Journeyman 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:
  • Developing, reviewing, and implementing project-level budgets and annual and multi-year spend plans
  • Conducting regular and recurring reviews of resource utilization to identify issues that might impact the program's overall objectives
  • Developing and preparing routine, periodic reports on the allocation, status, tracking, commitment, obligation, and expenditure of funds as well as providing analysis of variances and recommendations for reconciliation
  • Provide support for the established budget change request process and variance reporting by documenting and tracking emerging, changing or reduction of requirements
  • Provide support for the creating and developing of reporting and analysis of trends, actuals and impacts to existing or future budgets
  • Assist with and analyze variances and report the status of funds
  • Assist with developing and updating financial processes and procedures to adequately account for and safeguard of funds allotted for program and projects
  • Provide support with the procurement request process and manage the updates to the procurement trackers
  • Assist with drafting, identifying, and tracking unfunded requests (UFRs)
  • Provide draft justifications and impacts for budget and resource allocation plan (RAP) decision-making process. Provide recommendations on the trade-offs within program budget to support must-pays
  • Assist with developing briefs and reports for corresponding budget execution plans.
  • Track all budget requests, supporting documents, reports, and responses in approved repositories, such as Microsoft SharePoint, internal shared drives, and Microsoft Teams
  • Provide support with creating file folders, directories, and naming structures for retrieval and collaboration across the program
  • Assist with preparing and delivering monthly budget execution status of funds reports, provide weekly budget summaries regarding program budget taskers and other budget-related activities and provide weekly summary reports on the status of budget execution activities. These reports shall include budget execution status report narratives, issues, and recommendations as well as schedules

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.