Senior Budget Analyst

Pay or shift range: $78,000 USD to $85,000 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Position Summary:

The Senior Budget Analyst will ensure the execution of financial plans and decisions. As the Senior Budget Analyst, this position will work with leaders to create and execute financial plans and forecasts that support the success of their departments and organizationally. This position must have a comprehensive understanding of key drivers that facilitate productivity and expenses, challenge them to improve better operations that compliment operational plans.

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited university or college.
• A master’s Degree is preferred.

• 7+ years of experience in financial analysis, planning, and modeling.
• Comprehensive understanding and experience in financial forecasting strategies and techniques.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• High proficiency in Microsoft products, and accounting software.
• Preferred: a minimum of 2 to 3 years working with Martus Solutions budget and forecasting tool.

• Increase efficiencies that reduce organizational costs.

• Provide strategic support to all programs including the purpose, effectiveness, client and staff methodologies, numbers served, types of participants, service delivery methods, and/or other relevant information.
• Conduct detailed personnel analyses and projections, estimating current and future year costs under various scenarios.
• Conduct detailed non‑personnel cost analyses to determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of expenditures.
• Determine grant funding or revenue generated within the budget area(s) to assist with reporting and/or projections.
• Work closely with leaders to monitor and explain budget variations, or opportunities for savings/increased revenue throughout the year.
• Analyze new policies and programs for their fiscal impact, make recommendations, and prepare spreadsheets that provide analysis and recommendations.
• Review financial processes to ensure budgets are appropriately aligned and take necessary actions to bring compliance.
• Budget development and processes.
• Participate in internal working groups and other organization‑wide projects.
• Provide day‑to‑day tracking of execution year funding.
• Monitor development and sustainment in funding and track execution status throughout the fiscal year.
• Prepare unfunded requirement documentation that may have a fiscal impact.
• Provide input or create standardized tools, templates, budget trackers to facilitate accurate budget analysis.
• Perform related duties as required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly be able to read and speak English proficiently. The employee must regularly operate a word‑processing system and therefore must be able to read, produce and transmit data on such a system.

The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range.

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• Microsoft Office:
  Expert
• Accounting & Finance:
  Expert
• Budgeting:
  Expert
• Database Management:
  Expert
• Excel – Spreadsheets:
  Expert
• Forecasting:
  Expert
• Outlook:
  Expert
• Project Management:
  Expert
• Presentations:
  Expert
• Workflow Development:
  Expert

Bachelor’s or better in Accounting.

Bachelor’s or better in Finance.

Master’s or better in Accounting.

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