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MELE Associates, Inc. · 1 day ago

Budget Analyst

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

MELE Associates, Inc. is a veteran and minority-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. They are seeking a Budget Analyst to prepare financial plans, monitor policies, and support financial audits while working closely with the Financial Analysis team.

ConsultingInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Prepare financial plans, monitor implementation of financial policies, prepare regular and special purpose reports, maintain historical records, analyze trends, establish cost rates and personnel forecasts, recommend and interpret budgetary policies and procedures, prepare comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds, and determine rationale for variances between costs and budget

Use the DTRA Consolidated Acquisition Tool (CAT) to construct and receive approval for Purchase Request (PR) packages and Needs Statements that identify and provide the support needed for test planning and execution

Provide support for external financial audits

Support the Financial Analysis team in financial portfolio programmatic, project integration and execution functions to include support to Planning, Programming, Budget and Execution (PPBE) activities, Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Budget Justification, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congressional Briefs

Supporting weekly budget meetings to review program execution, coordinate weekly with the customer to review priority contract actions, review proposal packages for completeness, and review/assist in developing Statements of Work for DTRA contracts

Assist in budget management execution activities including portfolio to project budget formulation, budget analysis, scheduling, tracking, execution, metrics and systems support, spend plan formation, and budget controls

Disciplines include but are not limited to financial analysis, budget analysis, and project control analysis

All other duties as assigned

Qualification

Financial analysisBudget analysisProject control analysisDTRA Consolidated Acquisition ToolMicrosoft products proficiencyDoD budget planningMulti-taskingCommunication skillsInitiativeProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Top Secret/SCI clearance or TS with the ability to obtain SCI

Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Economics or Finance and Accounting or business-related discipline plus 10-15 years of experience; or

Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Economics or Finance and Accounting or business-related discipline plus 10-12 years of experience; or

Doctorate degree in Economics or Finance and Accounting or business-related discipline, plus 8-10 years of experience

The degree must be from an accredited university

Demonstrated success with multi-year fiscal planning and execution

Ability to communicate effectively; accept responsibility; take initiative; anticipate requirements; implement self-developed plans for on-time, under-budget success with minimal supervision; manage and work multiple tasks simultaneously; and successfully de-conflict multiple demands from equal stakeholders

Ability to obtain and maintain access to Special Access Programs

Proficiency with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, Teams, Access, and Project or MS Visio

Preferred

Experience with DTRA or DoD Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) budget planning and management, using DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) tools, and Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification, or Finance related Defense Acquisition University (DAU) training, or Certified Defense Financial Manager