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 in Huntsville Alabama. This position is onsite so candidates must be able/willing to commute to NASA.

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

• Serving as an analyst to systematically integrate business cost estimating and financial management processes aiding to ensure the efficient stewardship of public funds
• Supporting the formulation of strategic financial plans correlates financing requirements into executable budgets
• Understanding data relationships; Loading data into data sources and link to Power BI; Creating visualizations and dashboards to answer relevant cost performance questions

• Power Query: Writing reading and modifying advanced queries
• Analyzing monthly cost data to spot inconsistencies identifying issues (formula and data load) and resolving discrepancies to reconcile records

• Reviewing videos writing processes and consolidating questions; Working independently with the data to learn and understand the current needs

• Writing and reading formulas such as SUMIFS XLOOKUP VLOOKUP INDEX(MATCH); Understanding the paramount importance of data integrity and data formatting

• Possessing thorough knowledge of the allocation execution and administration of approved budgets

• Collaborating with customers to develop new applications or improve existing applications (including workflow processes) to increase functionality synergy and efficiencies
• Assessing products and procedures for compliance with Government standards accounting principles internal controls and multi-tiered system application standards
• Ensuring that tasks are completed in the time frame specified by the client and assist in the preparation of milestone status reports and presentations for colleagues subordinates management and end user representatives
• Meeting all time sensitive report deadlines and accepting new assignments with varying requirements; delivering to a high level of completeness and accuracy
• May serve as a mentor and resource for junior contractor budget analysts assisting with their development
• May leverage expertise to support multiple Organizations and/or Centers

Required Experience/Skills:

• Specialized experience in financial data processing combining data sources and communicating results
• Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables SUMIFS XLOOKUP VLOOKUP INDEX(MATCH)
• Intermediate level proficiency with Power BI
  • Power Query for data sourcing/transformation
  • Data Visualization
  • Experience connecting Power BI and Excel to other data sources
• Proficient in accounting systems and processes
• Familiar with activity-based costing business case analysis and outsourcing requirements
• Strong system documentation skills
• Must be able to grasp interrelationships between financial management requirements and automated solutions considering the current system environment and the potential integration of added systems concurrently or later
• Candidates for this position must have a demonstrated ability to work independently as well as with teams

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Candidates with 1 years of NASA experience are highly preferred
• Financial knowledge of/experience with government funding life cycle (such as - appropriations budget commitments obligations cost disbursements) basic account reconciliation skills

Education Requirements:

• Candidates for this position must possess a BA/BS degree in related field (accounting finance etc.)

Security Requirements:

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

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012 MDW is a small business headquartered in McLean VA with a strong presence in Huntsville AL. We provide Federal government clients with financial management strategic planning acquisition and program execution. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments exceptional analysis innovative thinking and unwavering client partnership.

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