Finance & Budget Analyst

Expediteinfotech - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Washington, DC

1-10 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Finance & Budget Analyst will join a team responsible for managing and analyzing financial data related to Federal program funds. This hybrid position requires the analyst to work on-site in SE Washington, D.C. for two days a week after an initial month of training. The role involves verifying financial data, creating procurement requests, reconciling budgets, and preparing financial reports for management oversight.

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day maintenance and related operations for financial and budgetary transactions for a multi-million-dollar Federal research program.
• Maintain a sound budgetary control system to ensure allotted funds are utilized and forecast variances.
• Generate and track Procurement Requests (PR's) in PRISM for contracts and agreements.
• Maintain and track travel authorizations, travel vouchers, contracts, and agreements, ensuring all requirements are met.
• Track and reconcile financial commitments, obligations, and expenditures for various funds.
• Manage the budget for current and past research funds and federal discretionary grants.
• Prepare financial reports for weekly and monthly budget reconciliation using DELPHI and spreadsheets.
• Reconcile expense data against DELPHI System commitments and obligations weekly.
• Reconcile redistribution report of unobligated Discretionary Grants Projects funds for the new Fiscal Year.
• Perform financial data entry to update Excel financial tracking spreadsheets and other systems.
• Monitor and update financial tracking spreadsheets and FMS to report on expenditures to federal leadership.
• Draft Allocation/Deallocation State Memos and pull reports from FMIS.
• Assist with resolving funding and contract guideline discrepancies with various offices.
• Coordinate and participate in monthly meetings with Research Program Coordinators to discuss budget balances.
• Provide oversight and guidance on financial inquiries to leadership and program staff.
• Develop and promote Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) related to budget retention and financial management systems.
• Maintain SOPs for various financial processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Prepare graphic and presentation materials using PowerPoint and provide training to the team.

Requirements

• A minimum of three (3) years of Federal financial analysis experience using tools such as PRISM, FMS, DELPHI, FMIS, and others.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. Government Standard General Ledger (USSGL), appropriation law, and budget accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a finance-related major is a plus.
• Ability to update and maintain automated tracking financial systems.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office/O365 applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others.
• Excellent customer service, planning, organizational, problem solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to be flexible in adapting to deadlines and changing priorities.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with financial management systems and reporting tools.
• Knowledge of federal grant management processes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid time off and federal holidays.
• Matching 401K plan.
• Tuition/professional development reimbursement benefits.