About the Job
Position:
Budget Analyst
MMAK Overview:
MMAK provides dependable, compliant, and detail‑driven financial services for government agencies, nonprofits, and private organizations. Our mission is to strengthen organizational capacity and operational efficiency through strategic planning, financial management, and program management expertise.
Major Duties:
Serve as the functional point of contact for day-to-day budget/financial issues.
Work with program and budget office counterparts to obtain, monitor, and track organization's funds.
Work closely with supervisors/ managers and/or project managers in utilization of resources, resolving problems, and determining funding/resource requirements.
Compile findings and make recommendations for development and implementation of procedures for financial management and budgeting functions in support of organizational programs/activities.
Perform budget formulation work involving review and preparation of budget estimates and financial plans.
Review and analyze budget requests submitted by organizational activities to ensure their consistency, accuracy, and adherence to instructions.
Research, consolidate, and summarize budgetary data from source documents, automated budgetary systems, accounting records, and reports for use in preparing budget estimates and annual financial plans.
Interpret source information and properly applies it to the budget.
Perform budget execution and administration work involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of funds.
Monitor, track, and review obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, and requests for allotments, identifying and reporting differences that are not in keeping with annual work plans.
Compare obligations and expenditures and identify conditions over or under obligation of funds.
Prepare and conduct reprogramming and adjustments of funding to cover short falls, unanticipated expenses, and/or unexpected emergencies, identifying and referring to higher level officials reprogramming actions which require prior approval.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field.
Experience performing budget analysis for significant programs or organizational units, involving multiple phases of the budget cycle;
Experience interpreting and applying financial regulations, policies, and guidelines to ensure compliance and resolve budgetary issues.
Experience applying general analytical and evaluation techniques to review financial data, provide data analysis and provide recommendations.
Ability to gather, assemble, interpret, and analyze financial management information and present it in written reports, statements, and platform briefings.
Knowledge of management theories, principles, concepts and practices as well as pertinent regulations, precedents, policies, and other guides of the employing organization.
Ability to research and analyze data and to interpret findings, and the ability to use IT to do so.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Budget administration.
Financial management.
Influencing/negotiating.
Leadership.
Strategic thinking.
Ability to research, analyze data, and interpret findings.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
How to Apply:
Email cover letter, resume, and two references (at least one from an employer) to info@mmakoptimusconsulting.com.
Disclaimer:
MMAK is an E-Verify participating organization. Please see the E-Verify website for more information.