Mid-level Budget Analyst

MDW Associates•Falls Church, VA

3d•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 the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process and uses government IT systems and their data to provide analytical support to OUSW(A&S) staff and leadership. The role includes supporting annual Department Program Reviews; analyzing Service and Defense Agency Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Program Budget Review (PBR), and President’s Budget (PB) submissions; reviewing Defense appropriation and authorization documents; and preparing responses to programmatic and fiscal changes. The analyst helps prepare, review, consolidate, and coordinate issue papers, reports, studies, budget submissions, and congressional justifications. The position also supports budget development and execution, coordinates analysis and actions across assigned portfolios, and presents data and analytic results visually. Candidates must have an active security clearance and meet the stated experience, skills, and education requirements. A bachelor’s degree is required, though it may be substituted with 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 the DoD Financial Management Regulations.
Demonstrated experience preparing and tracking financial commitments, MIPRs, purchase requests, obligations, and expenditures, and in budgeting and financial management.
Demonstrated experience supporting the PPBE process, 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

Provide analysis supporting OUSW(A&S) 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 activities and provide analytical support to OUSW(A&S) staff and leadership.
Support the annual Department Program Review and analyze Service and Defense Agency POM, PBR, and PB submissions for assigned programs, projects, and PEs.
Review and analyze Defense appropriation and authorization documents to support quick-reaction responses to programmatic and fiscal changes.
Assist with preparing, reviewing, consolidating, and coordinating issue papers based on Defense guidance.
Provide inputs for A&S positions on reports and studies identifying 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 in developing budget submissions, including O-Docs, R-Docs, and P-Docs, and 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 the timing and sequence of actions and analysis needed to integrate programs, projects, and PEs within assigned portfolios throughout the budget process.
Assist with tabulation, graphical plotting, and other visual presentations of data and analytical results.
Maintain proficiency in and understanding of current fiscal and appropriations conventions and law.