Senior Budget Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

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's Marshall Space Flight Center.

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

• Provides strategic budget analysis investigating financial data to provide decision makers with crucial information, ideas, solutions and options for the effective planning and execution of the budget
• Reviews, analyzes, and presents budget and workforce status including detailed variance explanations with impacts and solutions
• Rely on extensive experience to coordinate business activities, make decisions, plan and accomplish goals. Works independently, when necessary, with minimal guidance.
• Identify opportunities for performance improvement across the organization
• Provide authoritative advice on all aspects of financial management, with primary focus on budget execution, tracking, and reporting
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize work from multiple customers, meeting, or exceeding deadlines
• Develop reports that help with decision-making
• Expert ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Problem solving experience including- Identifying rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information, and draw logical conclusions. Analyzes and provides solutions to complex problems.
• Travel to other NASA centers may be required

Required Experience/Skills:

• Proficient MS Office Applications
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of Excel
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint
• A knowledge & understanding of automated financial systems and budgetary report generation

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Candidates with 1+ years of NASA experience are highly preferred
• SAP and Business Objects (BOBJ) or other accounting systems
• Power BI experience
• Knowledge of developing cost estimates / proposal for potential new work

Education Requirements:

• Candidates for this position must possess a BA/BS degree in related field (accounting, finance, etc.) and 6+ years of experience

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 McClean, VA with employees in various locations in the United States. 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

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines