Budget & Resource Specialist for Air Force Programs

Cherokee Federal; Stanford (MT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Job summary

Cherokee Nation Government Solutions (CNGS, LLC) is seeking an experienced Resource Specialist to support budget and financial management for Air Force program at Malmstrom AFB, MT. The role focuses on planning, execution, and reporting for CES programs, funds, and assets.

The ideal candidate holds a related degree and at least one year of budget/finance experience, with a SECRET clearance being required. This is a full-time position with comprehensive benefits and government compliance

Qualifications

• SECRET Clearance
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, economics, public administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience supporting budget, finance, accounting, resource management, or related administrative functions.
• At least one (1) year of experience applying commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and guidance to assigned budget accounts or financial activities.
• Experience supporting budget formulation and execution activities, including collecting financial data, preparing budget documents, monitoring obligations and expenditures, and assisting with funding forecasts.
• Working knowledge of funding sources, organizational missions, operational requirements, and the relationship between program needs, accomplishments, and budget requirements.
• Ability to gather and interpret factual financial and operational data from accounting reports, payroll records, work reports, inventory data, sales data, or similar source documents.
• Ability to identify routine funding discrepancies or potential reprogramming needs and elevate matters requiring higher-level review or approval.
• Experience using automated financial, accounting, data-processing, spreadsheet, and office productivity systems to perform budget support functions.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, analytical ability, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on assigned recurring tasks while coordinating effectively with supervisors, financial management personnel, and program stakeholders.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Responsibilities

• Support budget formulation, execution, administration, monitoring, and reporting activities for assigned CES programs, organizational components, services, object classes, line items, and funding accounts.
• Apply established budget methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, precedents, and AF, MAJCOM, and installation guidance to routine resource-management actions.
• Assist with developing annual budget requirements, forecasts, spending plans, budget schedules, and supporting documentation for assigned funds and programs.
• Gather, validate, organize, and analyze financial and operational data from accounting reports, payroll records, data-processing reports, work reports, inventory data, sales data, and other relevant sources.
• Compare planned budgets against obligations, expenditures, requested allotments, and projected requirements to identify variances, trends, funding issues, and potential impacts to mission execution.
• Assist in determining whether obligations, expenditures, and requested allotments are within the limitations of approved budgets and available funding.
• Support preparation and adjustment of budget forms, schedules, reports, financial spreadsheets, and other required documentation in acceptable formats, including documentation reflecting fund assets and liabilities when applicable.
• Maintain budget records, supporting documentation, financial status reports, and audit-ready files in accordance with established records-management and financial-management requirements.
• Support recurring financial reviews, status-of-funds reporting, budget briefings, reconciliation activities, and management reporting.
• Identify potential funding discrepancies, budget execution concerns, or reprogramming requirements; prepare supporting information and refer matters requiring higher-echelon approval through appropriate channels.
• Coordinate with program managers, project managers, resource managers, financial management personnel, and other stakeholders to obtain budget requirements, clarify financial data, and support timely resource decisions.
• Use automated financial-management, accounting, data-processing, spreadsheet, and office productivity systems to perform assigned budget functions.
• Prepare clear correspondence, reports, briefings, funding analyses, and recommendations for management review.
• Perform other resource-management, budget, financial-analysis, and CES program-support duties as assigned.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

Independent work

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, economics, public administration, or a related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Cherokee Nation Government Solutions (CNGS, LLC) is seeking an experienced Resource Specialist to support budget and financial management for Air Force program at Malmstrom AFB, MT. The role focuses on planning, execution, and reporting for CES programs, funds, and assets.

The ideal candidate holds a related degree and at least one year of budget/finance experience, with a SECRET clearance being required. This is a full-time position with comprehensive benefits and government compliance