## About the Role
Axle is hiring a Budget Analytics & Financial Operations Analyst to support the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Financial Management Branch at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
This role supports the full budget lifecycle across multiple institute portfolios, including budget execution, monitoring, reporting, and financial coordination. It is designed to help ensure accurate financial data, timely analysis, and effective stewardship of public funds in support of NIMHD’s mission.
The position also contributes to improvements in forecasting, analytics, reporting efficiency, and process documentation. You will work with senior budget analysts and the Chief of FMB to strengthen internal controls, enhance transparency, and support informed leadership decisions.
## Key Responsibilities
– Support financial operations across Research Management and Support, R&D Contracts, Division of Intramural Research, and Extramural Grant Programs
– Process and track Interagency Agreements (IAAs), DCC actions, and Common Accounting Number (CAN) changes
– Monitor obligations, expenditures, available balances, payroll forecasts, and FTE tracking
– Reconcile financial data and help resolve discrepancies
– Maintain internal funding adjustments and related documentation
– Prepare and update monthly and quarterly financial reports
– Conduct variance and trend analysis to identify risks or emerging issues
– Maintain financial tracking tools, reporting templates, and briefing materials
– Help develop and maintain forecasting and tracking models
– Support dashboards and structured reporting tools that improve data access
– Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency through analytics or automation
– Participate in pilot work involving structured data modeling or AI-enabled tools
– Document methodologies, assumptions, and lessons learned from pilot efforts
– Assist with SOPs, workflow documentation, and budget guidance
– Document meeting minutes, action items, and project status updates
## Required Skills
– Bachelor’s degree
– 1–5 years of experience
– Experience supporting financial operations, budget execution, analysis, reporting, and coordination
– Ability to manage financial tracking, reconciliation, and reporting activities
– Ability to maintain documentation, meeting notes, and project logs
– Ability to work Monday through Friday, 30–40 hours per week
– Ability to work onsite; this role is not telework eligible
– Ability to work without night, holiday, or rotational shifts
## Cloud Platforms & Technologies
### Data & Analytics
– Dashboards
– Structured reporting tools
– Structured data modeling
– AI-enabled tools
– Financial forecasting and tracking models
### Collaboration Tools
– Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
– Workflow documentation
– Meeting minutes
– Action item logs
– Project tracking logs
– Reporting templates
## Benefits
– Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees at 100%
– Paid time off and paid holidays
– 401(k) match up to 5%
– Educational benefits for career growth
– Employee referral bonus
– Flexible spending accounts:
– Healthcare FSA
– Parking reimbursement account (PRK)
– Dependent care assistant program (DCAP)
– Transportation reimbursement account (TRN)
## Useful Links
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4422806055
– Application: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4422806055
## Why You Might Be Interested
This opportunity offers hands-on responsibility across budget execution, monitoring, forecasting, and reporting for a major NIH institute. It may appeal to candidates who want to support public-sector financial operations while contributing to process improvement, analytics, and reporting modernization. The role also provides exposure to multiple portfolio areas and direct support for leadership decision-making. With a defined schedule, onsite structure, and strong benefits package, it presents a stable government-support environment for a finance professional with analytical strengths.