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\nARServices is seeking a Budget Analyst/Acquisition System Specialist to work in the Albuquerque, NM area.
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\nA Budget Analyst will use their passion to identify and integrate vibrant funding management solutions and analyses with formal Acquisition System Support expertise to help a Department of Defense (DoD) customer manage a complex research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) portfolio.  The specialist will work onsite at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and will provide advisory and assistance services to help develop solutions that integrate financial planning, programming, budgeting, and execution resources with the acquisition system support needed for safe and successful execution of test and evaluation events.  The successful candidate will have the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment to support safe and successful execution of the customer’s mission.
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\nA qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:\n\n\tAssist with development of the Test Division's current Spend Plan and Unfunded Requirements list.\n\tMonitor, analyze, and report on Commitments, Obligations and Disbursements for Operations and Management (O&M), Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Procurement Appropriations.\n\tCraft supporting financial documentation required to commit funding IAW DTRA's financial policy and procedure to send Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) or Interagency Orders (IO) to a performing agency.\n\tCreate data visualizations (tables, bar and pie charts) that inform leaders of budget position to drive decisions.\n\tResearch unobligated commitments and unliquidated obligations.\n\tReview Monthly Status Reports (MSR) provided by the performers and reconcile the reports to disbursements as recorded in the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) system.\n\tMonitor Test Division spending to ensure that it is within budget, identify potential shortfalls, and recommend funding solutions to division leadership.\n\tInform program managers of the status and availability of O&M, RDT&E, and Procurement funds.\n\tEstimate future financial needs of programs to feed out-year programming.\n\tSupport the Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) in developing exhibits and articles for government leadership approval.\n\tSupport the development of the Budget Estimate Submission (BES).\n\tCoordinate and draft financial planning/programming correspondence and secure appropriate leadership approval prior to submission/distribution.\n\tAssist department program managers (PM) by providing advisory assistance for financial support functions to include the coordination and tracking of financial instruments, defense of budget requests, justification documentation, briefing materials, and other administrative documents.\n\tPlanning and programming of future requirements and preparation of Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Budget Estimate Submission (BES), President's Budget (PB) and other products supporting requests and justification for funding.\n\tReview managers' budget proposals for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with laws and other regulations.\n\tUse the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Consolidated Acquisition Tool (CAT) to construct and receive approval for Purchase Request (PR) packages and Needs Statements that identify and provide the support needed for test planning and execution.\n\tSchedule, lead, and document results of Initial Strategy Sessions (ISS) for acquisition of required test event support and update the CAT ISS worksheet.\n\tAssist Test Project Mangers with scheduling, documentation preparation, and execution of Acquisition Strategy Review (ASR) meetings to obtain required support for test events.\n\tServe as a vital member of test teams that plan, execute, and report on a variety of test projects, including experiments, demonstrations, assessments and tests for cutting edge science and technology capabilities and acquisition systems.\n\tAssist test teams with development of test event milestone presentations for review and approval by the members of the Senior Review Panel, chaired by the Test Operations Director.\n\tProvide support for and participate in Project Review Panel (PReP) meetings that constitute a screening process for acceptance or refusal of proposed new test projects, based on availability of adequate resources.\n\tSupport development and tracking of Support Agreements (7600A) documents. Work includes collaborating with external and internal stakeholders, writing and editing support agreements, tracking and monitoring Support Agreements in routing, and leading or supporting regular and recurring meetings with stakeholders.\n\nSecurity Clearance Requirement:
\nAbility to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance with the eventual possession of a Top Secret/SCI clearance. 
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\nRequired Qualifications:\n\n\n\tBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or Mathematics.\n\t5-10 years' experience forecasting future financial requirements and preparing associated documents Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Presidents Budget, and Budget Estimate Submission (BES).\n\t5-10 years' experience managing budget execution, spend plan, and burn rate processes.\n\t5-10 years’ resource management experience working with multiple DOD appropriations.\n\tKnowledge of Government accounting policy and/or regulation including but not limited to DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and OMB Circular A-123.\n\tExcellent written and oral communication skills and experience developing and presenting complex information to senior Government officials using Microsoft Office Suite applications.\n\tDemonstrated experience creating data visualizations to produce pivot tables, bar graphs, pie charts, etc.\n\tAbility to leverage multiple technologies to create data calculation efficiencies.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n\n\tMBA Degree.\n\tPrior Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and/or military experience.\n\tTechnology tool experience in: DAI system, Consolidated Acquisition Tool (CAT), DoD Acquisition System, Spend Plan Management and Reporting Tool (SMART), Electronic Document Access (EDA), Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), and Joint Integrated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Analytic Platform (JICAP).\n\nARServices is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.