Budget Analyst with Security Clearance

Company Description

ProSidian is a Management and Operations Consulting Firm focusing on providing value to clients through tailored solutions based on industry-leading practices.  We help forward-thinking clients solve problems and improve operations.  With a reputation for its strong CONUS/OCONUS practice spanning six solution areas, ProSidian services focus on the broad spectrum of Risk Management, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, Energy & Sustainability, and Human Capital.

Launched by former Big 4 Management Consultants; our multidisciplinary teams bring together the talents of nearly 190 professionals globally to complete a wide variety of engagements for Private Companies, Fortune 1,000 Enterprises, and Government Agencies of all sizes.  Our Services are deployed across the enterprise, target drivers of economic profit (growth, margin, and efficiency), and are aligned at the intersections of assets, processes, policies, and people delivering value.

ProSidian clients represent a broad spectrum of industries to include but are not limited to Energy, Manufacturing, Chemical, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, Banking & Financial Services, Transportation, Federal and State Government Agencies.  Learn More About ProSidian Consulting at www.ProSidian.com.

Job Description

ProSidian Seeks a Budget Analyst with Security Clearance (4) in Arlington, VA and surrounding cities to support an engagement for an agency of the United States Federal Government that is part of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. 

The scope of this contract encompasses, the following type functional areas: organizational assessments using Information Technology based methods, procedures and models, cost analysis, special projects/studies, information technology support, facilitation, administration, logistics, consulting, and training support services.  As an integral part of this tasking, The ProSidian Engagement Team shall use current information technology to record, track, coordinate, manage, retrieve, and promulgate data and other associated information related to the tasks described in the Performance Work Statement.

The Army National Guard (ARNG) acts as the executive agent for the 54 State and Territories, Joint Forces Commands and as the liaison with Congress, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Headquarters, Dept.  of the  Army (HQDA). The purpose of this contract is to provide the necessary level of professional, technical, organizational, and business improvement and support services required to facilitate the overall objectives of the ARNG and its members/detachments/units within the 54 States and Territories, including the ARNG Headquarter Directorate. This contract provides consolidated contract support for Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center (TARC), ARNG Headquarters. This requirement will support various divisions and directorates such as; Chief of Staff Contract Management Branch (CSO-C), Human Resources Directorate (HRZ), Chief of Staff Property Book (CSO-PB), Chief of Staff front office (CSZ), Chief of Staff Secretary of the General Staff (SGS) (CSO-S), Equal Opportunity and Diversity Office (EO), and the Resource Management Directorate (RMZ).

The purpose of this contract is to provide administrative and business support services across multiple ARNG TARC offices. These services include the following:

• Provide administrative services for Equal Opportunity and Diversity Program including attending meetings, updating EO Task Management Tools (TMT), providing program reports after researching and evaluating diversity data and the ARNG Diversity Strategic Plan, monitoring and updating the Diversity Dashboard and Strategic Plan, providing training and technical information on how to use demographic data to better assist their employees, analyzing the EO budget and provide recommendations to improve future funding requirements and models for EO/Diversity programs, and providing general support to all EO meetings and conferences
• Provide technical writing and editing support for various organizations and offices within the ARNG, including, but not limited to, reviewing and ensuring correspondence aligns with ARNG policies, guidance, and regulations, recommending revisions to any written products, monitor and provide announcements to ARNG personnel, and conducting research in order to verify organizational procedures
• Provide supply operations including inspections of equipment to determine if equipment can be re-utilized
• Manage TMT for various organizations and offices of the ARNG
• Utilize the Defense Travel System (DTS) to build trip itineraries and track travel conducted by ARNG personnel
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings for various organizations and offices of the ARNG including taking meeting notes and printing/posting daily calendars for personnel
• Provide technical editing knowledge when reviewing training slides and make oral presentations when necessary during training courses
• Provide property book and supply administration including reviewing the TARC property books for inventory updates, imbalances, and other discrepancies, prepare transactions for government approval using ARNG programs, and prepare and execute annual inventory schedule of primary hand receipts
• Process personnel assignment packets for various organizations and offices

Budget Analyst with Security Clearance Candidates shall work to support requirements for Program Support and primary role is to manage all task under the Performance Work Statement, which could include administrative support or managing meetings, ensuring all deliverables are accounted for and submitted promptly to the client, evaluating and analyzing TARC office budgets, providing recommendations to improve TARC spending and budget functions, providing administrative support across multiple TARC offices and organizations, and evaluating standard operating procedures of all TARC programs and offices.

