Senior Budget Analyst

Senior Budget Analyst

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Job Description

MindPoint Group is seeking a highly motivated Senior Budget Analyst with comprehensive knowledge in federal government budgeting, contracts, and financial systems. The selected candidate will be responsible for the planning, tracking, monitoring, and execution of the client’s operating budgets on behalf of and in conjunction with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Must be a self-starter and able to independently track and manage tasks and budget-based projects to resolution. Must also have strong communication skills with proven experience working in cross-functional teams to accomplish objectives and meet critical deadlines within fast-paced, challenging, and diverse environments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Review and analyze labor and non-labor budgets vs. committed, obligated, and expended (COE) funds to provide the client with a complete and accurate real-time view into the status, burn rates, and remaining balances of their appropriated and working capital funds.
• Assist service owners and contracting officer representatives (CORs) with planning, tracking, and forecasting their revenue and expenses in a managed services environment. This includes tracking and processing inter-agency reimbursement agreements.
• Prepare forms and documentation, secure required signatures, and process transactions to commit funds in the client’s financial system of record.
• Work with key stakeholders to continually improve budgetary processes to include establishing and maintaining workflows, templates, and a regular and predicable cadence for required inputs and outputs to ensure a proactive approach to financial management.
• Assist the client with long-term strategic financial planning activities, to include required reporting back to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
• Prepare reporting and support client in Executive financial meetings, as requested.
• Create, update, and maintain numerous spreadsheets to consolidate multi-dimensional financial data into a single view. Evaluate and propose new and better ways of tracking this information.
• Improve client’s financial status by analyzing results and variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to maximize allocated funding.
• Ensure highest quality and accuracy of documents, reports, and services to the client.
• Document key processes and activities in a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) format for use by other team members and to enhance efficiencies.
• Maintain relationships with key customers, stakeholders, and team members.

Qualifications

Qualifications Key to Success in this Role:

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or other related field with 5 years of experience in budgeting or similar area, or the equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Experience processing and tracking and in depth understanding of federal government commitments, obligations, and expenditures.
• Expert level knowledge of and experience using Excel and Power BI to compile, analyze, and provide clear and concise financial status and reporting.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Excellent people skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with sensitive financial information.
• Must be proficient in all Microsoft Office tools.
• Must be able to communicate with other employees and read and write at a level that will enable performance of the work in an efficient and effective manner.

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines
• Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled