Budget Analysis, Associate

$105,000 - $115,000/Yr

The Mil Corp - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The MIL Corporation is seeking a Budget Analysis Associate to provide essential support to a Federal Government client located in Washington, DC. This role is pivotal in assisting the government manager with various financial planning and management tasks, including budget preparation and responding to legislative directives stemming from authorization and appropriation bills. The position currently operates on a hybrid schedule, requiring 2-3 days of on-site work, with the possibility of changes based on company or contract requirements. In this role, the associate will engage in the full life cycle of financial program management, which encompasses budget development and execution for assigned portfolios. Responsibilities include providing budget estimates and analyses for proposed budget activities, which are crucial for developing background documentation and justifications for budget submissions and presentations. The associate will also be responsible for reviewing and highlighting significant issues to the appropriate budget government staff, offering recommendations for resolving any budgetary concerns, particularly those related to varied funding sources, primarily the Migration and Refugee Assistance account. The associate will collaborate with Program Officers to assess funding availability and ensure that budgets remain within planned funds. Additionally, the role involves forecasting the timing of funding actions based on the budget cycle and communicating these actions to the government manager and program officers. The associate will independently draft financial and budget summaries, analyses, position papers, briefing books, and other financial documents, often under tight deadlines. This includes drafting, reviewing, amending, and tracking internal Bureau funding documents for submission into the Bureau's financial system, supporting both domestic and overseas operations. Moreover, the associate will compile, review, and edit financial reporting for various audiences, including the OIG, GAO, and the UN Financial Tracking Service. The role requires the development of usable financial reports, charts, and templates using MS Excel and SharePoint, catering to audiences with varying levels of financial expertise. The associate will also review new Federal and Department policies on budgetary processes, identify their impacts on program issues, and recommend or draft changes to existing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist the government manager with financial planning and management, budget preparation, and responses to legislative direction resulting from authorization and appropriation bills.
• Provide support to the full life cycle of financial program management (budget development and execution) for assigned portfolio(s).
• Provide budget estimates and analysis for proposed budget activities needed to develop background documentation and justification for budget submissions and presentations.
• Review and bring to the attention of appropriate budget government staff any issues of importance noted for assigned portfolio(s). Provide recommendations on how to resolve budgetary issues noted.
• Work with Program Officers to assess funding availability and review approved and expected programming to ensure budgets remain within planned funds.
• Forecast the timing of funding actions based on the budget cycle and availability of funds at the appropriation and allotment levels and communicate those actions to the government manager and program officers.
• Independently draft financial and budget summaries and analyses, position papers, briefing books, talking points and other financial documents, often with short deadlines and turnaround time, for the government manager's review with final audience of executive managers.
• Draft, review, amend, and track internal Bureau funding documents for submission by government personnel into the Bureau's financial system in support of domestic and overseas operations.
• Independently review and edit press guidance, talking points, factsheets, and other documents, often with short deadlines and turnaround time, for the government manager's review with the final audience of other officials, the foreign or domestic public.
• Independently compile, review, and or edit financial reporting for a variety of audiences including the OIG, GAO, the UN Financial Tracking Service, OMB, and others for the government manager's review.
• Independently develop usable financial reports, charts, and templates using MS Excel worksheets, SharePoint, and data from the Bureau's financial system for audiences with varying levels of financial expertise, ranging from executive overviews to analyst-level detail.
• Review new Federal and Department policies on budgetary process, identify the impact on program issues, and recommend/draft changes to existing procedures.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of and skill in the use of computer based programs for use in tracking and analyzing financial information
• Great attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Ability to be flexible in a demanding work environment
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of Federal, Departmental and Bureau budgetary principles, concepts, regulations, practices and procedures to perform various assignments.

Nice-to-haves

• State Department experience
• Federal budget execution experience
• Experience with Momentum
• Experience in working with DOS or similar bureau.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Disability insurance coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Tuition assistance