Budget Execution Analyst (Supporting NOAA)
About The Position
The Budget Execution Analyst will provide budget planning and budget execution support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Weather Service (NWS) client. This role involves assisting in the creation and maintenance of spreadsheets, tools, forms, templates, and instructions for monthly and quarterly reports and meetings. The analyst will collaborate with various branches to ensure financial processes are understood and implemented correctly. A key aspect of the role is analyzing data to identify trends, forecast potential budget issues, and plan corrective actions. The candidate will also track NWS grants and contracts through their lifecycle and provide financial management analyses and recommendations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree plus 8 years of experience in federal budgeting or related industries (e.g., finance, budgeting, accounting or other highly quantitative field).
- A Master’s Degree may be used as a substitute for 2 years of experience.
- A PhD may be used as a substitute for 4 years of experience.
- Ability to transform data and findings into concise, user-friendly spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
- Excellent oral presentation skills with the ability to brief findings and materials to management.
- Ability to communicate effectively in groups of senior leaders, knowing when to speak up versus deferring to management.
- Work proactively to anticipate management’s questions and meet their needs before being asked.
- Sift through large amounts of data and reports to find answers to management’s questions in a timely manner.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including customer service skills, to properly manage customer expectations and respond to customer requests.
- Knowing when to ask for help to be able to meet assigned deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the NOAA accounting system is a plus.
- Experience with government financial systems and terminology is preferred.
- Passion for the NOAA mission is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide budget execution support to a NWS Financial Management Center (FMC) or Headquarters.
- Pull reports from NOAA financial systems, including Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), and the Financial Management Data System (FMDS).
- Summarize quantitative data for monthly commitment, obligation, and contract status reports, as well as complex payment reports.
- Assist with creating and monitoring monthly and annual obligation plans.
- Track funds transferred in from other NOAA or NWS Financial Management Centers.
- Understand accounting codes (program, project, task) and their governing business rules.
- Process documentation for financial corrections.
- Conduct variance analysis by comparing planned to actual obligations and justify variances to leadership.
- Create and utilize tracking tools to monitor NWS contracts and grants through planning, clearance, funding, and execution.
- Transform accounting system data into Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
- Produce, maintain, and update templates, forms, process documents, and slides for NWS reviews.
- Respond to data calls from other FMCs, NWS Headquarters, NOAA Headquarters, the Department of Commerce, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and/or Congress.
- Enter data into the Financial Management Data System as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
