United States Government - Boulder, CO
posted 3 months ago
UCAR Community Programs (UCP) is excited to announce the job opening for the Business Shared Services (BSS) Budget Analyst II role. This position will provide advanced level financial analysis and award lifecycle management of assigned award portfolios that may include cooperative agreements, grants, and/or contracts. The successful candidate will conduct advanced level budget development, projections, analysis, and cost control, as well as prepare financial reports and documentation for awards for external and internal entities. Additionally, the Budget Analyst II will advise and partner with program staff in business activities related to proposals, finance, and administration. This role will work closely with the Scientific Partner and Service Center's (SPS) Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science's (CPAESS) Business Office, Leadership, and UCAR Operations, ensuring compliance with federal sponsor and/or award requirements. The Budget Analyst II will manage and coordinate the lifecycle of direct awards, including administrative actions and programmatic reporting in collaboration with CPAESS leadership and the communications team. Responsibilities include entering, maintaining, and utilizing UCAR financial and business systems to forecast, monitor, and reconcile awards, ensuring data accuracy and compliance. The role requires timely monthly monitoring of accounts, tracking, reconciling, and projecting expenses and staff allocations within the assigned award portfolio. The analyst will identify discrepancies and perform necessary journal entries or budget transfers, as well as design and conduct recurring and ad hoc reviews and analyses of award portfolios to ensure compliance with UCAR policies, federal and sponsor requirements, OMB Uniform Guidance, and audit requirements. In addition, the Budget Analyst II will serve as the lead proposal administrator, collaborating with Principal Investigators to develop proposal timelines, roles, and responsibilities, and leading the development of budgets and budget narratives. The position also involves entering and managing proposal data in UCAR business systems and sponsor platforms, developing and conducting reporting for monthly, quarterly, and year-end statistics and trends, and contributing to the development and implementation of data tracking and analysis as required. The analyst will provide expertise to federal stakeholders on award allowability and compliance, track and coordinate sponsor inquiries and requests concerning the assigned award portfolio, and prepare budgets and projections as per sponsor requests.