SummaryCore One is Seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to provide expert financial management support to the U.S. Central Command J8 Directorate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. The analyst will work directly alongside staff to ensure the integrity of budget estimates, cost analyses, and financial reporting that directly support CENTCOM theater operations, contingency funding, and program resourcing decisions
Responsibilities- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), command directives, and applicable congressional appropriations.
- Analyze budgeting and accounting reports across multiple appropriations including O&M, RDT&E, and OCO/emergency supplemental funds.
- Utilize DoD financial systems to develop and validate cost estimates supporting theater campaign and operational plans.
- Support CENTCOM's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycle - from POM development through budget justification and year-end execution.
- Prepare Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs, Program Budget Decisions (PBD) responses, and funding requests.
- Coordinate with resource managers, program managers, and component financial officers to monitor obligations, commitments, and expenditure rates against authorized funding.
- Develop and present financial briefings and cost analyses for senior leadership, including the Director and Deputy Commander-level audiences.
- Provide variance analysis and spend-plan reconciliation, identifying risks and recommending corrective actions across the command's portfolio.
- Support audits, Inspector General reviews, and GAO inquiries by compiling supporting documentation and ensuring financial data integrity.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in DoD budget analysis, cost estimating, or financial management - with at least 3 years supporting a combatant command, or equivalent joint organization.
- Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with DoD financial systems.
- Thorough knowledge of DoD PPBE processes and appropriations law as applied in a joint combatant command environment.
- Proven experience with OCO/contingency funding structures, multi-year appropriations, and supplemental budget requests.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to brief executive-level audiences.
- Active TS/SCI Clearance
Desired Qualifications:- Proficiency with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) for financial dashboard development and executive reporting.
- Knowledge of Joint Operations a plus
- Experience with the USCENTCOM AOR a plus
- Masters Degree in a related field a plus
