Senior Budget Analyst

Blake Willson Group, LLC

Senior Budget Analyst supporting federal clients with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and rate analysis. Blake Willson Group delivers technology-forward financial management solutions for national missions.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $60,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, with a strong focus on Excel-based financial modeling and reporting. Capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate financial insights and support decision-making processes.

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Financial AnalysisBudgetingForecastingExcel Financial ModelingCost Recovery Analysis

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Hard Skills

BudgetingForecastingFinancial AnalysisCost AnalysisFinancial ModelingVariance AnalysisData ReconciliationFinancial CalculationsRate DevelopmentBilling Analysis

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCollaborationAnalytical Thinking

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Excel

Certifications & Qualifications

Public Trust Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

Financial TrendsOperational DataService RatesCost-RecoveryCustomer Impact Analysis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support annual budgets, recurring forecasts, and monthly budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual analyses
Analyze expenditures, revenues, consumption, costs, and financial trends; identify significant variances and underlying drivers
Support development and maintenance of IT service rates, financial models, cost-recovery analyses, and customer impact analyses
Gather, validate, reconcile, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources
Maintain Excel-based budget, forecast, rate, and financial-analysis models, including supporting schedules, tables, and reporting tools
Prepare financial summaries, service-line and portfolio-level reporting, executive presentations, and management briefing materials
Analyze customer consumption, demand, service mix, and proposed rate changes to calculate financial impacts
Support process improvements, standard operating procedures, financial templates, and recurring reporting tools
Maintain documentation of financial assumptions, methodologies, reconciliations, model updates, and analytical results
Coordinate with senior analysts, finance personnel, project leadership, and business stakeholders to support accurate and timely deliverables

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
4+ years of experience performing budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, accounting, cost analysis, or related financial analysis
2+ years of experience performing financial modeling, budget-to-actual or forecast-to-actual variance analysis, and analyzing financial trends and drivers
2+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel to organize, reconcile, and analyze financial data from multiple sources, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and financial calculations
Experience developing or maintaining Excel-based financial models and recurring financial reports
Experience with rate development, cost recovery, billing, or customer impact analysis
Experience reconciling financial, billing, operational, or consumption data from multiple systems
Strong attention to detail and commitment to financial-data accuracy
Ability to document financial assumptions, methodologies, and analytical results clearly
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively with senior analysts, finance personnel, project leadership, and business stakeholders
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary range of $60,000 to $80,000
Major medical benefits
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
401(k)-contribution plan
Holiday and personal time off
Professional development training and certification benefits
Health and wellness subsidies
Paid time off for community service
Performance and contribution recognition and rewards