Sr. Budget Analyst

TeleSolv Consulting•San Diego, CA

6d•$85,000 - $95,000

About The Position

TeleSolv Consulting has multiple needs for a Sr. Budget Analyst to join the Federal law agency in the San Diego, CA area. The qualified candidate shall provide financial management support to regional and headquarters offices within a Federal program, assisting in the analysis, tracking, and monitoring of accounting activities through an approved Federal financial management system. Duties include performing a range of budgetary, analytical, technical, and administrative functions in support of key organizational operations. The individual must demonstrate proficiency in applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and communicating financial and budgetary information effectively across multiple levels of management.

Requirements

Minimum BS/BA degree that includes at least 24 hours coursework in finance, quantitative methods, or accounting.
Must have at least four (4) years of active experience in federal financial policy, procedures, regulations, and guidelines applicable to financial management programs, processes, and systems, with the skills and ability to apply such knowledge to a broad scope of complex assignments.
Advanced knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Access, intermediate Excel, and PowerPoint.
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to prepare and make group/executive presentations
Excellent presentation skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to conduct online research
Resourcefulness, initiative and skill to function in a fast-paced environment
Attention to detail in goal/task accomplishment with minimal supervision
Professionalism and the ability to interact effectively with others
Ability to meet planned and unscheduled deadlines in a timely manner
All contract personnel will be required to undergo a background suitability clearance (HSPD-12) by DHS Office of Professional Responsibility, prior to report to work and maintain this suitability clearance
All personnel shall be able to work independently.
All contract employees shall dress in casual business attire and will be required to act in a professional manner at all times.

Responsibilities

Support the Region 9 and West Zone Federal Protective Service (FPS) financial management and senior level staff by assisting in analyzing, tracking and monitoring accounting functions in the Federal Financial Management System (FFMS).
Perform a variety of record keeping, reporting, and informational duties in support of the government programs.
Perform work related to gathering, acquiring, and developing resource materials and other information to support the law enforcement, security, compliance, and or inspection programs.
Update manuals on policies, directives, and memoranda.
Monitor, coordinate and maintains a variety of records.
Assist users in the organization with software, hardware, and automation problems.
Responsible for sorting, arranging, and maintaining records in file cabinets or electronically in accordance with either an approved records management file plan, numbering systems or alphabetical order.
Possess and demonstrates advanced proficiency and competence in computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Windows office programs (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Visio, and PowerPoint), Adobe, and has the ability to learn and become proficient in various DHS/FPS computer programs and applications after initial training and orientation.
Perform basic analysis of security data and prepares multiple sensitive security documents for management review.
Review invoices, verify information (to include 139s) and ensure sufficient funds have been obligated for payment of invoices on multi-million-dollar contracts.
Responsible for creating and maintaining the FM151 vendor payment reconciliation report spreadsheet, ensuring accurate reconciliation and close-out throughout the life of the contract obligation.
Assist the appropriate government employee with initiating, estimating, collecting, processing orders, monitoring, reconciling, and closing Security Work Authorizations (SWA’s) in accordance with agency standard operating procedures.
Assist the government in analyzing the region's revenue and expenditures across various funding sources, including guard services and contracts.
Proficient in FFMS, responsible for creating G514 commitments, reviewing obligations, reviewing change orders, making modifications, and generating various analysis reports (e.g., CM040, FM151, PM020, FM140, FM085) accurately and on time, in compliance with agency standard operating procedures.
Assist with contract and obligation closeout process per agency standard operational procedures.
Assist CORs and regional budget team in the creation/preparation/submission of required agency documentation requesting specific contractual services, i.e., permanent/temporary/emergency Protective Security Officer (PSO) services, security projects and security system repairs per agency guidelines or standard operating procedures.
Assist FPS Management with the monthly, quarterly, and/or annual financial submission, execution, reconciliation and close-out of yearly appropriations based on developing and standard practices.
Assisting in the package development of the unfunded security countermeasure requirements for submission to the FPS national Acquisition Review Board.
Assist regional staff in processing official travel documents in Concur, to include supporting budget staff with funding documentation and tracking travel documents and requirements for official travel.
Maintain current Exhibit 1 (post spreadsheet) for the guard contracts containing approximately 1230 Protective Security Officers in approximately 644 guard posts, serving several different Federal Government agencies in 4 states and various Pacific Islands.
Perform budget administrative duties as needed by the Resource Management Branch (RMB) and Security Operations Branch in support of FPS PSO requirements.
Drafts special research requests for review.
Drafts conventional and precedent statistical products.
Retrieves financial system data and utilizing standard statistical methods to assist in analyzing data.
Provides assistance to special projects to be identified by Region 9 and West Zone financial and senior level management.
Prepares a variety of technical presentations, performs basic analysis of security and financial information.
Assists in the package development of the unfunded security countermeasure requirements for submission to the FPS national Acquisition Review Board.
Analyzes estimates for consolidation of funding requests; assist in verifying cost estimates received from others by evaluating the consistency of dollar estimates against PSO contract exhibits.
Reviews and analyzes financial and budgetary expenditures matters.
Drafts, copies, edits, calculates, revises, retrieves, stores, and prints a wide range of documents in final form (e.g. reports, graphs, statistics, mailing labels, tables, and etc.).
Follows direction from federal employees, to help resolve agency client account discrepancies and administratively support accurate/timely invoicing records processing.
Records and monitors activities related to the expenditure and disbursement of funds, and track/analyze the status of funds.
Performs verbal and written communication with various levels of management and operating personnel to assist Management with daily operations.
Verifies funding status of prior year Security Work Authorizations (SWA), collects financial information that is required for audit responses, assisting in validating and verifying accounts, responding to agency requests for documentation to support invoiced amounts, assisting in certifying undelivered orders, and completing special projects.
Analyzes accounting data, reconciling accounts, and drafting documents to justify reprogramming actions and submit re-classification requests for approval thru the Supervisory Budget Analyst and/or Financial Program/Cost Analyst for changes in the financial system.
Analyzes estimates for consolidation of funding requests; assist in verifying cost estimates received from others by evaluating the consistency of dollar estimates against PSO contract exhibits.