Senior Program Analyst

Position Summary

The Senior Program Analyst supporting MSD provides flexible budget and financial management support to both the Budget IAA Team and Budget Execution Team. Contractors may be assigned across functions as workload demands change, allowing the organization to shift support where needed to address priorities, backlogs, deadlines, and emerging requirements. Three contractors will perform the same general duties, supporting activities related to Interagency Agreements, obligations, de-obligations, spend plan development, budget execution monitoring, unfunded requirements, commitments, expenditures, and unliquidated obligations.

Essential Functions

• Provide flexible support to both the Budget IAA Team and Budget Execution Team, with assignments shifting across functions based on workload demands, priorities, backlogs, deadlines, and emerging requirements.
• Support budget and financial management activities related to Interagency Agreements, obligations, de-obligations, spend plan development, budget execution monitoring, unfunded requirements, commitments, expenditures, and unliquidated obligations.
• Review IAA-related forms and documentation for clarity, completeness, and accuracy of information.
• Draft, prepare, and review 7600A and 7600B forms.
• Process Interagency Agreements and assist with resolving issues that may delay approval, obligation, or de-obligation.
• Officially obligate and de-obligate IAAs on behalf of the organization, as authorized.
• Monitor obligations to ensure funds are properly obligated in a timely manner.
• Track and monitor de-obligation requests through completion.
• Coordinate with internal offices and external partners to resolve IAA documentation, funding, or processing issues.
• Assist offices in developing and updating budget execution spend plans.
• Identify and track unfunded requirements.
• Monitor budget execution against spend plans to identify potential funding surpluses.
• Support the realignment of available funds to address approved unfunded requirements.
• Analyze monthly budget expenditures to prepare, compile, and revise budget execution plans.
• Review budget commitment reports to ensure commitments are properly obligated.
• Verify that expenditures are posted correctly and identify discrepancies for resolution.
• Review unliquidated obligation reports to identify items for close-out.
• Work with program offices to complete the UDO close-out process.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of budget and financial management operations.

Job Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree (four-year degree) with a major in a related field.
• A minimum of five years of work experience performing similar business analysis work.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, specifically for advanced data analysis, automation, and visualization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Word, Outlook, Access and use of multiple monitors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in financial contexts.
• Experience in budget execution, financial analysis, transaction processing, Interagency Agreements, obligations, de-obligations, commitments, expenditures, and unliquidated obligation close-out activities.
• Experience in developing and maintaining financial reports and data summaries.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills for financial data analysis.
• Ability to develop, update, and monitor budget execution spend plans, unfunded requirements, commitment reports, expenditure data, and financial tracking tools.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Professional demeanor and adherence to CBP’s standards of conduct.
• Prior…