Budget Analyst II R6728

Chickasaw Nation Industries - Fort Belvoir, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Belvoir, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Budget Analyst II will provide budget analysis support to PM IEN Requiring Activities, commensurate with the expectations of a large Army program office that has multiple O5 offices with daily reporting responsibilities to the O6 and long-term reporting responsibilities to Congress and ASA(ALT). This role is critical in ensuring that budgetary processes are adhered to and that financial reporting is accurate and timely. The analyst will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating spend plans to provide status reports, monitoring the checkbook to track all fund requests and obligations using the Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System, and maintaining the Manpower Workbook to ensure information is current and accurate. In addition, the Budget Analyst II will complete transactions in the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Logistics Modernization Program systems as directed to record obligations and de-obligations. The role requires providing budget and financial advice, guidance, or support to IEN stakeholders, working closely with other divisions to track, update, and maintain spend plans and other budgetary or financial reports. The analyst will also review and research financial systems, contracts, and other documents for unliquidated obligation balances, load and maintain data in spreadsheets and financial accounting records, and prepare management-level reports and presentations on funding and budgets. The position involves assisting with annual Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution of funds, tracking and providing weekly reports on obligations against OSD goals, and providing assistance with year-end closeout. The analyst will also coordinate activities to complete and respond to external funding source office's requests for financial and funding data, formulate budget estimates for multi-year programs, and perform independent qualitative and quantitative analysis related to budget reports, obligations, expenditures, and projections. This role requires a proactive approach to managing ten Defense Travel System (DTS) budgets and lines of accounting, reviewing travel authorizations, and running reports to verify information and reconcile travel obligations for the Army Audit Review.

Responsibilities

• Creates, maintains, and updates spend plans to provide status or reports.
• Monitors the checkbook to track all fund requests and obligations using Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System.
• Maintains Manpower Workbook to ensure information is current and accurate.
• Completes transactions in the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Logistics Modernization Program systems as directed to record obligations and de-obligations.
• Provides budget and financial advice, guidance, or support to IEN stakeholders, as requested.
• Works closely with other Budget Management Division, Acquisitions, PMD, and Project Office personnel to track, update, and maintain spend plans and other budgetary or financial reports.
• Reviews and researches financial systems, contracts, and other documents for unliquidated obligation balances.
• Loads and maintains data in spreadsheets and financial accounting records regarding obligations for contracts, travel, training, awards, and labor.
• Prepares management level reports and presentations on funding and budgets.
• Provides assistance with annual Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution of funds.
• Tracks and provides weekly reports on obligations against OSD goals monthly and financial findings.
• Provides assistance with Year-end closeout.
• Provides assistance with coordination activities to complete and respond to external funding source office's requests for financial and funding data.
• Formulates budget estimates for multi-year programs, develops cost-benefit analysis of proposed budgetary and programmatic actions.
• Performs independent qualitative and quantitative analysis and resolution of complex financial information related to budget reports, obligations, expenditures, projections, etc.
• Maintains, manages, monitors execution of ten Defense Travel System (DTS) budgets and lines of accounting.
• Reviews travel authorizations, vouchers, and local vouchers for verification of program fund cite.
• Runs weekly/monthly DTS and GFEBS reports to verify information and reconcile both reports to incorporate all open and completed travel obligations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience, or seven (7) years of relevant work experience without a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience interacting with Army stakeholders supporting similar scope and scale of services is preferred.
• Experience working successfully within a mature services-based capability for enterprise-level customers is preferred.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the specified labor category description.
• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to work semi-independently with oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information.
• Demonstrates understanding of interpreting analysis to include its meaning, importance, and implications.
• Demonstrates ability to defend analytic judgments with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information.
• Demonstrates ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally, with strong grammar skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Logistics Modernization Program systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in formulating budget estimates for multi-year programs.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• STD/LTD/AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Training and Development Opportunities