Summary

You will serve as a Budget Analyst in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) responsible for managing program and project budget operations, conducting financial reviews/analyses of multi-million dollar programs, preparing budget estimates and assuring program/project data are accurately recorded.

Responsibilities

Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Oversees and manages budget formulation and execution. Supports, reviews and coordinates budgetary activities including operating plans and projected expenditures, using enterprise resources management software applications and reporting tools. Plans and oversees development of data and analysis for annual and long-range budget operations. Conducts financial reviews/analyses for complex, multi-million dollar Agency programs. Analyzes/identifies relationships between anticipated program changes and projected budget, forecasting shortfalls and recommends actions for adjustments. Prepares budget estimates for salaries, travel, services, and purchases. Analyzes the distribution of funds and actual financial performance against planned data. Participates in ongoing financial review and analysis activities for an assigned area of an Agency program. Develops and proposes expenditure estimates and creates commitment, obligation and cost phasing plans. Researches ambiguous and conflicting budgetary policies and regulations and recommends changes to reconcile conflicting budgetary objectives. Records actual program budget expenditures with multiple fund sources. Monitors, tracks, and reports commitments, obligations, costs, and disbursements. Identifies differences in current versus projected spending estimates and recommends adjustments.