Budget Analyst

Systems Technology & Research, Inc. (STaR) is seeking a Budget Analyst in the Huntsville, AL area to support an Army Aviation Project Office located at Redstone Arsenal, AL. The successful candidate should be a highly motivated self-starter capable of managing multiple tasks and efforts. Responsibilities include but are not limited to developing, maintaining, and coordinating a responsive financial management program to assure availability of resources to meet established milestones and events for development and fielding of various weapon systems. Candidate will translate program estimates to objectives and budgets, roll plans up to support total program packages, including schedules for the obligation and expenditure of funds, then review, analyze, and evaluate accomplishment of overall program obligation and expenditure performance. Candidates require understanding of technical and financial reports, studies, and information products provided by staff members, contractors, and other agencies to identify existing or potential budget, obligation, and expenditure problem areas and recommend necessary corrective action or preventive measures. This opportunity is an in-person/on-site position.

 

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required with 3-5 years of relevant Program Office experience
• Working knowledge of Department of War (DoW) financial policies, procedures, and practices.
• Knowledge of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES).
• Knowledge of General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), Project Management Resource Tool (PMRT), Comprehensive Cost and Requirements (CCaR), and Defense Travel System (DTS) systems.
• Knowledge of Microsoft products to include Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Ability to recognize and analyze problems, conduct research, summarize results, and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to stratify resources against approved programs; to plan, present, and execute budgets; to analyze budget impacts on programs; and to forecast long-term funding requirements.
• Ability to research, analyze, interpret and apply rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of Microsoft products to include Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Possess an active DoW SECRET security clearance or the ability to obtain

 

Responsibilities:

• Develop effective methods to task and evaluate support work, solve problems, respond to data calls, correct deficiencies, and assure that program financial objectives are tracked and measured against program schedules.
• Perform all aspects of planning, analysis, formulation, and execution of program and budget requirements for specific appropriations.
• Develop, formulate, and prepare guidance for use in preparing command execution and resource related reviews.
• Prepare financial documents to include Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR), Procurement Work Directives (PWDs), and other types of documents in General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Logistics Modernization Program (LMP).
• Prepare and update program specific spend plans and tracks execution of program funds.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Systems Technology & Research, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities. For more information go to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we are additionally committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure all qualified applicants have the ability to be considered for employment. If a disability prevents you from participating in any step of the hiring process, please contact our HR team at [email protected] to request reasonable accommodation.