Budget Analyst

mPower, Inc.

$115K — $145K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business and/or Finance with 7+ years of experience.
  • Expert analytical skills in budgeting and financing concepts, principles, and regulations.
  • Proficiency in researching data from automated systems for comprehensive analysis.
  • Familiarity with policies and Federal regulations related to budgeting.
  • Strong oral communication skills for delivering recommendations and presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Prepares budget background materials for briefings.
  • Develops budgetary requirements using historical and trend analyses.
  • Oversees execution of grant and contract portfolios, tracking grant trends.
  • Analyzes budgetary concerns, recommending procedural changes based on long-term analysis.
  • Provides guidance on budget matters to program officials and managers.
  • Develops budgetary policies and procedural guidance for the organization.
  • Coordinates budget preparation and execution tasks.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Engagement in impactful financial decision-making practices.
  • Flexible working conditions to accommodate organizational needs.
  • Access to comprehensive resources and support systems.
Full Job Description
The experienced analyst will participate in funds control with the organization and provide expert advice on budget formulation, budget presentation, and budget execution. A well-qualified and enthusiastic candidate is being sought to manage fiduciary responsibilities associated with the organization's financial and budget administration system.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Prepares background material concerning the budget for use in briefings.


  • Formulates and develops future budgetary requirements for the complex mechanisms of support, using historical data, trend analysis and relevant funding patterns of the organization.


  • Oversees the execution of the grants and contract portfolios, analyses and tracks grant trends.


  • Analyzes specific budgetary and fiscal areas of special concern and recommends procedures and methods for change, many of which require continuing or long-range analysis.


  • Provides advice and recommendations on all aspects of budget to program officials and managers.


  • Develops proposed budgetary policy and procedural guidance for organization components.


  • Coordinates the preparation and/or execution on the budget for the organization.


  • Must be an expert in maintaining, tracking, and updating internal financial control systems.


  • Tracks changes to budget authority at multiple levels of distribution.


  • Verifies that sufficient funds are available for transactions processed, records commitment documents such as interagency agreements or memorandums of understanding, monitors obligations for conformance to the overall financial operating plan and apportionment plan; and analyzes the use of funds and funds availability against operating or financial plans.


Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in business and/or Finance and 7+ years of experience.


  • Skill as an expert analyst who has mastered the concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of budgeting and/or financing.


  • Ability to research data from various automated systems for analysis, studies, and interpretation; budgetary relationships; forecasting data; and developing reports and recommendations for action.


  • Skill in researching policies and Federal regulations.


  • Ability to communicate orally to provide recommendations and make presentations.


$115 - $145 a year

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