Intermediate Budget Analyst

MDW Associates

6d•Onsite

About The Position

MDW Associates is seeking an Intermediate Budget Analyst to provide sound financial stewardship, expert analysis, and innovative approaches to our National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) client at Stennis Space Center, Bay St, Louis, MS. This position is onsite, so candidates must be able/willing to commute to NASA (SSC). The Intermediate Budget Analyst will be required to perform the following essential job functions including, but not limited to: Serve as an analyst to systematically integrate business, cost estimating and financial management processes aiding to ensure the efficient stewardship of public funds Support the formulation of strategic financial plans correlates financing requirements into executable budgets Possess thorough knowledge of the allocation, execution, and administration of approved budgets Assess products and procedures for compliance with Government standards, accounting principles, internal controls, and multi-tiered system application standards Ensure that tasks are completed in the time frame specified by the client and assist in the preparation of milestone status reports and presentations for colleagues, subordinates, management, and end user representatives Meet all time sensitive report deadlines and accept new assignments with varying requirements; deliver to a high level of completeness and accuracy May serve as a mentor and resource for junior contractor budget analysts assisting with their development May leverage expertise to support multiple Organizations and/or Centers

Requirements

Specialized experience in financial data processing, combining data sources and communicating results.
Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, INDEX(MATCH)
Intermediate level proficiency with Power BI
Understanding/create dynamic measures using DAX
Power Query for data sourcing/transformation
Data Visualization
Experience connecting Power BI and Excel to other data sources
Ability to create, manage and troubleshoot SharePoint workflows
Proficient in the accounting systems and processes
Familiar with activity-based costing, business case analysis and outsourcing requirements
Strong system documentation skills
Must be able to grasp interrelationships between financial management requirements and automated solutions, considering the current system environment and the potential integration of added systems concurrently or later
Candidates for this position prefer to possess a BA/BS degree
Public Trust - Candidates for this position must be submitted for a background investigation in order to satisfy government requirements.

Responsibilities

Serve as an analyst to systematically integrate business, cost estimating and financial management processes aiding to ensure the efficient stewardship of public funds
Support the formulation of strategic financial plans correlates financing requirements into executable budgets
Possess thorough knowledge of the allocation, execution, and administration of approved budgets
Assess products and procedures for compliance with Government standards, accounting principles, internal controls, and multi-tiered system application standards
Ensure that tasks are completed in the time frame specified by the client and assist in the preparation of milestone status reports and presentations for colleagues, subordinates, management, and end user representatives
Meet all time sensitive report deadlines and accept new assignments with varying requirements; deliver to a high level of completeness and accuracy
May serve as a mentor and resource for junior contractor budget analysts assisting with their development
May leverage expertise to support multiple Organizations and/or Centers