Budget Analyst

The United States Capitol Police (USCP), Security Services Bureau (SSB) is the major organizational element of the USCP which is responsible for the overall physical and technical security posture of the Capitol Complex. SSB comprises three divisions with multiple sections responsible for different facets of the overall security posture.

SSB has a requirement to contract for the services of a full-time Budget Analyst to supplement its current staff. The Budget Analyst is needed to oversee and manage SSB’s budget operations, including both budget formulation and execution. This also includes updating the comprehensive study of the SSB budget, and the System Specification Document. Additional duties include preparing and recommending budget policy for SSB, and providing instruction, guidance, and other support to management officials during budget calls and other budget formulation or execution processes.

DUTIES OF POSITION

Budget Formulation Oversight:

Under direction and guidance of the Bureau Director and Associate Directors, the Budget Analyst will administer the formulation and justification of the budget for major complex, Bureau project accounts with high dollar value, which are very political in nature and will likely require reprogramming.

• Serves as the technical authority on budget formulation for a significant USCP organizational component and programs with national impact.

• Oversees the formulation of budget estimates and justifications for conflicting programs and budgetary requirements.

• Gathers, compares, and correlates information about projected costs of current and future programs and activities.

• Interprets and assesses the impact of new and revised Congressional legislation on the formulation of budgets.

• Develops new methods and techniques of budgeting for the forecasting of long-range funding needs.

• Identifies accounts which require changes in resource levels and recommends changes to the Contract Officer’s Representative (COR).

• Analyzes, combines, and consolidates budget estimates into a budget document that reflects the balanced, multi-year funding needs of the Bureau.

• Services Bureau, Division, and Section managers of the organization's major program areas as an authoritative source of advice on formulation of budget estimates and guidance.

• Assists in the transition of the Systems Specification Document to the new Infrastructure Maintenance Management System for the basis of all budget, and inventory activities.

Budget Execution Oversight:

Under direction and guidance of the Bureau Director and Associate Directors, the Budget Analyst performs budget execution work involving the most difficult fund control activities for the Bureaus large, complex project accounts, including adapting analytical methods, and procedures for use by Bureau, Division, and Section managers in executing portions of the budget.

• Projects and analyzes the potential effects of budgetary actions on program viability and attainment of program objectives.

• Monitors, reconciles, and reports on the allocation of all project accounts and funds, both annual and no-year.

• Reviews and tracks pay requests, and invoices from all Bureau contracts and project accounts.

• Provides recommendations for reprogramming funds when necessary, taking into account the timing of obligations and expenditures in relations to the budget cycle and availability of all funds.

• Performs studies and audits on the control and use of funds.

• Ensures that obligations incurred and the resulting expenditure of funds are in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Provides monthly budget activity reports to Bureau, Division, and Section managers of the organization's major program areas.

Financial Advisory:

Develops strategies for planning and implementing budget policies, procedures, and management controls for the Bureau’s current and multi-year funding requirements.

• Provides budget advice to management officials at the Manager, Associate Director, and Director level of the Bureau for proper program planning and effective decision-making.

• Provides budget advice applicable to all stages of program planning and budget formulation. Serves as a technical authority in assisting with determining short- and long-range funding goals, objectives, and key indicators that measure funding development and execution performance.

• Establishes and fosters effective working relationships with both inner and external Bureau resources, including the USCP’s Office of Financial Management.

• Develops and advises on innovative approaches to forecasting and avoiding or resolving budgetary conflicts.

• Provides expert guidance and calculations for the formulation, request, and justification of funds for unencumbered operations during continuing resolutions.

• Performs other duties as requested by the COR and related to the primary functions of this scope of work.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in developing, managing, and overseeing budgets in excess of $50M.

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in developing, managing, and overseeing budget activities for a federal government agency.

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in working in compliance with and applying the standards of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), specifically experience requiring an expert understanding of OMB Circular A-11

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related business management or public administration discipline.

• Formal training and certification in Federal Appropriations Law and the Government Accountability Office “Principles of Appropriations Law” (Red Book).

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite, to include Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point equivalent to intermediate user level.

• Proficiency in FinMart and Momentum Financials budget and financial management software equivalent to the expert user level.

• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a clear concise, and professional manner.

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills in order to be able to effectively support individuals at all levels of the USCP.

• Ability to attend to multiple projects and tasks with competing priorities and complete all initiatives accurately and in a timely manner.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or a related discipline.

• 2 years of experience in providing financial services in a public safety (law enforcement) environment which has equipped the Budget Analyst with the knowledge of and the laws governing law enforcement operations.

• 2 years of experience in a physical security/force protection/anti-terrorism environment which has equipped the Budget Analyst with the knowledge of and the laws governing these operations.

• Proficiency and formal certification in Microsoft Excel equivalent to the expert user level.

Applicants selected may be subject to a Kaseman background check and / or government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. EOE/M/F/V/D

Please apply online at http://tbe.taleo.net/NA11/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=KASE&cws=1&rid=390

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