Journeyman Manager Budget Execution Analyst

Overview

Tecolote Research is seeking a Budget Execution Analyst to assist with a DHS Component's Budget Execution activities. The analyst will assist the Government in supporting the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process.

Responsibilities

• Perform budget execution support to include, but not limited to the following:
  • Maintain and distribute Lines of Accounting as requested by the program manager
  • Maintain and track spend plan reconciliation with the status of funds
  • Manage multiple Spend Plans
  • Conduct reconciliation between the financial reports and the spend plan; identify inconsistencies or imbalances, collaborate with stakeholders and provide recommendation / mitigation strategy to address the issues/concerns
  • Provide financial management subject matter expertise
  • Track commitments, obligations, expenditures using systems like the Federal Financial Management System (FFMS)
  • Provide support in building and maintaining a budget dashboard
  • Analyze financial data and prepare complex financial reports and briefings
  • Allocate and track funding across multiple subdivisions and program codes
  • Reconcile plan funding with actual expenditures
  • Other budget execution activities include extracting, analyzing, summarizing and preparing data for presentation from the financial system, travel system, purchase card tool, etc.

Skills Required

• US citizenship required
• 3 to 10 years professional work experience
• Ability to obtain DHS Suitability
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Power Apps
• Knowledge and experience in the federal budget process, federal budget lifecycle, the federal procurement process, and the federal travel and government purchase card policies
• Ability to perform duties independently
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.