Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst LS Technologies, LLC (LST) is seeking an experienced Budget Analyst to support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) customer located in Washington, D.C. The individual will support the cybersecurity funding Facilities & Equipment (F&E) budget process for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), and will include budget formulation, planning, and expenditure tracking.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and resolve problems or issues that may span multiple projects or programs and may involve or affect more than one Directorate, Line of Business, or Service Unit
• Perform budget and planning integration in support of efficient management and fiscally responsible business operations. Project consolidated short and long-term needs; prepare budget justifications and financial plans; justify resource requirements to meet cost performance goals.
• Identify and analyze the financial impacts of various projects, programs, and plans. Make recommendations to accurately allocate and re-allocate staffing and budget resources accordingly to maintain effective organizational performance and avoid anti-deficiency status.
• Establish financial goals, timetables, milestones, and other criteria to measure program achievement.
• Support the acquisition of hardware, software, equipment, and licenses for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO)
• Develop Service Level Agreements (SLAs) related to ATO funding
• Support the Capital Planning Investment Control (CPIC) process
• IT Budget and Expense Tracking
• Assist with budget formulation
• Develop and maintain annual planned-projection-actual expense tracking
• Develop and implement IT purchase process, including Authorization request and approvals, Purchase, Reconciliation of authorized vs. actual cost, and Establishment and termination of vendors
• Prepare and submit expense reports
• Review, validate and approve invoices
• Track and evaluate software licensees to recommend license level changes
• Facilitate travel approval process, tracking approvals through all contracts
• Track expense report submittals
• Assist in reconciling credit card expenditures against expense reports

Requirements:

• Five or more years of experience as a program analyst or business analyst
• Experience with federal government budget process
• Strong PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint skills
• Excellent oral and written communication to a diverse audience
• Ability to brief high level executives
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work from high-level requirements through detailed specifications
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team setting required
• Ability to work well in dynamic, agile environments
• Applicants must possess or meet eligibility requirements for passing a background investigation for Secret clearance and FAA Suitability.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process
• Experience with FAA National Airspace Systems (NAS) systems
• Experience with FAA financial systems
• End-to-end understanding of the FAA budget development lifecycle
• Experience with Smartsheet

Education:

• BA in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field

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