MUST BE ELIGIBLE/APPROVED FOR AT LEAST 120 DAYS! As a member of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Integrated Operations Division (IOD), you will support CISA’s operational vanguard in protecting the nation’s cyber, physical, and communications infrastructure against sophisticated threats. Within IOD, mission execution relies heavily on meticulous resource allocation, multi-year strategic financial planning, and robust budget defense.Operating within the IOD Chief of Staff Office (OCOS), the Financial Management Advisor serves as a vital financial analyst and budget liaison between IOD leadership, the CISA Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), the DHS Office of the Chief Financial Officer, OMB, and Congressional appropriation committees. Interns will gain in-depth experience across the entire federal planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process. Responsibilities include tracking and formulating multi-million-dollar future year budgets, crafting Resource Allocation Plans (RAP), developing responses to Congressional Requests for Information (RFIs) and Questions for the Record (QFRs), and monitoring internal budget controls and IPAC transactions. This position is ideal for transitioning service members with comptroller, financial management, resource management, operations research, or administrative programming experience who are looking to excel in federal fiscal governance.
Trainee will be assigned to the Integrated Operations Division (IOD) Chief of Staff Office and will work directly alongside senior financial analysts and budget officers, assisting in daily budget execution, future year formulation, Congressional reporting, and spend-plan variance analysis.• Assist in drafting and compiling divisional future-year budget submissions, Resource Allocation Plans (RAP), and Congressional Budget Justifications (CBJ).• Support the IOD senior budget and financial liaison in responding to Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) and Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) requests for information.• Track the workflow and status of pending Congressional Reports, coordinating inputs across IOD subdivisions and preparing bi-weekly CFO report tracking sheets.• Draft briefing materials, talking points, and data responses for leadership engagements with CISA OCFO, DHS leadership, and OMB examiners.• Assist in formulating formal responses to Questions for the Record (QFR) and "get-backs" from Congressional committee staff during budget defense.• Perform program cost analyses, cost estimating, and variance tracking across divisional program lines to assess expenditure rates and fiscal risk.• Track and reconcile Intergovernmental Payment and Collection (IPAC) transactions, invoices, and purchase card logs to optimize divisional cash flow.• Collaborate with IOD Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs) to verify that obligations and contract disbursements align with planned milestones and timely payments.• Assist in developing and guiding internal budget control procedures for IOD to ensure all divisional budget and procurement requirements are met.• Participate in bi-weekly financial reviews and support fiscal year-end closeout documentation and reporting.
MUST BE ELIGIBLE/APPROVED FOR AT LEAST 120 DAYS! Secret Clearance; Demonstrated background in military comptroller/financial administration, resource management, budget programming, or related quantitative analytical disciplines
US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Navy, US Space Force
TO APPLY:1️⃣ Send a highly tailored resume showing the budgets, analyses, controls, or resource decisions you supported, and the results(“Managed funds” leaves us with more questions than answers)2️⃣ Title the email IOD ACOS Financial Management Advisor3️⃣ Include your anticipated Skillbridge start/end dates in the body of the email4️⃣ Send it to cindy.simpson@cisa.dhs.gov and CC: paul.meredith@cisa.dhs.gov
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