Senior Budget Analyst

MDW Associates is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to provide sound financial stewardship expert analysis and innovative approaches to our National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) client at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland Ohio. This role is 100% at client site.

The Senior Budget Analyst may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties:

• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with program management and project team members to obtain a broad understanding of the resource requirements needed to support the project schedule and technical requirements.
• Develops executes and monitors budget and workforce guidelines long-range operating plans and annual phasing plans.
• Provides financial analysis by monitoring budgets and phasing plans and analyzing trends affecting budget and workforce needs.
• Integrates and consolidates monthly financial data from multiple sources into a central data package and provides analysis to management.
• Provides weekly and monthly reporting of project financial progress for both internal and external forums including assessment of project financials against the baseline plan.
• Effectively communicates and presents budget and workforce status to program management Center management and NASA Headquarters customers on a weekly monthly and/or quarterly basis.
• Serve as programmatic subject matter expert with in-depth knowledge of federal acquisition regulations NASA procurement and partnership policies and technology business processes.
• Support senior leadership seeking to develop and execute acquisition and business strategies that align with broader NASA space policy priorities.
• Provide expert leadership on major acquisition and business process tasks.
• Provide solutions and proposed strategies to acquisition and business process issues to senior leaders that seek to accelerate project development and deployment timelines.
• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to management in covering acquisition aspects of project execution including technology evaluation partner selection award negotiation and performance management.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of partnership announcement requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Coordinate acquisition and business process activities across multiple effort areas.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of acquisition and business process documentation including but not limited to solicitation proposal evaluation criteria and partnership plan.
• Track partnership proposal submissions evaluation timelines and award processes.
• Provide business process analysis and recommendations for continuous improvement of acquisition and business activities.
• Track and provide feedback to effort senior leaders on acquisition threats and liens.
• Support business administration activities including milestone tracking and performance monitoring.
• SAP and Business Objects (BOBJ) and Government Financial Processes experience preferred.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Experience working with Prime contractors and understanding inter-workings of all resource-related activities.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize work from multiple customers meeting or exceeding deadlines.
• Requires a high proficiency in MS Office applications with advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint and a comprehensive knowledge of automated financial systems and budgetary report generation; experience with SAP and Business Objects are preferred.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and analytical skills work independently be able to maintain confidentiality of data and communicate effectively in writing person to person and in meetings.
• Requires the ability to travel if needed.

Education Requirements:

• Candidates for this position prefer to possess a BA/BS degree.

Clearance Requirements:

• Public Trust - Candidates for this position must be submitted for a background investigation in order to satisfy government requirements.

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012 MDW is a small business headquartered in McLean VA with offices in Huntsville AL. We provide Federal government clients with consulting management services advisory and assistance services decision support strategic planning process planning and improvement task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments exceptional analysis prudent advice direct communication and hard work.

Our core capabilities include:

• Strategic Planning
• Cost Estimating
• Budget Programming and Justification
• Budget Execution
• Acquisition Management
• Financial Systems Support & Integration

MDW Associates LLC (MDW) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race religion color sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age marital status covered veteran status mental or physical disability pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented ethical and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

Additional Information

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees including but not limited to:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability
• Retirement/401(k)
• Flexible Leave Policy

Required Experience:

Senior IC