Budget Analyst II

Ipkeys Technologies - Fort Belvoir, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Belvoir, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Budget Analyst II will provide essential budget analysis support to the PM IEN Requiring Activities, aligning with the expectations of a large Army program office that encompasses multiple O5 offices. This role involves daily reporting responsibilities to the O6 and long-term reporting obligations to Congress and the ASA(ALT). The position requires a strong understanding of budgetary processes and the ability to manage complex financial data effectively. As a federal contractor, CNI maintains a drug-free workplace and adheres to the Federal Controlled Substance Act, emphasizing the importance of compliance and integrity in all operations. In this role, the Budget Analyst II will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating spend plans to provide accurate status reports. The analyst will monitor the financial checkbook to track all fund requests and obligations using the Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System. Additionally, the position requires maintaining the Manpower Workbook to ensure that all information is current and accurate, as well as completing transactions in the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Logistics Modernization Program systems to record obligations and de-obligations as directed. The analyst will provide budget and financial advice to IEN stakeholders and collaborate closely with other divisions, including Budget Management, Acquisitions, PMD, and Project Office personnel, to track and maintain spend plans and other financial reports. This role also involves reviewing financial systems, contracts, and documents for unliquidated obligation balances, loading and maintaining data in spreadsheets, and preparing management-level reports and presentations on funding and budgets. The Budget Analyst II will assist with annual Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution of funds, track obligations against OSD goals, and provide assistance with year-end closeout activities. Furthermore, the analyst will formulate budget estimates for multi-year programs, develop cost-benefit analyses of proposed budgetary actions, and advise IEN staff and program managers on the most advantageous courses of action. The role requires independent qualitative and quantitative analysis of complex financial information related to budget reports, obligations, and expenditures. The Budget Analyst II will also manage and monitor execution of Defense Travel System (DTS) budgets, review travel authorizations, and run reports to verify information for the Army Audit Review. Overall, this position is critical for ensuring the effective management of budgetary resources within the Army program office.

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 Army Portfolio Management System inputs and research.
• 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, including records on Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests, and Permanent Change of Stations.
• 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, to include assisting in estimating cost of required activities.
• Formulates budget estimates for multi-year programs, develops cost-benefit analysis of proposed budgetary and programmatic actions and advises IEN staff and program managers of the most advantageous courses of action.
• 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, As FDTA, 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 for the upcoming Army Audit Review.
• Performs other budget, financial, or funding duties, as requested.
• Plans daily activities within the guidelines of company policy, job description and supervisor's instruction in such a way as to maximize personal output.
• Responsible for aiding in own self-development by being available and receptive to all training made available by the company.

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 shared 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 apply 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, but not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications.
• Demonstrates ability to defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
• Demonstrates ability to produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic / soft copy matrices and / or web-enabled formats.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally, with strong grammar skills.
• Demonstrates proficiency using Microsoft Office tools.
• Demonstrates ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
• Demonstrates working knowledge using complex analytic methodologies, such as structured analytic techniques or alternative approaches, to examine biases, assumptions, and theories to eliminate uncertainty, strengthen analytic arguments, and mitigate surprise.
• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills that affirms completion of all developmental training and experiences for the labor category.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other team members on information sharing, driving collection and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products.
• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience interacting with Army stakeholders supporting similar scope and scale of services is preferred.
• Experience working successfully within a mature shared services-based capability for enterprise-level customers is preferred.

Benefits

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