Budget Manager SKMS
Job description
This Budget Manager will support the Project Manager by managing budget allocations to specific protect and recovery projects, manage requests for budget items from the Plumas National Forest (PNF) teams, work with appropriate resource personnel and leadership to develop budget requests from regional and national levels, manages contracts and agreements with partners and service providers to the projects and track budget expenditures and ensures proper reporting to appropriate levels.
- Analyze and assess matters with budgetary, funding, and/or policy implications for US Forest Service (USFS) programs and activities.
- Guide and advise USFS leadership and project personnel on overall financial management issues when planning proposed programs and special projects.
- Provide technical assistance, financial data, calculations, information, and responses to questions to various interested parties, including other USFS employees, and USFS leadership.
- Evaluate financial and program information needs and provide data and analyses to management.
- Provide overall planning, integration, technical expertise, and analysis of financial operations and handle all aspects of the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution system for all assigned projects.
- Manage/control budget formulation and execution activities and interpret Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) guidance according to USFS regulations, directives, and policies.
- Review/formulate guidance to develop an integrated budget, both on a long-term and short-term basis; develop contingency plans to allow for variables and avoid serious adverse consequences.
- Analyze financial reports/information, prepare justification for a consolidated budget for all substantive programs and supporting administration activities. Use budget/financial system(s) to provide evaluative data to an organization.
- Analyze/resolve financial-related program issues to ensure an integrated approach. Analyze/make recommendations for planning, policy formulation/implementation, and decision-making. Forecast services/status of obligations and fund expenditures.
- Provide current/future-year spending plans, readjust spending plans as changes in funding occur. Advise senior management on the status of fiscal resources/future requirements.
- Conduct studies/audits on control and use of funds throughout the year. Assure obligations and expenditures are in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations. Prepare reports of analysis, making recommendations for remedial action.
Education
Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or in a closely related field is required.
Experience
Seven (7) years of finance and budget experience required- experience performing a wide variety of assignments involving budget formulation, complex funding calculations, providing technical assistance, and implementing budgetary provisions of enacted legislation.
License, Cert or Registration
Ability to commute/relocate: California: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)- Live in one of the following areas: Quincy, CA, Sacramento, CA, Reno/Tahoe, NV, preferred
Special knowledge, skills, & abilities
COR qualifications and/or experience- Demonstrated budget and policy analysis skills.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical government regulations, and financial reports.
- Ability to act independently in the formulation and administration of policies and programs for major departments and functions.
- Skilled at long-range strategic planning; ability to prepare and present written communication to both internal and external groups.
SKT, Inc. is an AA/EEO/Veteran/Disabled employer.
For a general description of benefits, please visit: https://www.sktcorp.com/career-center/ and scroll down to read our benefit offerings.
*This job is eligible for Employee Referral Bonus*
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