Budget Analyst

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Kansas City, MO, seeks individuals to support the Working Capital Fund Division in budget development and income recovery methodologies for services.

These roles involve performing budget administration, generating budget reports from automated systems, and leading projects to design and improve major financial systems for better efficiency and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Performs budget administration functions in the execution and review of assigned portions of the appropriated and reimbursable fund budgets.
• Runs reports from automated systems for use in budget analysis.
• Carries out a variety of complex financial accounting systems projects involving the design, improvement or revision of a major segment of the automated financial systems.
• Develops, evaluates and coordinates the implementation of accounting, financial, and activity center systems.
• Reviews and analyzes financial systems to determine areas for potential improvement; and implements automated processes to improve manual operations.

Job description

These positions are located in US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Working Capital Fund Division (WCFD) in Kansas City, MO.

These positions are established to assist Working Capital Fund activity centres in the development and formulation of the assigned operating budgets as well as review and bill the income recovery methodology for said services.

Duties

• Performs budget administration functions in the execution and review of assigned portions of the appropriated and reimbursable fund budgets.
• Runs reports from automated systems for use in budget analysis.
• Carries out a variety of complex financial accounting systems projects involving the design, improvement or revision of a major segment of the automated financial systems.
• Develops, evaluates and coordinates the implementation of accounting, financial, and activity center systems.
• Reviews and analyzes financial systems to determine areas for potential improvement; and implements automated processes to improve manual operations.