Financial Management - Budget Analysis Level 3

Required Skills:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Secret clearance required
• Bachelor's degree in related field and 12+ years of experience
• Reporting on-site at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio
• The ability to assist, prepare, develop, and deliver support for acquisition-related financial management processes governed by Air Force and DoD comptroller policy. 
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition phases (DoD 5000.2) and knowledgeable of the relevant DoD financial management regulations (DoD 7000.14, all relevant volumes) associated with budgeting and financing acquisition and sustainment programs.
• The ability to complete senior level tasks independently, with minimal government instructions and clear goals and objectives
• Familiarity with and proficiency in Air Force 65-series instructions which address Air Force level budgetary processes, accounting methods and coding practices, and appropriation types.
• Familiarity with and proficiency in DoD fiscal policy controls regarding the purpose of each appropriation, availability of the appropriation for new obligations or prior year obligation adjustments, and budget authority limits for ensuring compliance with legal limitation controls. 
• Possesses requisite Financial Manager experience and knowledge to support financial management across multiple programs in their acquisition life cycle to include pre-engineering development, engineering development, testing, fielding and sustainment. 
• Familiarity with multiple DoD funds control and governance processes such as, but not limited to, investment BA, O&M BA, reimbursable BA, annual authority, quarterly authority, reprogramming authority, legal limitations, and statutory floors or ceilings.  
• Ability to apply knowledge of financial management and accounting functions, processes, and analytical methods and techniques to gather, analyze, evaluate and present information required by program or project managers and customers. 
• Ability to provide financial management support for:
  • Preparing program budgets, reports and financial documentation; drawing conclusions and draft solutions to funding/budgeting requirements & problems relating to improvement of financial management effectiveness, work methods, financial systems, and procedure efficiency.  
  • Performing budget forecasting tasks, variance identification and analysis, program or financial execution reporting and reviews, schedule analysis, earned value management (EVM) analysis, and/or providing recommendations to the program office on all matters relating to budget, schedule, or EVM.  
  • Identifying accounting discrepancies and taking appropriate corrective actions.
  • Using automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions. 
  • Compiling division level financial material from a variety of sources in support of various tasks and requirements for financial metrics, Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) compliant audits, management internal control program, self-assessment program, and routine reporting.
  • Advising or assisting with the development of program specific funds management documentation, and/or assist in the execution of automated models and control techniques to aid decision making.  This may include generating funding, forecasting, programming, and budget information and documentation using applicable databases and software. 
• Knowledge of the policies, concepts, procedures, techniques, and methodologies pertaining to analysis of financial data.
• Understanding of DoD acquisition requirements, development, and approval processes.
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