Senior Budget Analyst SME Special Projects – TS​/SCI Clearance Required

Senior Budget Analyst SME Special Projects – TS/SCI Clearance Required Location

Washington, DC

Leffler Consulting is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst (SME) – Special Projects to join our team in Washington, DC. The candidate will provide budget analysis and complex issue resolution to the Air Force. An active TS/SCI clearance (JAFAN eligible) adjudicated within the last six years is required.

• Provide analysis, recommendations, and track program funding for Govt Program Element Monitor (PEM)
• Gain a quick understanding of the unique program business processes and establish relationships with stakeholders
• Understand and communicate DAF/DoD PPBE processes and financial management regulations.
• Administer requests for distribution of funds to field organizations
• Provide budget formulation activity support analysis and estimates of annual funding needs
• Provide PPBE process staff support meeting support and conferences, POM, P , and PB support
• Support Congressional reporting and prepare annual report to Congress
• Draft/Track/Analyze both specialty and monthly reports
• Track and report open commitments, obligations, and expenditures, program budgets, and contract reconciliation for all assigned programs and make recommendations to Govt Program Element Monitor (PEM)
• Perform extensive analysis and research on business process errors/failures and resolve
• Document procedures identified and train others on steps in resolving complex matters
• Review policy and recommend changes/improvements to the business process
• Understand and communicate DoD budgeting and financial regulations
• Perform budget execution involving annual and multi-year direct and reimbursable Air Force and DoD appropriations
• Oversee, update, track, and reconcile financial and budget execution information
• Obtain, compile, and summarize information for use by others
• Make daily decisions concerning tracking of financial transactions and recommend solutions to complex budget problems
• Use automated budgetary system(s) and computer-generated products in accomplishing budgeting assignments
• Perform other duties as assigned to support corporate initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in a financial or business discipline) or seven (7) years of relevant experience

• Ten (10) years of experience performing analyses in various finance and accounting functions such as Budget Formulation, Budget Justification, Budget Execution and Tracking/Review
• Ten (10) years of experience using a federal financial/accounting system, preferably with updating accounts, records, reports, and controls
• Two (2) years of experience working in an SAP environment
• Possess a high degree of initiative requiring minimal supervision
• Experience producing professional and accurate reports and documents
• Exhibit knowledge and skill in budget related laws, regulations, methods, etc. to work in a dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DOD, military/civilian personnel and industry partners
• Experience performing extensive analysis and research on business process errors/failures, to include integrated business/process resolutions
• Develop solutions for process breakdowns and present the findings to senior leaders
• Demonstrate strong Microsoft Office skills, especially with MS Excel and MS Word

• Refer to “Required Education”

Founded in 2001, Leffler Consulting is a women-owned small business (WOSB) headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We provide financial management and life-cycle budget and cost support to our nation’s most critical programs in the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD). Leffler Consulting specializes in all areas of financial management, audit readiness, and process improvement and controls while also providing a broad array of support functions critical to supporting the mission requirements of our customers.

We offer competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage, paid leave, paid holidays, an employee assistance program, and an employee referral program.