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MDW Associates is seeking a Budget Execution Analyst to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in Arlington, Virginia. The Analyst will provide financial management support for Task Order (TO) execution.

The Budget Execution Analyst will perform the following job functions:

• ProvideFinancial and Budget Analysts for financial execution of the DMSandT program (including MSTP, MII, and M-EWD Project Codes), and Advanced Manufacturing Components and Prototypes (AMCAP) Program Element (PE) funding.
• Provideplanning and analytical support to OSD ManTech project managers, process funding actions, track commitments and obligations, track expenditures, and prepare scheduled and assigned reports forfinancial managementand execution.
• Work with ManTech leadership and budgetcounterparts in the Military Servicesand the OUSD(SandT) Research and Technology Office with responsibility for ManTech program oversight.
• Collect andprovidefinancial data in the formatsrequiredto support ManTech government project manager (GPM) development and update of annual spend plans and forecasts, conduct quarterly program reviews, prepare monthly budget reports, andsubmitweekly internal financial reports.
• Reference annual Appropriations Management Reserves data provided by SandT Futures and the government Financial Manager,maintaininternal tracking tools, and use Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) tovalidateor enhance financial products.
• Collect,validate, and file required documentation for program funding actions according to a ManTechprovidedfile plan and naming conventions.
• Prepare Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), Purchase Requests (PRs), Miscellaneous Obligation Reimbursement Documents (MORD), and related funding documents to ensure the efficient commitment and obligation of approximately $250M-$350M program funds annually. The historical annual workload for funding actions is between 150 and 200initialfunding actions per year plusadditionalactions to process corrections, issue amendments, return funds, cancel issuances, and re-issue document asrequiredto ensuretimelyand efficient budget execution.
• Monitor ManTech program execution, including submission of required documentation for release of funding, and follow up on distribution of funding,monitoringof obligation and disbursement rates for funded projects, and documentation of annual expenditures.
• Track Open Commitments, ensuretimelyreceipt and filing of acceptance documents (i.e., DD Form 448-2) and obtain signed Contract Modifications or similar evidencerequiredto process funding actions from draft to issue, acceptance, and obligation in the DAI system.
• Coordinate with receiving agency Financial Analysts and Program Managers to complete obligations within OSD execution process guidelines and benchmarks.
• Calculate and report commitment, obligation, and expenditure rates for use by ManTech in Quarterly Program Reviews (QPRs), Monthly Budget Execution Reviews, similar periodicfinancial managementreviews directed by senior OASD(SandT) leadership, and other financial briefings.
• Track, analyze, and report program expenditures using DAI and theMETT.
• Conduct research, contact responsible parties, collect data, coordinate as needed with Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) Financial Management Division, and reconcile issue items in the masterAdvanadatabase in response to the Dormant Accounts Review - Quarterly (DAR-Q) task.
• Prepare input for and analyze reports from electronic financial and budget planning systems to include DAI, G-Invoicing, Hyperion, DTIC R2 (Comptroller Budget Exhibit),AdvanaDAR-Q, Corporate Electronic Document Management System (CEDMS), and others asrequired.
• Prepare andsubmita weekly execution status report to the ManTech Director.
• Providemonthly execution status reporting data to support the Open Commitments Report, Budget Report, Budget Ex cution Review briefing, Execution Status Report, and other reports when directed.
• Respond to quarterly tasks toprovideexecution data for RandE QPRs and METT analysis and reporting.
• Assistin preparation of required documentation to support the DoD PPBE process, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTandE) Descriptive Summary (R1-R4), Budget Issue Papers, and Support documentation for Program Decision Memorandum.
• Prepare andparticipatein Mid-Year reviews and other PPBE meetings.
• Assistin developing the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) and Budget Estimate Submission (BES) to include developing budget proposals, corresponding issue nominations, and detailed budget justification material (R-Forms, P-Forms).
• Support the ManTech PMs in conducting analysis for continuing resolution (CR) funding requirements and execution. Historically, CR actions may occur one to three times per year.
• Conduct an annual program management support data call andprovidedetails to the ManTech PMs for internal planning and tracking.
• Respond to the annual National Science Foundation RandD Survey.
• Providefinancial data to support unique, aperiodic budget-related tasks as directed (e.g., program support for technologiesidentifiedby DoD as critical, Spending Cross-Cut reporting, and Inspector General requests).
• Document internal financial processes and workflows using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Visio to create standard, repeatable processes to execute and manage program funding. ManTech will set priorities for process documentation consistent with the task workload andprovideguidance and templates.
• Maintain financial processes and workflows and update as needed to ensure they stay current and reflect systems used, changes to procedures, approvals, and other factors that influence how tasks are completed.

Required Experience:

• Knowledgeable of appropriations law and limitations, the federal budgeting process, and DoD PPBE System.
• Proficient in DAI system processes and tools.
• Experienced with Microsoft Excel forfinancial managementand familiar Microsoft Visio.
• Understands G-Invoicing processes and tools.
• Basic knowledge of process documentation tools and techniques.
• Experience in the creation and maintenance of Excel-based pivot tables and coding in VBA with Excel is preferred.

Education Requirement/Required Years of Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university isrequired, preferably in a financial or accountingrelated field.
• Three (3)years' recent and relevant work experience.

Clearance Requirement(s):

• Candidates for this position must have an Active US Secret Security Clearance

Company Description Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in Northern Virginia. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication and hard work.

Our core capabilities include:

• Accounting Support Services
• Strategic Planning
• Cost Estimating
• Budget Programming and Justification
• Budget Execution
• Acquisition Management
• Financial Systems Support and Integration

MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, covere