Army Program & Budget Support Analyst (PEO Aviation)

General Summary:Performs highly complex material and/or labor cost analyses and estimations and may provide leadership to lower-level cost analysts. Supports PEO Aviation Plans, Programs, Resources, & Procurement with senior program/budget support. Ideal candidates have recent and relevant experience gained from providing similar types of support to DOD organizations or DoD contractors. Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential Functions)Prepares reports concerning the highly complex financial/administrative aspects of assigned contracts/programsConducts cost, schedule, and contract performance variance and risk analysis, and prepares reports as requiredDevelops cost controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques in order to evaluate contract/program statusCompiles and prepares complex estimates and cost modelsProvides preliminary estimates for planning purposes and detailed itemized estimates based on final plans and specificationsEnsures compliance with government/customer requirements in assigned areaInterfaces with government auditors in support of pre-award and post-award proposal auditsPrepares reports concerning the complex financial/administrative aspects of assigned contracts/programsReviews, analyzes, and interprets various GFEBS financial documents and reports against established financial metricsReviews and consolidates SmartCharts (program reviews) inputRenders input in preparation for high-level meetings with customers, senior Army officers and civilians, corporate executives, government action officers, and other vendors. This input may be narrative or charts and should be of a quality that little rework is required by senior analyst or PMMay be assigned to government mandated cost/accountingRequired ExperienceBachelor's degree in a related field and minimum of 10 years related experience, or Master's degree in a related field and 8 years of related experienceMust have an active Secret security clearance Experience with funds distribution, purchase requisitions, and program reconciliation using General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS)Experience collecting and analyzing Program Objective Memorandum (POM) dataPossess working knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processKnowledge of Army business processes regarding multiple types of appropriations to include Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA), Aircraft Procurement, Army (APA) and Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E)Experience reviewing travel orders and authorizations in Defense Travel SystemExperience with Program Elements (PE), MDEP's, and Sub Activity Groups (SAGs) Experience preparing spend plansExperience with reprogramming processExperience in funds execution, planning, and programming of Army appropriationsExperience developing and defending POM requirements for Army appropriationsExperience with Joint Reconciliation Program (JRP) and Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) support to include research and review of audit samples data from GFEBS for Open Commitments, Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs), Unfilled Customer Orders, Accounts Payable/Receivable, and preparation of JRP packages for submission to Budget Submitting Office (BSO) Must have demonstrated experience working in a team environmentMust have excellent written and oral communication skillsPreferred QualificationsPrior experience supporting PEO Aviation in a Program Analyst role