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GovCIO
Financial and Budget Analyst (Remote)
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What they do
A Fiscal or Budget Policy Analyst provides expertise on public fiscal and budget policy issues. Gathers background information on issues and tracks legislative initiatives. Works with or advises elected officials, non-profit organizations and interest groups involved with the legislative process.
$124,566 / year median in the U.S.
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Financial and Budget Analyst (Remote)
at GovCIO in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Job Description
United States
Suitability/Public Trust
Fully remote
Financial Analysis
Overview
GovCIO is currently hiring for Financial and Budget Analyst to support financial management, data analysis and reporting activities at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This role will be responsible for providing support to a Fiscal Management focused mission delivery team to execute budget formulation, budget execution, government taskings, data calls, analytics and dashboard development, and various other programmatic needs. This will be a fully remote position.
Responsibilities
+ Participate in budget formulation and execution processes.
+ Provide briefings and guidance to senior internal and external stakeholders.
+ Develop and use relevant costing data and program analysis techniques to capture financial savings in support of client mission and strategic direction.
+ Capture and/or create required budget requirements, conduct analysis of portfolio/product focused issues, and lead resolution activities as defined by the program outcome objectives.
+ Develop financial management recommendations and associated deliverables (white paper, issues paper, risk assessment, etc.)
+ Analyze candidate projects the ensure they are appropriately justified, prioritized and structured to yield the expected business value identified.
+ Assist in all aspects of Multi-Year Planning (MYP) activities.
+ Work with stakeholders to coordinate Budget Formulation exercises.
+ Develop leadership briefings to elicit budget or project issue identification, project risks and/or technical issues.
+ Monitor execution year budget figures, ensuring all funds are obligating on time.
+ Support analysis of budgetary needs, execution of new requirement, and response to budget alignment with mission needs.
+ Work with all team members to analyze changes in requirements and recommend the most expedient solutions in a timely manner.
+ Leverage excellent presentation development skills to prepare meeting agendas and synthesize complex information into succinct visualizations using tools such as PowerPoint.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience
+ Bachelor's Degree (or commensurate experience)
+ 5+ years of experience work in dynamic customer delivery environments (2 years of experience may be removed for a Master's Degree)
+ 2+ years of experience directly in financial analyst and budgetary requirements
Preferred Skills and Experience
+ Experience delivering for DHS and/gov US government agencies (previous or existing DHS clearance highly preferred)
+ 2 or more years of federal financial and budget analysis experience
+ Knowledge and experience in program planning, scheduling, budget planning/formulation, and cost analysis.
+ Strong understanding in project management and data analysis.
+ Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
+ Ability to work independently in an extremely fast-paced environment.
+ Ability to lead and direct a group of analysts to execute program tasks
+ Ability to foster collaborative relationships with other team and external stakeholders.
+ Be flexible to change direction on a moment's notice while also tracking/executing tasks in progress.
+ Ability to think "outside of the box" while communicating or dealing with a variety of situations.