Budget Analyst

Job Title

*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Duties

Duties include but may not be limited to:

• Prepares documentation for human resource actions such as recruitment of new positions and extending existing positions.
• Tracks and accounts for staff across multiple research projects, building and providing reports relating to staff allocations, effort, planning, etc.
• Performs supervisor duties such as delegating contracts, tracking contracts, and providing guidance and support to other Contracting Officer Representatives (COR).
• Utilizes knowledge in contracting options and requirements to consult with project teams and investigators to recommend the best course of action and facilitate contracts.
• Maintains complex databases, registers, and budget tracking systems to project expenses and track expenditures.
• Maintains an automated accounting system showing budget projections for all non-salary funding and data by individual research projects.
• Tracks budgets for research projects including personnel expenses and works closely with project teams and fiscal to correct any errors.
• Utilizes office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Power BI, Tableau) and VA computer systems (HR Smart, eCMS, VistA/IFCAP, and IPPS).
• Enters and retrieves data from the HSR&D staffing management system to deliver real time reporting to an administrative team and research projects.
• Understands underlying financial transactions, detecting any errors and identifying solutions to mitigate future problems.
• Tracks and provides appropriate distribution of a $2.2 million budget for all non-salary funding and project expenditures for 50-60 different research projects, including chargebacks between project accounts.
• Interprets complex regulations, directives and policies and provides authoritative advice and assistance to project managers.
• Compiles background and historical data to assist in the development of budget estimates, justifications and project modifications.
• Initiates transfer of funds between non-salary Fund Control Points (FCP).
• Maintains responsibility for obligating monthly 1358s of patient incentives for research projects.
• Identifies errors and works with Fiscal to correct the errors.
• Reviews all Interagency Personnel Agreement invoices, posting the invoices in VistA, monitoring the obligations, adding funds and reviewing final balances.
• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing to a wide range of individuals ranging from service chiefs to entry level employees and external applicants.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule

Full Time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives

Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI)

Not approved