Title: Business/Budget Analyst
Client: FHFA
Location: WASHINGTON DC (Hybrid) after initial 90 days
Overview: The candidate will be supporting the office of Business Operations Branch (BOB) in making branch operations more effective, efficient, and compliant with internal FHFA and external policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Develop spend plans at the beginning of each fiscal year for each OCOO office serviced by the BOB; maintain spend plans weekly and provide a weekly summary to the BOB Manager and Lead Program Analysts with the status of OCOO’s budget.
- Conduct monthly reconciliation of expenditures of the branch and other offices to ensure accuracy against financial accounting data; conduct research, analyze, audit, and interpret budget reports to resolve inconsistencies and discrepancies.
- Generate monthly adhoc reports associated with multiple systems and compile the information for further review as needed.
- Enter and complete into FHFA’s financial system of record (PRISM) for approval of goods and services.
- Prepare documentation and reports for executive and managers acquisitions and budget status meetings.
- Coordinate with FHFA contracting officers, program managers, and contracting officer’s representatives/invoice approvers to assist with resolving problems such as correcting invoices and payment issues.
- Coordinate administrative and operational support services for the BOB manager and serve as a resource of information for BOB staff regarding budget processes.
- Assist with OCOO data calls as needed.
- Provide support to staff on complex problems relating to business operations.
- Serve as backup to other OCOO offices requiring PRISM data entry and/or administrative support.
Desired Experience:
- Proficient in MS Excel.
- Experience in budget and financial management.
- Review business processes, identify improvement opportunities, and present recommendations for process improvement or reengineering.
- Coordinate and submit requests for small purchases to the BOB Lead Program Analyst for final purchase.
- Conduct monthly reconciliation of purchase card transactions and maintain record keeping and documentation in designated electronic files.
- Review purchase card transactions to ensure adherence to OBFM Credit Card Guidance.
- Draft responses to quarterly audits of purchase card transactions.
Keywords: Business Operations Support, Budget Formulation, Financial Management, Contracts Management, Spend Plan Development, Budget Reconciliation, PRISM Data Entry, Process Improvement, Purchase Card Reconciliation, Administrative Support, FHFA, Financial Reporting.
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