Government Accounting and Budget Support Specialist

Government Accounting and Budget Support Specialist

ProSidian Consulting is looking for professionals who share our commitment to integrity, quality, and value. ProSidian is a management and operations consulting firm with a reputation for its strong national practice spanning six solution areas including Risk Management, Energy & Sustainability, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, and Talent Management. We help clients improve their operations.

ProSidian Seeks a Government Accounting and Budget Support Specialist (Full-Time) in located in The Hanford Eastern Washington (Tri-Cities - Kennewick | Pasco | Richland) Area. to support an engagement for the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) Hanford.

The ProSidian Engagement Team Members work to provide General Support Services Contractor (GSSC) assistance to support DOE Hanford [which consists of Richland Operations Office (RL), and Office of River Protection (ORP)] in support of the Govt's operations, personnel management, and general administration of regional operations at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. ProSidian's work includes supporting requirements for consulting, acquisition support, program/project mgmt., operational/administrative business support, and environmental consulting support. It is also ProSidian's duty to adhere to regulations covering the responsibility to protect classified matter (including documents, material and special nuclear material) in connection with the performance of work under this contract.

Budget Support Specialist (Funds Control Support Specialist) shall provide support in the following areas:

• Receive preallocations (formerly known as "allotments"), approved financial plans (AFPs), and other funds allocations. Request advice of allotments (AOAs) from issuing offices. Align the funds for their intended purpose and release for RL and Office of River Protection (ORP). Update funding table with recently received funds and share information to BUD team. Process certificates for withdrawal of funds.
• Maintain advice of allotment (AOA) detail data and SF-132 Apportionment Schedule file.
• Allocate and record obligation of funds within DOE funds distribution systems, DOE official financial system of record, and local budget systems.
• Assist with controlling funds to prevent violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act and administrative controls. Compile and provide reports to BUD as needed.
• Analyze commitments, obligations and costs to control funds within limitations.
• Serve as the BUD focal point for audits and reporting of data for the Comprehensive Field Financial Review (CFFR) program. Assist with the RL and ORP internal control testing as required by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123 in support of the efforts to ensure proper control, expenditure and accounting for appropriated funds.
• Serve as the BUD focal point for incoming work requests from external customers. Receive and process incoming inter-entity work requests from external customers (e.g., inter-entity work orders (IEWOs), requests for services (RFSs)); perform quality control; coordinate with requestors, suppliers, and contracting officers; enter in budget and financial systems.
• Assist with funding for rent and utility purchase orders, including telecommunications, and information technology requirements. Analyze requirements, process requisitions, and coordinate with program offices and headquarters (HQ) to ensure sufficient funds are available, invoiced, accrued and paid.
• Maintain Budget Support Specialist (Funds Control Support Specialist) allocation table (CAT), record and report allocations of annual ceilings by contractor, project baseline summary, and other control points.

The Government Accounting and Budget Support Specialist shall have consecutive employment in a position with comparable responsibilities within the past five (5) years, Must be able to use a computer to communicate via email; and proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word/Excel/Power point) and related tools and technology required for the position.

Budget Support Specialist (Funds Control Support Specialist) shall demonstrate:

• Five years of relevant experience in budget or accounting.
• A thorough knowledge of Federal Government and DOE budget policies and procedures and ability to learn the STARS, Funds Distribution System (FDS), and BERT;
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel;
• Excellent reading, writing, and speaking communications skills;
• Ability to independently perform multiple tasks with dynamic priorities;
• Knowledge of Hanford Site mission, activities and priorities, preferred;
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Travel as coordinated with the technical point of contact and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer in advance, is allowed, in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

Work shall be conducted at the Department of Energy - Richland Operations Office, The Hanford Site, and Richland, WA.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to fulfill all requirements of the roles for which they are employed; establish, manage, pursue, and fulfill annual goals and objectives with at least three (3) Goals for each of the firms Eight Prosidian Global Competencies [1 - Personal Effectiveness | 2 - Continuous Learning | 3 - Leadership | 4 - Client Service | 5 - Business Management | 6 - Business Development | 7 - Technical Expertise | 8 - Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership)]; and to support all business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian Consulting.

Teamwork – ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader

Leadership – ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives

Business Acumen – understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people

Communication – ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing

Motivation – persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions

Agility – ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams

Judgment – exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications

Organization – ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks

Understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.

Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors

Curiosity – the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together

Humility – exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have impact and make a difference

Willingness - to constantly learn, share, and grow and to view the world as their classroom

ProSidian Employee Benefits and Highlights: Your good health and well-being are important to ProSidian Consulting. At ProSidian, we invest in our employees to help them stay healthy and achieve work-life balance. That's why we are also pleased to offer the Employee Benefits Program, designed to promote your health and personal welfare. Our growing list of benefits currently include the following for Full Time Employees:

• Competitive Compensation: Pay range begins in the competitive ranges with Group Health Benefits, Pre-tax Employee Benefits, and Performance Incentives. For medical and dental benefits, the Company contributes a fixed dollar amount each month towards the plan you elect. Contributions are deducted on a Pre-tax basis.
• Group Medical Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian partners with BC/BS, to offer a range of medical plans, including high-deductible health plans or PPOs.
• Group Dental Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian dental carriers - Delta, Aetna, Guardian, and MetLife.
• Group Vision Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian offers high/low vision plans through 2 carriers: Aetna and VSP.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans help you save for your retirement for eligible employees. A range of investment options are available with a personal financial planner to assist you. The Plan is a pre-tax Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits: Eligible employees use PTO for vacation, a doctor's appointment, or any number of events in your life. Currently these benefits include Vacation/Sick days – 2 weeks/3 days | Holidays - 10 ProSidian and Government Days are given.
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs: Pre-Tax Payment Programs currently exist in the form of a Premium Only Plan (POP). These Plans offer a full Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan and a tax benefit for eligible employees.
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans: We want you