Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst

The Budget Analyst manages and reconciles assigned budgets, ensuring fiscal accuracy, compliance, and timely execution. The role monitors fund utilization, certifies funding requests, prepares status-of-funds reports, and resolves discrepancies using Financial and Business Management System (FBMS), SAP, and the Budget Tracking System. The analyst supports annual budget formulation through cost analyses, projections, and documentation, while recommending improvements to budget processes and providing data-driven guidance to program managers. As a Budget Analyst the duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Establishes and maintains accurate budget tracking systems for the assigned current and prior-year budgets; oversees budget execution, implements expenditure controls, and prevents over-obligation.
• Monitors budget status and fiscal records in accordance with FBMS requirements; reviews reports, financial documents, and accounting records; coordinates with program managers and staff to ensure continuous oversight of fund utilization, availability, and budgetary progress.
• Formulates, executes, monitors, and reconciles assigned budgets; closes out prior-year funds, executes current-year funds, and develops out-year budgets; ensures compliance with all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of the Interior budget policies and control procedures.
• Analyzes historical financial data to develop budget projections; identifies funding needs, trends, deficiencies, and potential problem areas; implements corrective actions within delegated authority or provides recommendations to program managers and project leaders.
• Serves as an expert user of FBMS Business Warehouse and SAP reporting tools; interprets data requests, develops queries, and produces ad-hoc reports to meet financial information needs; extracts and delivers relevant real-time and stored data reports to program managers, project leaders, and support staff.