Budget Assistant

**Summary** The Budget Assistant provides support to the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs and reports to the Program Manager. The position is 100% on-site. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** - Support budget formulation by consolidating bureau and office submissions, analyzing historical spend patterns, and preparing draft budget requests. - Assist in the development of annual operating plans (AOP), operating year budgets (OYB), and congressional budget justifications as needed. - Monitor budget execution, track obligations and expenditures, analyze variances, and provide timely status updates to leadership. - Prepare financial reports, spend plans, projections, and data summaries for internal and external stakeholders. - Support the review and clearance of funding documents, including purchase requests, travel authorizations, grants, and interagency agreements. - Maintain financial data in State Department systems such as GFMS, COAST, GEMS, RFMS or other bureau specific systems, as applicable. - Perform reconciliation of financial transactions and resolve discrepancies in coordination with AF/EX and relevant offices. - Develop briefing materials, charts, and financial summaries for leadership decision making. - Provide analytical support to improve budget processes, identify efficiencies, and recommend improvements. - Respond to data calls, audits, and inquiries from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress, and departmental oversight offices. **Education and Qualifications** - Must be a U.S. citizen and possess or be able to obtain a Secret clearance. Preference will be given to those with active security clearance. - Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, public administration, economics, business, or related field - Minimum 3–5 years of relevant federal budgeting or financial management experience - Experience with U.S. government budgeting processes preferred - Proficiency with financial systems, spreadsheets, and data analysis tools - Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills *PCI Federal (PCIF) and its subsidiaries are an equal-opportunity employer. PCIF does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation or identity, Veterans or Disability status.* *Preference may be extended to qualified Native American Indian candidates in accordance with applicable federal law.*