Budget Justification Management Analyst

Budget Justification Management Analyst

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): McLean, Virginia

Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement.

Major Duties:

• The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads IC-wide efforts to develop, determine, and present the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence. The IC CFO also leads IC resource, performance, and financial management as well as procurement oversight and facilities activities. Additionally, IC CFO, through the CFE, provides oversight of ODNI resources, managing formulation, justification, execution, contracts, manpower, financial audits, and ODNI budget matters in coordination with the IC, OMB, DoW, and Congress. The IC CFO serves as the single point of integration for all performance- and budget-related activities across the 18 NIP elements. Major Duties and Responsibilities: Plan, schedule and implement activities related to budget justification planning and production processes to ensure budget justification materials are produced and delivered to OMB (IPBS) and Congress (CBJB). Lead the development, review, editing, and production of CBJB Volume 1 (NIP) to ensure timely delivery to Congress. Lead the development, publication, and briefing of prep materials to support DNI's Congressional budget testimony. Monitor and summarize Congressional budget actions, coordinate with ODNI CDOs and IC elements to provide substantive input for DNI appeals to Congressional budget markups. Lead the review and development of Congressional budget testimony, responses to Congressional queries, Questions for the Record, Congressionally Directed Actions, and letters, memoranda and reports regarding program, budget and execution issues. Lead an effort to modernize future CBJBs, coordinating with OMB and Congress, as well as with within ODNI and across the IC elements. Provide support for the annual Program Budget Review process, which identifies strategic, priority investments for DNI consideration.

Qualifications: FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position. Mandatory Requirements: Demonstrated knowledge of IC, OMB, and Congressional budget processes and procedures. Superior ability to conduct independent research, apply analytic techniques, and synthesize data to analyze complex IC program, mission and capability issues, and produce clear, logical, and concise recommendations and products. Demonstrated superior organizational and interpersonal skills, specifically, the superior ability to plan strategically and manage competing priorities, the ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively in a collaborative environment, and the superior ability to establish and maintain professional networks across all levels of management both internal and external. Possess superior oral and written communication skills. Expert ability to develop consensus recommendations and to solicit input from colleagues and peers; superior ability to remain open- minded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements.

How to Apply: We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJOBS. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. Your application must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive information Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents

Application Deadline: 2026-05-07