• Have a strong understanding of the federal budget execution process.
• Support the ARNG budget team and program managers and provide daily budget execution and financial reporting functions.
• Provide management support to collect, evaluate and test financial data for a number of annual, recurring departmental reviews such as the FMFIA. Must summarize issues and findings in a clear and logical manner.
• Have strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Conduct periodic reconciliation reviews of external interfaces with DOE field offices in order to identify and correct data gaps, financial discrepancies and errors.
• Work with a variety of IT systems including Oracle Hyperion financial software applications, IBM Cognos, and Oracle I-Data Warehouse Software.
• Have advanced experience with Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must have strong presentation skills and be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Qualifications

The Budget Analyst with Security Clearance shall have consecutive employment in a position with comparable responsibilities within the past five (5) years, Must be able to use a computer to communicate via email; and proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word/Excel/Power point) and related tools and technology required for the position.  Work products shall be thorough, accurate, appropriately documented, and comply with established criteria. The candidate shall ensure that duties are performed in a competent and professional manner that meets milestones/delivery schedules as outlined.

Secret Security Clearance is required for this position. A bachelor’s degree is required with at least three years work experience in budget analysis, data analysis, finance, financial consulting, or similar.

Security Clearance is required.

TRAVEL:  Travel as coordinated with the technical point of contact and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer in advance, is allowed, in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

LOCATION:  Work shall be conducted at the Arlington, VA

U.S.  Citizenship Required

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, & Adobe)

All ProSidian staff must be determined eligible for a “Facility Access Authorization” (also referred to as an “Employment Authorization”) by the USG’s designated Security Office.

Additional Information

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to fulfill all requirements of the roles for which they are employed; establish, manage, pursue, and fulfill annual goals and objectives with at least three (3) Goals for each of the firms Eight Prosidian Global Competencies [1 - Personal Effectiveness | 2 - Continuous Learning | 3 - Leadership | 4 - Client Service | 5 - Business Management | 6 - Business Development | 7 - Technical Expertise | 8 - Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership)]; and to support all business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian Consulting.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Teamwork – ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader
• Leadership – ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives
• Business Acumen – understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people
• Communication – ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing
• Motivation – persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions
• Agility – ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams
• Judgment – exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications
• Organization – ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Business Tools –  understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
• Business Tools – understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
• Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors
• Curiosity – the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together
• Humility – exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have impact and make a difference
• Willingness - to constantly learn, share, and grow and to view the world as their classroom

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BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

 ProSidian Employee Benefits and Highlights: Your good health and well-being are important to ProSidian Consulting. At ProSidian, we invest in our employees to help them stay healthy and achieve work-life balance. That’s why we are also pleased to offer the Employee Benefits Program, designed to promote your health and personal welfare. Our growing list of benefits currently include the following for Full Time Employees:

• Competitive Compensation: Pay range begins in the competitive ranges with Group Health Benefits, Pre-tax Employee Benefits, and Performance Incentives. For medical and dental benefits, the Company contributes a fixed dollar amount each month towards the plan you elect. Contributions are deducted on a Pre-tax basis.
• Group Medical Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian partners with BC/BS, to offer a range of medical plans, including high-deductible health plans or PPOs. ||| Group Dental Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian dental carriers - Delta, Aetna, Guardian, and MetLife.
• Group Vision Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian offers high/low vision plans through 2 carriers: Aetna and VSP.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans help you save for your retirement for eligible employees. A range of investment options are available with a personal financial planner to assist you. The Plan is a pre-tax Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits: Eligible employees use PTO for vacation, a doctor’s appointment, or any number of events in your life. Currently these benefits include Vacation/Sick days – 2 weeks/3 days | Holidays - 10 ProSidian and Government Days are given.
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs: Pre-Tax Payment Programs currently exist in the form of a Premium Only Plan (POP). These Plans offer a full Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan and a tax benefit for eligible employees.
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans: We want you to achieve financial success. We offer a Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plan through The Corporate Perks Benefit Program. This provides special discounts for eligible employees on products and services you buy on a daily basis.
• Security Clearance: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are Security Clearance requirements for Engagement Teams handling sensitive Engagements in the Federal Marketplace. A Security Clearance is a valued asset in your professional portfolio and adds to your credentials.
• ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program: ProSidian Consulting will pay up to 5k for all referrals employed for 90 days for candidates submitted through our Referral Program.
• Performance Incentives: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are performance incentives associated with each new client that each employee works to pursue and support.
• Flexible Spending Account: FSAs  help you pay for eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent day care expenses on a pre-tax basis. You determine your projected expenses for the Plan Year and then elect to set aside a portion of each paycheck into your FSA.
• Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: If you want extra protection for yourself and your eligible dependents, you have the option to elect supplemental life insurance. D&D covers death or dismemberment from an accident only.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance: Disability insurance plans are designed to provide income protection while you recover from a disability.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - See Below Instructions On The Best Way To Apply

ProSidian Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ProSidian Consulting has made a pledge to the Hiring Our Heroes Program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the “I Hire Military” Initiative of The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) for the State of North Carolina. All applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of Veteran Status.

Furthermore, we believe in "HONOR ABOVE ALL"  - be successful while doing things the right way. The pride comes out of the challenge; the reward is excellence in the work.

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