What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Budget Analyst position at VAAS PROFESSIONALS, LLC?
VAAS Professionals is a Management & Consulting Firm looking for top-quality talent to join our growing team. We are an equal opportunity employer with a workplace culture built on mutual respect, teamwork, diversity, inclusion, and a desire for continuous career progression. We are seeking an experienced Public Health Budget Analyst to provide a broad range of support to one of our federal clients. Under the direction of the Program Manager, the successful candidate will perform the following responsibilities including but not to be limited:
Job Requirements
- Provide Budget Analysis with knowledge in federal budget processes and grants funding management
- Utilize census data to estimate the size of the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program-eligible population for the annual population estimates.
- Utilize grant funding formulas to determine immunization grant recipient funding levels
- Provide support for development of the management system and cooperative agreement applications
- Analyze, interpret, and project budget data
- Prepare reports on the status of funds and trends for current grantees
- Assist with grants management, which includes conducting trend analysis of immunization grant recipient operation spending over time versus awards and identify problem areas
- Assist branch and division staff to update grant funding formulae as needed
- Assist in financial reconciliations to include assessing and reviewing the accuracy of data entered into financial systems and spending plans
Required Competencies and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in arts/science or related field and three years minimum of Budgeting experience. Particularly in budget execution at an agency or a state or local governmental office.
- Strong attention to detail
- Candidate must be self-motivated, and able to organize, prioritize, and carry out multiple tasks independently per deadlines
- Ability to be flexible, embrace change, analyze, and address challenges
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication and follow-up skills
- Demonstrate maturity, tact, and the ability to keep an elevated level of confidentiality
- A positive can-do attitude and composure under pressure are critical
- Excellent computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft’s full Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Intermediate or advanced Excel skills.
Salary : $75,000 - $95,000