Budget Analyst

Talentify; Concord (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify seeks a Budget Analyst to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District Resource Management Office in Concord, MA.

This permanent role may be filled at GS-05, GS-07, GS-09, GS-11 or GS-12, with duties performed in developmental capacity at the lower grades. You will distribute funds, develop execution plans, analyze fund utilization, and provide budgetary guidance to leadership while ensuring compliance with local approvals and program requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience with budget execution and financial reporting.
• Ability to analyze variances and prepare cost reports.
• Strong communication skills to advise leadership.

Responsibilities

• Distribute allocated funds within an automated financial system.
• Develop budget execution plans to meet time-phased requirements.
• Analyze trends in fund utilization to prepare cost and performance reports.
• Investigate variances from the budget and provide recommendations.
• Explain budget limitations and program requirements to leadership.
• Review reprogramming requests to ensure local approval compliance.

Skills

Budget analysis

Financial reporting

Data interpretation

Leadership communication

Job description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DOW Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position:

This is a permanent Budget Analyst position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District Resource Management Office. This position is located in Concord, MA. Position will be filled at the GS-05, GS-07, GS-09, GS-11 or GS-12 grade level.

Duties

• Duties described reflect the full performance GS-12 level. Duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision.
• Distribute allocated funds within an automated financial system in accordance with budgeted amounts.
• Develop budget execution plans within an automated financial system to meet time-phased requirements.
• Analyze trends in fund utilization to prepare cost and performance reports.
• Investigate significant variances from the budget.
• Provide budgetary advice to division chiefs and administrative staff.
• Explain budget limitations and program requirements to leadership.
• Analyze program and budget guidance to determine the impact on operations.
• Review requests for the reprogramming of funds to ensure local approval limitations.
• Analyze the reasonableness of data and the consistency of estimates.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel of up to 15% of the time may be required.