Federal Budget Lead

Federal Budget Lead

MetaPhase is seeking a Federal Budget Lead to architect and own budget process governance for a federal client, with emphasis on specialized accounts and cyber-related budgeting. You will establish the end-to-end governance, controls, and reporting cadence across formulation, execution, and oversight, spanning Working Capital Fund (WCF) activities, Cybersecurity Enhancement Account (CEA) considerations, and bureau-focused centralization through TCSC.

You'll translate technical program needs into compliant, transparent financial plans and reports for senior leaders, OMB, and Congress.

What You Will Be Doing :

• Stand up enterprise budget governance with standardized processes across formulation, execution, and reportingdocumenting controls and aligning practices to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Own WCF strategy and planning : build a FY2024FY2028 multi-year spend plan and pacing model; design a defensible transfer-estimation methodology with a maintained transfer register and reconciliations.
• Drive fiscal performance management via variance analysis (e.g., expected vs. actual) and timely course corrections to keep programs on plan.
• Institutionalize external reporting by establishing a quarterly cadence to OMB and Congress with full traceability, version control, and audit readiness.
• Enable centralized operations while staying bureau-focused through aligning intake, service catalogs, and cost allocation approaches.
• Build capabilities and partnerships : coordinate with the incoming CISO and cyber teams, upskill stakeholders, mentor analysts, and plan next-step funding use cases and internal control / reporting expansions.

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Benefits & Perks : At MetaPhase, we care about your well-being and success. Our benefits include generous PTO, federal holidays, parental leave, and comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability). We also offer a 401(k) with company match, FSA / HSA options, commuter benefits, and much more.

About MetaPhase

MetaPhase is different with a purpose - demonstrating a new approach to the industry that puts employees and culture first! We continue to be recognized by industry as one of the fastest growing and most impactful consultancies in the nation, and are aggressively hiring to grow our team :

MetaPhase is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other factors protected by federal, state, or local law.