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Budget Analyst (Full-time)

Location:      Washington, DC

This position is to assist the NNSA Office of Nuclear Incident Response (NA-84) in documenting and tracking the execution of its budget. The focus of the work will be on managing and monitoring current year budget execution. The Budget Analyst will provide direct support to NA-84 and will work closely with the NA-84 director, deputy director, program managers, and other staff. The Budget Analyst will also develop working relationships with budget analysts at the DOE sites where NA-84 executes work. In addition, the Budget Analyst will serve as an on-call member of an emergency response team to support emergency operations center (EOC) operations in the DOE Headquarters building (Forrestal).

Responsibilities:

  • Track the funding the office provides to approximately 15 DOE sites using multiple accounting codes. This includes tracking funding authorizations, obligations, and costs, as well as reconciling values across several different systems.
  • Review all Approved Funding Program documents and Work Authorization Statements related to NA-84 work for accuracy and consistency.
  • Receive input from program managers in NA-84 and at the DOE labs and edit Project Execution Plans (PEP) as required. Review for accuracy and consistency, maintain an archive at headquarters, and distribute to NA-84 program managers and budget analysts at the DOE laboratories.
  • Track funding received by NA-84 from other agencies through Interagency Agreements (IAAs) and Military Interagency Procurement Requests (MIPRs), and complete the process to assign the funding received to the DOE labs and contractors as directed.
  • Complete the process of transferring funding from NA-84 to other agencies through Interagency Agreements when directed.
  • Use DOE department-wide budget tracking software tools, NA-84 web-based budget tracking tools, and Excel documents to monitor budget execution and generate reports.
  • Work with budget analysts at the DOE laboratories that support the program to ensure budget execution is in compliance with the office’s goals and direction.
  • Attend meetings and conference calls related to budget, and provide summaries to the office leadership and staff.
  • Support emergency response operations and incident management as a member of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or Nuclear Incident Team (NIT) staff, when necessary. As a member of the EOC or NIT staff, track personnel, team deployments, requests for information, and status of operations; prepare briefings and reports; coordinate information with other operations centers and deployed teams. Working during non-standard hours, weekends, and holidays may be required.
  • Serve on-call when required, typically for one week each month, and report to work within two hours of notification.

Required Qualifications:

  • Associate’s degree, plus 5 years experience.
  • Must be able to process diverse amount of budget and project management information.
  • Must be detail oriented in order to ensure consistency between budget documents and tracking systems.
  • Must be organized in order to be able to produce the necessary budget information and analyses upon request from management.
  • Ability to solve problems, sometimes with little or no direction.
  • Familiarity with budget terminology, ability to read and understand budget documents and analyses, and ability to quickly learn new budget systems.
  • Good math skills and proficiency in the use of spreadsheets, databases, and financial analysis programs; comfortable drawing information from multiple sources and generating reports on the results.
  • Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, with expertise in using Microsoft Excel.
  • Strong, clear, and concise communication skills to explain budget status to managers.
  • Willingness to work directly with clients in an environment that changes rapidly; must possess a mature approach to the personal interactions between a consultant and the client.
  • Able to sit for extended periods and perform work in an office environment, including extensive use of computers, under sometimes stressful conditions.
  • DOE site access will require the qualified candidate be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a “Q“ security clearance. The candidate’s written consent to conduct a background check and a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening for the purposes of obtaining a security clearance may be required as a condition of employment.
  • Certain positions requiring a security clearance may require the periodic successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
  • Ongoing reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal substances will be conducted as a requirement for ongoing access to DOE sites. The candidate’s written consent to conduct such tests may be required as a condition of employment.
  • Work after-hours, extended shifts, and on weekends when required during emergency responses and exercises.
  • Travel may be required.

Desired or Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
  • Minimum of three years of job-related experience.
  • Experience in budget and accounting; experience in government budget and accounting, and, in particular, DOE budget and accounting, is preferred.
  • General knowledge of agency organization and structure.

If you would like to be considered, please e-mail your resume to javiles@projectenhancement.com or fax it to 240-686-3959.

Equal Opportunity Employer/AA/M/F/Vet/Disabled (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules.)