Purpose:The Senior Budget Analyst provides advanced budget formulation, execution, financial analysis, funds control, and resource-management support for a federal mission-support program. This position is responsible for helping the client plan, track, analyze, and report on funding and staffing resources while supporting sound financial decision-making and fiscal accountability.
The ideal candidate will have strong federal budget experience, including budget execution, spend plan development, funds control, financial analysis, and resource planning. The role operates in a hybrid environment, with onsite support required as operational needs dictate.
Responsibilities:- Support federal budget formulation and budget execution activities.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze spend plans and funding execution reports.
- Monitor obligations, expenditures, available balances, and funding status.
- Support funds control and help ensure resources are used in accordance with approved plans and applicable requirements.
- Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, variances, risks, and resource needs.
- Prepare budget reports, status updates, forecasts, and financial summaries for management and client leadership.
- Support staffing and funding analysis to evaluate workforce and resource requirements.
- Assist with resource planning and portfolio-management activities.
- Track budget execution against planned levels and identify potential shortfalls or excess funding.
- Support reconciliation of budget data across financial systems, reports, and tracking tools.
- Assist with development and maintenance of budget models, trackers, and reporting tools.
- Support data calls, executive reporting, and ad hoc financial-analysis requests.
- Coordinate with accounting, finance, program, and operational stakeholders to ensure financial information is accurate and timely.
- Support process improvement activities related to budget execution, reporting, and financial operations.
- Work with systems such as Prism and Oracle Federal Financials, as applicable.
- Maintain accurate records and supporting documentation for financial and budget activities.
- Protect sensitive financial and client information in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Perform other budget and resource-management duties as assigned.
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required.
- Demonstrated experience with federal budget formulation and budget execution.
- Experience with funds control, spend plans, financial analysis, and resource planning.
- Experience preparing budget reports, forecasts, and funding-status analyses.
- Experience conducting staffing and resource analysis preferred.
- Experience with portfolio-management or enterprise resource-planning activities preferred.
- Experience with federal financial and acquisition systems such as Prism and Oracle Federal Financials preferred.
- Strong understanding of federal financial-management practices and budget processes.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced attention to detail and ability to work with complex financial data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prepare clear, concise, and accurate financial reports for a broad audience.
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid, fast-paced federal support environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
