Senior Budget Analyst

About Bright Star Bright Star is a forward-thinking technology consultancy that specializes in harnessing the power of data and AI to solve complex business challenges. Our team of experts combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight to deliver innovative solutions that drive meaningful impact for our clients. Role Description Bright Star is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to support our DOS client as it relates to federal technology and analytics. This individual will serve as the project manager for a large-scale modernization initiative and as a senior budget advisor to program leadership. The role is responsible for maintaining the project plan and staffing strategy across multiple workstreams, managing financial coordination and reporting with federal stakeholders, leading recurring program and budget reviews, and supporting budget formulation, execution, and reporting activities. The ideal candidate is comfortable briefing senior leadership and can translate complex budget and financial data into clear, actionable recommendations. Key Responsibilities Project Management · Maintain the overall project plan, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and deadlines across workstreams. · Lead project coordination meetings, maintain action and decision logs, and follow up with responsible parties. · Lead recurring meetings with leadership, including preparing agendas and materials, capturing decisions, and tracking action items to closure. · Manage financial billing support and communication, including billing reconciliation, repayment schedule tracking, and transfer documentation · Prepare reporting inputs covering progress, results, staffing, risks, and decisions needed, and maintain applicable records. Staffing and Resources · Consolidate staffing plans, track vacancies, coordinate resources, and follow up on actions. · Maintain the staffing model with Division Directors and the Strategic Operations team to inform obligations and phased funding allocations. · Consolidate resource requests tied to workstreams (e.g., agentic AI resources) and present them leadership. Budget Formulation and Reporting · Support input to the annual Bureau Resource Request (BRR), coordinating with DT and the Bureau of Budget and Planning (BP). · Coordinate iMatrix data calls, reporting calendars, input requests, and follow-ups with investment owners, technical leads, and budget staff, including taskers from the ITEC PMO. · Respond to taskers and data calls from the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS), including the quarterly Internal Use Software (IUS) data call. · Prepare reports to OMB and BP as required. · Develop cost breakouts and justifications for baseline increases, such as StateChat and Data. · Develop State sustainment costs supporting the Diplomatic Programs (DP) baseline. · Prepare funding requests for unfunded projects and compile additional resource requests. Budget Execution · Reconcile spend plan with official CGFS Connect records. · Provide end-of-fiscal-year obligation recommendations to the COR, calculate funded-through dates, and submit purchase requests in Ariba. · Work with the DT Budget Officer on funding balances and execution status. · Request partner funding, record receipts in FIRE, and communicate funding status to division directors and project teams. · Support procurement actions, including obtaining vendor quotes for software licenses. Leadership Briefings · Develop the monthly budget brief for leadership, giving visibility into the current budget position and data for strategic decisions. · Develop budget presentations for DT leadership, including the case for funding unfunded projects. Required Qualifications · Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience. · Experience in federal budget formulation …

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