfaces with technical, operational, and financial teams to align resources with strategic priorities.

The candidate will draft staff analyses, defend budget allocations, and deliver executive briefings on fiscal strategies and programmatic risks. Robust analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with PPBE cycle planning and budgeting.
• Ability to drive POM formulation and formal submissions.
• Strong analytical and staff report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all phases of the PPBE cycle to ensure fiscal compliance, strategic alignment, and program execution.
• Lead coordination, formulation, and submission of the POM in accordance with timelines.
• Draft and defend POM Issue Papers, programmatic justifications, and resource narratives to secure funding.
• Conduct programmatic analyses and author staff reports, memoranda, and white papers to support recommendations.
• Design multi-year strategic resourcing initiatives translating priorities into actionable budget plans.
• Defend programmatic choices, budget allocations, and funding tradeoffs before senior leadership and review boards.
• Facilitate collaboration across technical, operational, and financial stakeholders to build consensus for resourcing requirements.
• Create and deliver executive briefings communicating funding strategies, fiscal constraints, and programmatic risks to executives.

Skills

PPBE cycle

POM formulation

Budget analysis

Executive briefings

Job description

First Roles in California seeks a Management Analyst to oversee the PPBE cycle, coordinate POM formulation, and craft funding narratives for budget execution. The role interfaces with technical, operational, and financial teams to align resources with strategic priorities.

The candidate will draft staff analyses, defend budget allocations, and deliver executive briefings on fiscal strategies and programmatic risks. Robust analytical and communication skills are essential.