Budget and Accounting Resource Analyst

REQUIRES A CURRENT TS/SCI WITH POLY SECURITY CLEARANCE

This position is contingent upon award.

• Prepare, monitor, and update program requirements and spend plans. Maintain budget tracking at the program and project level.
• Support the formulation and review of budget estimates and requirements for new and existing initiatives.
• Collect resource information and compare it with historical data to develop or update current and future component or group resource requirements.
• Analyze program performance and progress and determine if planned resources are sufficient to accomplish assigned goals and objectives; propose resource adjustments as required. Assist with budget exercises and the formulation and development of the IPBS, CBJB, and CJB text, tables, and resource exhibit submissions. Update and maintain NEXT and FIRST. Identify data sources to use for analytic studies on proposed or ongoing directorate programs and activities.
• Collaborate within the program office to ensure the integrity of program data is used for data analysis. 
• Use and maintain corporate resource information repositories, databases, decision support tools, strategies, processes, procedures and reports to ensure accurate financial reporting and management oversight in support of program initiatives. 
• Assist in building BLIs using appropriate BLI tools or BPO forms in compliance with policies on CLIN, Appropriations, ETs and BOCs. Monitor the commitment, obligation and expenditure of funds throughout the life cycle of the appropriation and ensure compliance with ET/BOC policies and administrative ceilings. 
• Assist in the evaluation of program execution, assessing the impact of developing trends and issues using appropriate methodologies to determine if the program is proceeding within available resources and remaining consistent with goals. Collaborate in proposing resource realignments to maintain program execution or to respond to unplanned circumstances. Support Tri-Annual Unliquidated Obligation reviews by validating obligation status and preparing and submitting adjustment documentation. 
• Generate, coordinate, and process RCAs, FFOs, FTOs, FTRs, CSRs, CIPs and other funding documentation for Government review and approval. Assist in the development, analysis and review of (UFRs). Assist in assessing the impact of contract and engineering changes on program cost/schedule baselines.
• Gather, research, and analyze resource information to support senior leadership discussions, thinking, and decisions on programmatic resource planning and allocations. 
• Provide input in the preparation of budget summaries, charts, memoranda, issue papers and talking points for senior management. 
• Assist in the research and preparation of correspondence, presentations, and briefings in response to action items such as those arising from CDAs, QFRs, the OMB, the IC oversight staffs, other oversight authorities, and management. Develop a working knowledge of relative performance measures to include: policies, metrics, OMB PART process strategies, ODNI strategic planning and performance guidance, IC SEM implementation, and other performance measurement processes

THIS POSITION REQUIRES A CURRENT TS/SCI WITH POLY SECURITY CLEARANCE

Candidate must have either a bachelor's degree (in a technical or business related discipline) and six years of relevant work experience OR a high school diploma and ten years of relevant experience.

An advanced degree is preferred but not required.

• Ability to analyze situations accurately, utilizing a variety of analytical techniques in order to make well informed decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively using a variety of styles and techniques appropriate to the audience.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to adapt quickly to emerging issues, priorities, and competing requirements.
• Proficient in the MS Office Suite, to include MS Excel and PowerPoint.  Experience using pivot tables and macros.