ECS is seeking a Budget Analyst III to work in our Huntsville, Alabama office.

Job Description:

Budget Analyst support is needed for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Project Support Office (RS60), at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. The Budget Analyst:

• 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.
• Utilizes financial systems to prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports and effectively communicates and presents budget and workforce status to program management, center management, and HQ customers on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Monitors and tracks budgets including preparing phasing plans, PPBE submits, and cost analyses.
• Reviews, analyzes and presents budget and workforce status including detailed variance explanations with impacts and solutions.
• Analyze and monitor contract funding status.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to coordinate business activities, make decisions, plan and accomplish goals. Works independently when necessary, with minimal guidance.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize work from multiple customers, meeting or exceeding deadlines.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and communicate effectively in writing, person to person and in meetings.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and analytical skills, and be able to maintain confidentiality of data.

Required Skills:

• BS/BA with four years or greater of specialized experience in the field or related area or a high school diploma with six years or greater of specialized experience in the field or related area.
• Experience in monitoring, analyzing, and reporting budget formation and execution activities for enterprise-level, complex programs with multi-million dollar annual value by reviewing and assessing historical financial data and trends, developing budget estimates, monitoring actual expenses, and making recommendations to resolve budgetary discrepancies using integrated enterprise resources, management systems, and tools.
• Possesses thorough knowledge of the funds allocation and execution processes, and the administration of approved budgets.
• Must be able to grasp interrelationships between financial management requirements and automated solutions, considering the current system environment and the potential integration of added systems concurrently or later.
• Familiar with activity based costing, business case analysis and outsourcing requirements.
• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• NASA financial management experience.
• Financial management experience at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
• Familiar with activity based costing, business case analysis and outsourcing requirements.
• Proficient with Access and SharePoint.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.