Mid-level Budget Analyst

MDW Associates•Falls Church, VA

5d•$105,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

MDW Associates is seeking a Mid-level Budget Analyst to support its government client, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSW(A&S)), in Falls Church, Virginia. The position is fully onsite and supports budget administration and financial management for assigned Programs, Projects, and Program Elements (PEs), including studies. The analyst supports all phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process and uses government information technology systems to provide analysis and information to OUSW(A&S) staff and leadership. The role supports the Department’s annual Program Review, including analysis of Service and Defense Agency Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Program Budget Review (PBR), and President’s Budget (PB) submissions. It also involves reviewing appropriations and authorization documents, preparing and coordinating issue papers and budget-related recommendations, supporting budget submissions and congressional justifications, and helping develop and execute budgets for assigned PEs. The analyst plans and coordinates actions and analysis across budget-process phases, communicates findings, presents data and analysis visually, and maintains knowledge of current fiscal and appropriations conventions and law. Candidates must have an active security clearance. A bachelor’s degree is required, with the option to substitute five additional years of federal or defense financial management experience.

Requirements

At least 5 years of DoD/OSW or Military Department headquarters-level financial management and budget experience, including working knowledge of DoD Financial Management Regulations.
Experience preparing and tracking financial commitments, MIPRs, purchase requests, obligations, and expenditures, as well as budgeting and financial management.
Experience supporting PPBE, such as preparing budget exhibits and forecasting.
Ability to create and maintain complex financial spreadsheets.
Experience with DAI (OBIEE, Hyperion), WAWF, G-Invoicing, and DAR-Q.
Active security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree, or five additional years of federal or defense financial management experience as a substitute.

Responsibilities

Analyze and support budget administration and financial management for assigned Programs, Projects, and Program Elements, including studies.
Support all phases of PPBE activities for assigned programs, projects, and PEs.
Use government IT systems to support PPBE and provide analysis to OUSW(A&S) staff and leadership.
Support the annual Department Program Review by analyzing Service and Defense Agency POM, PBR, and PB submissions.
Review and analyze Defense appropriation and authorization documents to support responses to programmatic and fiscal changes.
Assist with preparing, reviewing, consolidating, and coordinating issue papers based on Defense guidance.
Provide inputs for OUSW(A&S) positions on reports and studies highlighting budget irregularities or potential program issues.
Support POM issue team meetings, issue development, and drafting documents, recommendations, position papers, white papers, and comments related to the PBR process.
Assist with developing budget submissions, including O-Docs, R-Docs, and P-Docs.
Assist with congressional justifications (J-Books).
Generate, coordinate, and consolidate comments and findings for OUSW(A&S) staff and leadership.
Support budget development and execution for assigned PEs.
Plan, schedule, and coordinate actions and analysis needed to integrate programs, projects, and PEs within assigned portfolios throughout the budget process.
Tabulate and graph data and prepare visual presentations of data and analytical results.
Maintain proficiency and understanding of current fiscal and appropriations conventions and law.