Lead Budget Analyst - Contingent

About the position

Aretum is seeking a highly skilled Lead Budget Analyst to join our dynamic finance team on a contingent basis. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for overseeing the budgeting process, providing expert analysis, and guiding the financial direction of our projects to ensure effective resource allocation. This position demands a seasoned financial professional with a comprehensive understanding of federal budgeting processes and exceptional analytical skills. Aretum values innovation and excellence, and as a Lead Budget Analyst, your contributions will directly impact our mission to provide outstanding services to government clients.

Responsibilities

• Enforcement of work standards across the Budget & Business Operations Team.
• Provide management, budget analysis and reporting.
• Prepare and route funding documents for government approval and submission.
• Develop and process Reimbursable Work Authorizations (RWAs) through the ICE Program Centralized Funding or ICE Owned Portfolio construction budgets.
• Develop project approval packages and other necessary documents, secure approvals, track financial packages, and notify ICE Project Managers of status.
• Prepare obligation documents, track and coordinate financial obligations.
• Support verification and validation of specific payables and assist with relevant reconciliation and de-obligation activities.
• Support the Audit Readiness, Response and Remediation function through SOP updates, identification of process issues, and development of management action plans (MAPs).
• Act for ICE in the daily operation, to further and achieve ICE goals, except where there are signatures and approvals needed.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of experience managing programs/projects similar to the areas identified for this role, real property management in the federal government.
• Seven (7) years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in assisting government agencies in the subject area of audit.
• Familiarity with budget and finance function related to real property management in the federal government.
• Expertise in business process improvement related to infrastructure and construction within the federal government.
• Possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the field of either civil engineering, architecture, or business or a MBA (Master of Business Administration).
• Possess a current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), or Professional Engineer (PE) license or Architectural Registration (license).