Budget and Reconciliation Analyst

Space Systems Command•Los Angeles County, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for a Budget and Reconciliation Analyst, SYD 89/S8 (NH-0501-03, GS-12/13 equivalent). This role supports advanced space and missile technologies in Southern California. The Budget Analyst will be embedded within various development programs to help build and execute financial strategies for a portfolio of unclassified and classified programs. The position involves streamlining processes, utilizing data to influence senior decision-makers, and championing additional program funding. The Budget Analyst serves as the FM classified Division's lead and as the Chief in his/her absence. The FM division consists of experienced military, government civilians, and local contractors with an annual budget in the billions. The candidate will provide direction, oversight, and guidance for the organizational FM process, investment portfolio processes, tools, metrics, and interfaces with various external organizations and HHQ. The candidate will work directly with major programs and system acquisitions and address senior General Officer level and Congressional inquiries for program status and planning of future capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess a thorough knowledge of Investment, O&M and procurement fiscal policy and funds execution, ability to work with HHQ and other various stakeholders, vast knowledge of various stages of the program acquisition lifecycle and Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPB&E) process. Experience working with DoD financial systems and tools such as CCaRS, CRIS, DEAMS, EDA, DTS, GAF-BQ, FM Suites, PMRT, DTIMS, WAWF, CAFDEX, SEV, G-Invoicing is required. Significant experience in Microsoft Office tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word is also required. A Bachelor's degree in business, Accounting or similar is required. Supervisory/Leadership experience is highly desired, but not required. Strong financial acumen, analytical curiosity, and communication skills are necessary. The candidate must be able to navigate complex funding regulations and work collaboratively with program managers and budget teams to develop long-term financial strategies across multiple programs and appropriations. The candidate will lead execution of all day-to-day financial tasks and be embedded in day-to-day activities of various Space development projects. A technical interest in the Space capability that each program is working to deliver and the ability to correlate those objectives with financial execution is essential. Developing a network of cross-functional colleagues to navigate unique challenges related to funding initiatives is critical to success.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship Required
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d.
Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.”
Employees are required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
This is a drug testing designated position, subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Employee may be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
Bachelor's degree in business, Accounting or similar.
Thorough knowledge of Investment, O&M and procurement fiscal policy and funds execution.
Ability to work with HHQ and other various stakeholders.
Vast knowledge of various stages of the program acquisition lifecycle and Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPB&E) process.
Experience working with DoD financial system and tools such as, but not limited to: CCaRS, CRIS, DEAMS, EDA, DTS, GAF-BQ, FM Suites, PMRT, DTIMS, WAWF, CAFDEX, SEV, G-Invoicing etc.
Significant experience in Microsoft Office tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word.
Strong financial acumen, analytical curiosity, and communication skills.
Ability to navigate complex funding regulations and work collaboratively with program managers and budget teams to develop long-term financial strategies across multiple programs and appropriations.
Technical interest in the Space capability that each program is working to deliver and the ability to correlate those objectives with financial execution.
Knowledge of budget formulation and submission requirements.
Knowledge of budget obligations and expenditure concept.
Knowledge of cost and schedule performance measurement concepts.
Knowledge of contractor system requirements for earned value management systems.
Skill applying budget formulation concepts to generate cogent documents.
Skill in describing the results of contractor cost and schedule performance analysis.
Skill in evaluating the output of computer tools and adjusting program conditions.
Skills in identifying and analyzing cost effectiveness relationships between all aspects of financial management which are subject to significant and continuing flux over time.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory/Leadership experience

Responsibilities

Serve as the FM classified Division's lead and as the Chief in his/her absence.
Provide direction, oversight and guidance for the organizational FM process, investment portfolio processes, tools, metrics and interfaces with various external organizations and HHQ.
Work directly with major programs and system acquisitions.
Address multiple, frequent senior General Officer level and Congressional inquiries for program status and planning of future capabilities.
Build and execute financial strategies for a portfolio of unclassified and classified programs.
Streamline processes, utilize data to influence senior decision makers and champion additional program funding.
Lead execution of all day-to-day financial tasks and be embedded in day-to-day activities of various Space development projects.
Develop a network of cross-functional colleagues to navigate unique challenges related to funding initiatives.