Budget Analyst

Arservices - Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Albuquerque, NM

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Budget Analyst position at ARServices involves managing and analyzing funding solutions for a Department of Defense (DoD) customer, specifically within the context of research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) portfolios. The role requires the candidate to provide advisory services, develop financial management products, and support various financial analysis activities to ensure effective budget execution and compliance with financial policies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial plans and monitor implementation of financial policies.
• Prepare regular and special purpose reports and maintain historical records.
• Analyze trends, establish cost rates, and personnel forecasts.
• Recommend and interpret budgetary policies and procedures.
• Prepare comparative evaluations of actual costs against budgeted funds and determine rationale for variances.
• Use the DTRA Consolidated Acquisition Tool (CAT) to construct and receive approval for Purchase Request (PR) packages.
• Provide support for external financial audits.
• Support the Financial Analysis team in programmatic and project integration functions.
• Assist in budget management execution activities including portfolio to project budget formulation and analysis.
• Support weekly budget meetings to review program execution and coordinate with the customer.

Requirements

• Active/current TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline with 10-15 years of experience; or a Master's degree with 10-12 years of experience; or a Doctorate with 8-10 years of experience.
• Demonstrated success with multi-year fiscal planning and execution.
• Ability to communicate effectively and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, Teams, Access, and Project or MS Visio.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with DTRA or DoD RDT&E budget planning and management.
• Familiarity with DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) tools.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification or Finance related Defense Acquisition University (DAU) training.
• Certified Defense Financial Manager.