MDW Associates, LLC · 2 days ago
Budget Analyst
MDW Associates, LLC is a consulting firm that provides services to federal government clients. They are seeking a Budget Analyst to support their NASA customer at Ames Research Center, responsible for financial management processes, strategic financial planning, and ensuring compliance with government standards.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Serve as an analyst to systematically integrate business, cost estimating and financial management processes aiding to ensure the efficient stewardship of public funds
Support the formulation of strategic financial plans, prepare cost estimates, and correlates financing requirements into executable budgets
Possess thorough knowledge of the allocation, execution, and administration of approved budgets
Assess products and procedures for compliance with Government standards, accounting principles, internal controls, and multi-tiered system application standards
Ensure that tasks are completed in the time frame specified by the client and assist in the preparation of milestone status reports and presentations for colleagues, subordinates, management, and end user representatives
Meet constantly changing deadlines and accept new assignments with varying requirements; deliver to a high level of completeness and accuracy
May serve as a mentor and resource for junior contractor budget analysts assisting with their development
May leverage expertise to support multiple Organizations and/or Centers
Qualification
Required
6+ years of specialized experience in budget analysis or related field
Specialized experience includes monitoring, analyzing, and reporting budget formulation and execution activities for enterprise level, complex programs with multi-million-dollar annual value by reviewing and assessing historical financial data and trends, developing budget estimates, monitoring actual expenses, and making recommendations to resolve budgetary discrepancies using integrated enterprise resources management systems and tools
Proficiency with Excel
Proficient in the accounting systems and processes of the Centers supported
Familiar with activity-based costing, business case analysis and outsourcing requirements
Must be able to grasp interrelationships between financial management requirements and automated solutions, considering the current system environment and the potential integration of added systems concurrently or later
Must possess strong analytical skills to accurately analyze financial data using advanced tools and processes
Proficient MS Office Applications including advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
A knowledge & understanding of automated financial systems and budgetary report generation
High School Diploma or equivalent and four (8) years or greater of related experience; BA/BS preferred with six (6) years or greater of related experience
Public Trust - Candidates for this position must be submitted for a background investigation in order to satisfy government requirements
Preferred
SAP and Business Objects (BOBJ) or other accounting systems
Experience developing cost proposals for Principal Investigators
Government Financial Processes
Power BI experience
Benefits
Health
Dental
Vision
Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability
Retirement/401(k)
Flexible Leave Policy
Company
MDW Associates, LLC
MDW specializes in providing DoD and other federal clients with comprehensive data analysis, acquisition management, financial management, cost estimating, financial systems integration, and administrative support.