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Vertex Aerospace Lead Budget Analyst - DEA Program - Fort Worth, TX in FT. WORTH, Texas
Description
Working globally, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.
This position will be based at the Fort Worth, Texas location and is required to be onsite.
The Budget Analyst – Lead will be the primary financial support within the Program and perform analytical, technical, and administrative duties in the budgetary process. The candidate will possess professional and effective communication skills within and outside the organization including the ability to multi-task across various activities. Responsibilities include program budget preparation, tracking and monitoring project costs, and providing variance analysis. Additional responsibilities include month/year-end monitoring close reporting, and program financial forecasting. The ability to develop productive partnerships with other functions and Managers is essential for success in this position.
Major Job Activities:
Compiles and reviews budgets for corporate or organizational units using actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, expense reports, and other data sources to control funds and provide for proper financial administration. Prepares financial plans, monitors implementation of financial policies, prepares regular and special-purpose reports, maintains historical records, analyzes trends, establishes cost rates and personnel forecasts, recommends and interprets budgetary policies and procedures, prepares a comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds, and determines rationale for variances between costs and budget.
Verifies purchase orders to ensure funds are allocated appropriately and used according to plan. Performs any combination of calculating, posting, and verifying account codes to prepare vendor invoices for payment. The Budget Analyst oversees the Accounts Payable department and works under the general supervision of the Fiscal Manager.
The essential functions include but are not limited to, the following duties. Additional essential functions may be identified by the organization and listed as such in the incumbent's performance appraisal elements. Various tasks may be assigned under each essential function. Those that are listed under the examples of work are not all-inclusive; they are examples only and may be amended or added to as needed by the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting in accordance with FAR, CAS, GAAP, and company policies
Provides leadership and direction to Accounts Payable personnel
Planning and reporting of budgets to support program budget/forecast planning
Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information
Compiles and analyzes financial information to record transactions, prepare reports, review and verify accuracy
Develop personnel, short term, and annual cost forecast
Provide variance/trend analysis
Ensure adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures
Support proposal development activities
Ensure vendor invoices are inspected, verified, and processed for payment at due terms and conditions
Prepare journal entries
Ensure compliance with Company and Contract Policies and Procedures and the V2X Ethics program.
Ensure compliance with the Environmental, Health, and Safety Program
Minimum Qualifications:
H/S Diploma
Minimum five (5) years of relevant financial experience
Minimum one (1) year leading and supervising two (2) or more personnel
The ability to obtain a Department of Justice (DOJ) Security Clearance is required
U.S. Citizenship status is required
Desired Qualifications:
Experience in budget preparation and analysis
Knowledge of accounting, budgetary, and management principles and practices
Experience with FAR, CAS, and GAAP
Skills & Technology Used:
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving.
Possesses both analytical and interpersonal skills.
Good problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills/techniques.
Ability to monitor and report on performance measurement.
Coordinate the gathering and analysis of data
Business Partner/Effective Communicator
English language skills to communicate and negotiate with vendors.
Strong communicators must be able to communicate clearly both in writing and orally.
Ability to train, lead projects, and direct employees.
Customer service oriented, detail-focused, pro-active behavior, multi-task capability.
Software:
Concur
SAP
Microsoft Office Suite
Personal computer, printer, copy machine, and other general office equipment.
Employee benefits include the following:
Healthcare coverage
Retirement plan
Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
Wellness programs
Paid time off, including holidays
Learning and Development resources
Employee assistance resources
Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
