Budget Analyst III

On Assignment - Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Huntsville, AL

1,001-5,000 employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

ECS is seeking a Budget Analyst III to work in our Huntsville, Alabama office, specifically supporting the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Project Support Office (RS60) at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The Budget Analyst will play a crucial role in providing strategic budget analysis by investigating financial data to equip decision-makers with essential information, ideas, solutions, and options for effective budget planning and execution. This position requires the ability to utilize financial systems to prepare comprehensive financial reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, effectively communicating and presenting budget and workforce status to program management, center management, and HQ customers. The Budget Analyst will be responsible for monitoring and tracking budgets, which includes preparing phasing plans, PPBE submissions, and conducting cost analyses. A key aspect of the role involves reviewing, analyzing, and presenting budget and workforce status, including detailed variance explanations that outline impacts and solutions. The analyst will also analyze and monitor contract funding status, relying on extensive experience and judgment to coordinate business activities, make informed decisions, and accomplish goals independently when necessary. The position demands strong multitasking abilities and prioritization skills to manage work from multiple customers while meeting or exceeding deadlines. Excellent communication skills are essential, as the analyst must effectively convey information in writing, in person, and during meetings. Additionally, the role requires strong interpersonal and analytical skills, with a commitment to maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive data.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic budget analysis investigating financial data to provide decision makers with crucial information, ideas, solutions and options for the effective planning and execution of the budget.
• Utilizes financial systems to prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports and effectively communicates and presents budget and workforce status to program management, center management, and HQ customers.
• Monitors and tracks budgets including preparing phasing plans, PPBE submits, and cost analyses.
• Reviews, analyzes and presents budget and workforce status including detailed variance explanations with impacts and solutions.
• Analyze and monitor contract funding status.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to coordinate business activities, make decisions, plan and accomplish goals.
• Works independently when necessary, with minimal guidance.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize work from multiple customers, meeting or exceeding deadlines.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and communicate effectively in writing, person to person and in meetings.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and analytical skills, and be able to maintain confidentiality of data.

Requirements

• BS/BA with four years or greater of specialized experience in the field or related area or a high school diploma with six years or greater of specialized experience in the field or related area.
• Experience in monitoring, analyzing, and reporting budget formation and execution activities for enterprise-level, complex programs with multi-million dollar annual value by reviewing and assessing historical financial data and trends, developing budget estimates, monitoring actual expenses, and making recommendations to resolve budgetary discrepancies using integrated enterprise resources, management systems, and tools.
• Possesses thorough knowledge of the funds allocation and execution processes, and the administration of approved budgets.
• Must be able to grasp interrelationships between financial management requirements and automated solutions, considering the current system environment and the potential integration of added systems concurrently or later.
• Familiar with activity based costing, business case analysis and outsourcing requirements.
• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• NASA financial management experience.
• Financial management experience at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
• Familiar with activity based costing, business case analysis and outsourcing requirements.
• Proficient with Access and Point.