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Sr. Budget Analyst (Supporting NOAA)

extra holidays - extra parental leave

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and 6 years experience, Master's Degree with 4 years experience, Experience in finance, budgeting or accounting, Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, Familiarity with NOAA accounting is a plus.

Key responsabilities:

Support budget planning and execution for NOAA
Prepare and maintain budgets and reports
Analyze data to forecast budget issues
Track fund transfers and conduct variance analysis
Respond to financial data calls and update documents

ASRC Federal XLarge https://www.asrcfederal.com/

5001 - 10000 Employees

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Job description

Data Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of ASRC Federal Holding Company, is seeking a Senior Budget Execution Analyst to support a federal government client located in Silver Spring, MD. This posting is in anticipation of a favorable award of a Task Order to support a client at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including the National Ocean Service (NOS) and National Weather Service (NWS).

This role is a remote position.

Key Role

Provide budget planning and execution support for the NOAA/National Ocean Service (NOS) or NOAA/National Weather Service (NWS). Assist in creating and maintaining the spreadsheets, tools, forms, templates, and instructions to support various monthly and quarterly reports and meetings. Work with various branches to ensure that the new and existing financial processes are understood and implemented correctly. Integral to the role is the ability to analyze data to understand trends, forecast potential budget issues, and to plan and take corrective actions. Provide analyses, assessments, and recommendations relating to financial management activities, among other duties as assigned.

This is a remote position. The selected candidate will work from their home office.

The duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

Provide budget execution support to a NOS or NWS Financial Management Center (FMC) or Headquarters.
Become adept at pulling reports from the NOAA financial systems, including the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), and the Financial Management Data System (FMDS)
Summarize quantitative data for monthly commitment, obligation, and contract status reports as well as a variety of complex payment reports
Assist with creating and monitoring monthly and annual obligation plans.
Track funds transferred in from other NOAA or NOS Financial Management Centers
Understand the various types of accounting codes (i.e., program, project, and tasks codes) being used and the business rules that govern them.
Process documentation for financial corrections.
Conduct variance analysis by comparing planned obligations to actual obligations; justify the reason behind variances to FMC leadership and NOAA headquarters.
Transform accounting system data into Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
Produce, maintain, and update templates, forms, process documents, and slides for NOS reviews.
Respond to data calls from other FMCs, NOS or NWS Headquarters, NOAA Headquarters, the Department of Commerce, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and/or Congress.
Enter data, as requested, into the Financial Management Data System.

Requirements

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree plus 6 or more years of experience in federal budgeting or related industries (e.g., finance, budgeting, accounting or other highly quantitative field) or Master's Degree and 4 years of experience.
Ability to transform data and findings into concise, user-friendly spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
Excellent oral presentation skills with the ability to brief findings and materials to management.
Ability to communicate effectively in groups of senior leaders, knowing when to speak up versus deferring to management.
Work proactively to anticipate management’s questions and meet their needs before being asked
Sift through large amounts of data and reports to find answers to management’s questions in a timely manner
Strong interpersonal skills, including customer service skills, to properly manage customer expectations and respond to customer requests
Knowing when to ask for help to be able to meet assigned deadlines

Preferred Experience