Business and Budget Analyst

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a seeking a sharp Business and Budget Analyst, with strong attention to detail, to provide full-time operational, financial, and administrative support for a long term contract with the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Operating out of Boulder, CO, this role acts as a vital support mechanism for federal management by providing analytical assistance in budget formulation, cost forecasting, compliance tracking, and financial monitoring.

Additionally, the contractor provides essential administrative backing for center operations, human resources tracking, procurement preparation, and contract deliverable monitoring.

Duties of the Business and Budget Analyst will include the following:

Budgeting and Financial Analysis Support

• Budget Formulation & Execution: Assist federal management in budget forecasting, preparation, formulation, presentation, and cost monitoring across multiple portfolios, line office funds, industry partner contracts, and cooperative grants.
• Cost Estimation & Long-Range Planning: Provide analytical support and compile historical data to assist management in evaluating program requirements and estimating future financial needs or long-range project costs.
• Compliance & Proposal Review: Review budget proposals for completeness and technical accuracy, advising management on compliance with applicable laws, federal directives, and agency regulations.
• Financial Monitoring & Reporting: Track financial reports, transactions, and system data to ensure accurate spending within budget targets; draft specialized financial reports to satisfy congressional or higher-level agency requirements.

Procurement, Grants, and Contract Administration Support

• Procurement Action Preparation: Assist federal staff in the procurement process by drafting, preparing, and tracking procurement actions and requisitions for scientific support services, grants, IT equipment, and office supplies.
• Purchase Card Administrative Support: Provide administrative support to the government Purchase Cardholder or Approver by assisting with documentation review, invoice reconciliation, and purchase compliance tracking.
• Agreements & Grant Administration: Support the administrative processing, coordination, and tracking of inter-agency agreements, reimbursable agreements, and grants; assist management with compiling required documentation and fund justifications within designated systems.
• Contract & Deliverable Tracking: Support Program Managers by maintaining program documentation, updating tracking spreadsheets, monitoring project deadlines, and assisting in the quality control review of contract deliverables.

Program Management and Center Administrative Support

• Resource & Operational Coordination: Assist center management with tracking and coordinating tools, resource allocations, communications, and project-related calendars across the organization.
• Logistical Event Coordination: Provide logistical support, scheduling, and coordination for seminars, meetings, and briefings.
• Travel Compliance Support: Provide administrative support by reviewing draft travel orders and group travel arrangements to ensure efficiency and adherence to established federal regulations
• Property Custodian Assistance: Assist the designated federal Property Custodian in tracking, accounting for, and coordinating the physical allocation of equipment and property throughout the center.
• Information Distribution & Records Management: Support the establishment of routine procedures for distributing program information and assist in maintaining center program files and records as a designated records management assistant.
• Automated Tools Utilization: Utilize a variety of automated tools (including Google Suite, and web-based program management systems) to collect, track, and report performance data for management review.
• Security & Facilities Liaison: Assist federal staff by facilitating building access and processing Common Access Card (CAC) documentation for incoming personnel and affiliates.
• Timekeeping Assistance: Provide backup support to the center timekeeper by helping monitor timekeeping entries, managing automated tracking systems, and researching payroll or travel-related discrepancies.
• SOPs & General Office Support: Assist management in developing, interpreting, and refining evaluation systems, management controls, and standard operating procedures (SOPs); assist with daily office operations, including mail distribution and employee award packages.

The Ideal Business and Budget Analyst will have the following:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.A.) from an accredited institution.
• Experience: 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Financial Acumen: Knowledge of budgeting regulations and procedures to support budget creation, execution, and long-range cost forecasting.
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven experience tracking organizational spending, reviewing financial system data, and performing variance analysis…