Budget Analyst

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the Direct Hire for Certain Competitive Service Positions.

You will serve as a Budget Analyst in the Portland District Engineering and Construction Division, Budget Section assisting in reviewing and analyzing budgetary data, information, and requests by verifying the accuracy and authenticity of data submitted.

• Monitor and analyze project and departmental overhead (DOH) funding execution, evaluating labor/expenditure trends and recommending corrective actions to meet fiscal goals.
• Research financial databases to develop recurring, forecasted, and ad-hoc status of funds, obligation, and expenditure reports for division leadership and product review meetings.
• Collaborate on the formulation of annual DOH operating budget requirements and conduct monthly tracking to ensure proper fiscal performance and adjustments.
• Process Architect-Engineer (A/E) contractor payments and monthly accruals, validating invoices against year-to-date totals and System for Award Management (SAM) data.
• Conduct quarterly Unliquidated Obligation (ULO) reviews and coordinate bi-weekly labor and CADD balances with Project Managers to maintain adequate funding coverage.
• Financially receive external work requests (MIPRs, customer orders, interagency funds), establishing work items, resource plans, and life-cycle funding schedules.
• Prepare, originate, and amend procurement requests, purchase orders, and commitments in accordance with Federal appropriation law and fiscal guidelines.
• Investigate and resolve fiscal discrepancies, including rejected labor charges, accounting errors, and customer order funds repositioning.
• Guide personnel on proper financial coding (work items, org/resource/work category codes) and provide data load and monitoring support for automated project management systems.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Financial Management Certification (Level 1 at the GS-05 and GS-07; Level 2 at the GS-09) within 2 years of placement into the position.