Sr. Budget Analyst
Summary
Senior Budget Analyst supporting the Department of Energy's Strategic Petroleum Reserve in New Orleans: federal budget formulation, execution, reconciliation, reporting, and executive briefings. Heavy use of federal financial systems (STARS, STRIPES, BFADS, BARC, iPortal, SharePoint) and advanced Excel; onsite role requiring Secret clearance eligibility.
We are TekPro Support Services, LLC (TSS) , an 8(a) Certified Alaska Native Company (ANC), and a subsidiary of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC). We support several military installations and federal agencies across the nation through consulting and contracting our professional and technical solutions.
We are searching for a Sr. Budget Analyst to support our ongoing mission for the Department of Energy in New Orleans, LA. This is an onsite role, operates during the core hours of our client and requires a Secret clearance.
Position Summary:The Senior Budget Analyst provides comprehensive budget formulation, execution, planning, reporting, and financial management support to Department of Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SRP). The position supports annual and long-range budget development, monitors budget execution, analyzes financial and performance data, prepares management reports and briefings, and provides financial analysis and recommendations to support programmatic decision-making. The analyst serves as a subject matter expert in budget systems, financial reporting, funding reconciliation, and responses to internal and external budget inquiries.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the development, preparation, and execution of annual and long-range SPR budgets, including budget requests, operating plans, presentations, databases, supporting documentation, and executive briefings.
Perform budget formulation and execution analysis, including funding requirements, OMB pass-back adjustments, revised funding levels, allotments, obligations, expenditures, uncosted balances, and unobligated funds.
Monitor budget status from formulation through implementation and execution, identifying variances, risks, funding shortfalls, and opportunities for improved resource utilization.
Develop and maintain budget execution documentation, Annual Operating Plans (AOPs), budget status reports, allotment tracking and reconciliation, and other recurring and ad hoc financial reports.
Support performance-based management and performance-based budgeting by integrating financial, programmatic, and performance data into planning and reporting products.
Review, develop, and recommend improvements to budget processes, procedures, desk guides, manuals, and internal controls to improve the efficiency and accuracy of budget formulation and execution.
Prepare financial analyses, presentations, dashboards, briefing materials, and decision-support products for SPRPMO leadership and DOE stakeholders.
Research and prepare responses to budget and financial inquiries
Utilize and support DOE financial management and budget systems, including STARS, STRIPES, BFADS, BARC, iPortal, SharePoint, and other emerging financial systems and databases.
Generate customized financial reports, perform data entry and reconciliation, develop queries, and conduct daily, monthly, and fiscal year-end financial analysis supporting accounting closeout activities.
Prepare monthly DOE travel reports and annual/monthly SSC travel reporting.
Conduct special financial studies, ad hoc analyses, and management projects as directed by SPRPMO leadership.
Identify discrepancies between budget, accounting, and performance data and coordinate with appropriate stakeholders to resolve issues.
Maintain accurate and auditable financial documentation and ensure reports and analyses are available in required electronic and hard-copy formats.
Provide recommendations to management regarding funding requirements, budget execution, financial risks, process improvements, and resource allocation.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, or a related field.
10+ years of progressively responsible experience in federal budget analysis, financial management, budget formulation/execution, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience supporting federal or DOE budget formulation and execution.
Experience analyzing appropriations, funding, obligations, expenditures, allotments, uncosted balances, unobligated balances, and budget execution data.
Experience developing budget reports, financial analyses, executive briefings, presentations, and decision-support documentation.
Experience working with financial management systems and databases and the ability to rapidly learn new systems.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, pivot tables, formulas, and financial reporting.
Must be eligible for an “L” or “Secret” Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting the DOE, Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), or another federal energy program.
Experience with STARS, STRIPES, BFADS, BARC, iPortal, SharePoint, or comparable federal financial management systems.
Experience supporting OMB, Congressional, GAO, IG, or DOE CFO budget inquiries.
Experience analyzing M&O contractor financial and performance data.
Knowledge of DOE accounting, budget, travel, procurement, and financial reporting processes.
What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, or a related field
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in federal budget analysis, financial management, budget formulation/execution, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience supporting federal or DOE budget formulation and execution
- Experience analyzing appropriations, funding, obligations, expenditures, allotments, uncosted balances, unobligated balances, and budget execution data
- Experience developing budget reports, financial analyses, executive briefings, presentations, and decision-support documentation
- Experience working with financial management systems and databases and ability to rapidly learn new systems
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, pivot tables, formulas, and financial reporting
- Must be eligible for an "L" or "Secret" clearance
Preferred
- Experience supporting the DOE, Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), or another federal energy program
- Experience with STARS, STRIPES, BFADS, BARC, iPortal, SharePoint, or comparable federal financial management systems
- Experience supporting OMB, Congressional, GAO, IG, or DOE CFO budget inquiries
- Experience analyzing M&O contractor financial and performance data
- Knowledge of DOE accounting, budget, travel, procurement, and financial reporting processes