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Budget Analyst

Washington D.C., DC, USA
Full-time
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The Smithsonian Institution values and seeks a diverse workforce. Join us in "Inspiring Generations through Knowledge and Discovery." Interested candidates should submit their resumes and a cover letter to this link by March 15, 2024. Resumes should include a description of your paid and non-paid work experience that is related to this job; starting and ending dates of job (month and year); and average number of hours worked per week. Relocation expenses are not paid. www.si.edu/support/careers

 

What To Expect Next: Once the vacancy announcement closes, a review of your resume will be compared against the qualification and experience requirements related to this job. After review of applicant resumes is complete, qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.

 

Come join a dedicated and creative team at an exceptional time for the Smithsonian, an institution with a bold vision for the future: to build a better tomorrow for all. Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III and the institution’s leadership are launching a campaign to support this vision. The Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future will secure funds for all Smithsonian museums and centers as the institution reimagines its mission to find solutions for collective challenges in a rapidly changing world. The campaign will provide a foundation for critical research to ensure people and nature thrive together, build unparalleled education programs with families and partners, collect the world’s most precious objects, document the present while reflecting on the past, and reimagine the visitor experience both in-person and online. We are bringing the Smithsonian off the National Mall and across the country through dynamic programming and affiliate partnerships, creating access for all. The Smithsonian is also developing two new museums—the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum. These museums will share the experiences and perspectives of Latinos and women across history and deepen our shared understanding of what it means to be American.

 

The Office of Advancement oversees and guides the fundraising efforts of the entire Smithsonian and is home to the central advancement organization for the Institution. In addition to raising significant support for a variety of Smithsonian initiatives, the Office of Advancement provides support services to advancement offices across the Institution. The office engages with staff throughout the Smithsonian in accomplishing their goals.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyzes financial activities and monitors the execution of the approved operating budget, including cost center operations. 
  • Exercises budget controls through the review and approval of the obligation and expenditure of funds for management and administrative purposes.
  • Performs a variety of unique analytical and technical assignments for the purpose of reviewing, controlling, monitoring, and projecting the financial status in the various appropriated and non-appropriated accounts.
  • Maintains current and prior year funding statistics for projection purposes.
  • Performs a wide range of analytical and administrative duties supporting the formulation and execution of the appropriated funds.
  • Participates in the development of narrative and justifications supporting budget requests.
  • Tracks status of commitments, obligations, and expenditures for all accounts to ensures purchases are within established guidelines, and available funds are not exceeded. 
  • Provides periodic financial reports showing current and projected financial status for Trust accounts. Advises on current projections to assure proper utilization of funds.
  • Serves as key member of the OA procurement team.  Serves as OA property officer. Prepares and distributes inventory reports. Conducts physical inventory of tagged assets.
Skills/Experience: 

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

  • Knowledge of all phases of the Federal budget process including policies, processes, procedures, requirements, and regulations, which govern budgeting and financial management activities in Smithsonian Institution. Knowledge of non-profit accounting and financial management.
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and apply complex accounting and financial reporting techniques, requirements, and methods for cost analysis and control to develop budgetary plans, policies, and guidance and to adjust the budget.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and direct major financial reviews; to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze data; to draw appropriate conclusions; and to prepare recommendations in a format that facilitates management review. Knowledge of automated accounting or financial systems and software programs, including the ability to use a computer for financial analysis and database management and to produce reports.
  • Knowledge of standard accounting and financial principles that are used to analyze financial data and to prepare budgets, documentation, and reports.
  • Ability to verbally communicate budgetary and financial data and program requirements and objectives in a clear, precise manner to a variety of audiences; and to establish and maintain effective relationships with supervisors, senior officials, and other OA and SI personnel.
  • Ability to prepare written materials, such as budgetary and financial plans, analyses, justifications, and reports in a format that meets project guidelines and requirements.

Applicants who wish to qualify based on education completed outside the United States must be deemed equivalent to higher education programs of U.S. Institutions by an organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and should be included as part of your application package.

Any false statement in your application may result in your application being rejected and may also result in termination after employment begins.

 

How to Apply: 

Application Instructions

The Smithsonian Institution values and seeks a diverse workforce. Join us in "Inspiring Generations through Knowledge and Discovery." Interested candidates should submit their resumes and a cover letter to this link by March 15, 2024. Resumes should include a description of your paid and non-paid work experience that is related to this job; starting and ending dates of job (month and year); and average number of hours worked per week. Relocation expenses are not paid. www.si.edu/support/careers

 

What To Expect Next: Once the vacancy announcement closes, a review of your resume will be compared against the qualification and experience requirements related to this job. After review of applicant resumes is complete, qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.

 

Additional Information: 

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Smithsonian Institution provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation should contact [email protected].  Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.  To learn more, please review the Smithsonian’s Accommodation Procedures.

The Smithsonian Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that a workforce comprising a variety of educational, cultural, and experiential backgrounds support and enhance our daily work life and contribute to the richness of our exhibitions and programs. See Smithsonian EEO program information: www.si.edu/oeema.

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Organization Info

Smithsonian Institution

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Founded: 
1846
About Us
Mission: 

Through our unparalleled collections and research capabilities, and the insight and creativity we foster through art, history, and culture, the Smithsonian strives to provide Americans and the world with the tools and information they need to forge Our Shared Future.

Programs: 

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museumeducation, and research complex. We are a community of learning and an opener of doors.

Why Work For Us?: 

The Smithsonian is the guardian of some of our nation’s most valuable scientific, historic, and artistic treasures, and is a leader in research, innovation, and discovery. By working here, you would be making an important contribution to an Institution beloved by the American public and visitors from around the world.

The Smithsonian workforce includes dedicated men and women located in the Washington, D.C., area; New York City; Cambridge, Mass.; several other U.S. states; and the country of Panama. Positions range from astrophysicist to security officer, from art historian to zebra keeper, and from science educator to software developer. The Smithsonian seeks to attract and maintain a creative workforce that is representative of America’s diversity. We are consistently ranked among mid-size agencies as one of the “Best Places to Work.”

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Mar 8 2024
Active Until: 
Apr 7 2024
Hiring Organization: 
Smithsonian Institution
industry: 
Nonprofit