Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaR) Budget Analyst B-1 - 1.2.03

Overview

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

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Credence has an immediate need for a Budget Analyst who will be primarily responsible for supporting the B-1 Lancer Division (AFLCMC WBN) at Tinker AFB, OK.

The B-1 Lancer division manages readiness and provides logistical, modification, engineering and technical support for the B-1 aircraft system.  This division provides complete system management and ensures US airpower through acquisitions excellence by delivering modernization, sustainment, and support to the AF’s fleet of B-1 aircraft on-schedule and on-cost.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

• Provide financial management support in the areas of financial analysis, cost estimating and program integration.  The Contractor shall have an understanding of appropriation law (time, purpose and amount), and PPBE.
• Provide assistance to the F/B Directorate Chief Financial Officer and the entire F/B PEO portfolio.
• Keep senior management informed of progress of programs and advise of any significant financial developments that may impact mission.
• Determine appropriate financial recommendations for unresolved or questionable problems and perform follow-up. 
• The Contractor shall provide recommendations, identify sources of program shortfalls, prepare below threshold reprogramming/above threshold reprogramming packages, prepare realignment requests, and provide policy guidance on all USAF appropriations.  The Contractor shall perform daily verification of forecast accuracy in Web CCaRS.
• Complete a monthly review of all MIPRs and MORDs to ensure validity, as well as ensuring the required documentation is attached in order to pass audit reviews.
• Will be the working level POC and shall work independently on reviewing and updating self-inspection checklists by utilizing the MICT tool.
• Track and monitor F/B Directorate financial taskings, consolidate responses, and provide inputs for directorate review.
•  Assist with the preparation of cost estimate waiver documentation in support of the divisions, directorate and the PEO portfolio.
• Independently apply knowledge and experience in the planning and execution of the F/B Directorate PMA funding, understanding doctrine, assisting in identifying and defining requirements, and developing horizontally integrated funding strategies for Government consideration. 
• Assist in executing the F/B Directorate PMA budget and shall conduct reconciliation of financial transactions.
• Assist divisions in tracking and reporting expiring year funds on a monthly basis, and assist in building, consolidating and reporting end-of-year close-out financial data and reports.
•  Participate in discussions and meetings or serve on panels or committees.  
• Provide written reports and/or briefings outlining findings and recommendations; provide advice to management while coordinating with activities across multiple directorates, organizations, centers, MAJCOMs, and HQ USAF. 
• Present clear, concise, and well-structured presentations, oral or in writing, that address the designated financial issues while considering the composition of the audience, knowledge level, and desired outcome when composing the material. 
• Identify problems, both in broad and detailed terms, and attempt to resolve conflicts in a timely manner through discussions with responsible members in a meeting or working group.
•  Participate in special projects and initiatives and perform special assignments. 
• Identify the need for special projects and initiate milestones and goals. 
• Assist in consolidating financial and program inputs from multiple divisions and operating locations into various documents and reports.
• Assist in monitoring and evaluating division activities to determine compliance with applicable regulations, directives, procedures, and policies.  Review processes and products for compliance with applicable financial regulations, directives, and law as necessary to eliminate work problems, barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, implement quality improvements, in response to concerns with regulatory compliance, and/or customer requirements. 
• Participate in planning and executing financial and program compliance reviews and support financial and program audits by gathering and consolidating data and summarizing findings.
• Meet with key customers and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization financial policy and procedures, and resolve significant problems that arise across the F/B Directorate.  Support the development of, establishment of, and maintenance of, financial control efforts to ensure compatibility of financial functions.
•  Work with program managers, identify new requirements, and identify funding sources and the correct appropriation according to policy.  The Contractor shall articulate the requirements to senior leadership. The candidates will work directly with financial managers in updating the forecasts in Web CCaR.  The Contractor shall generate the required financial charts from Web CCaR.
• The Contractor shall assist in maintaining CCaRS user accounts and privileges within the F/B Directorate.  The Contractor shall assist in populating the CCaRS with user accounts, budget structures, custom field reporting, coordination workflows and system settings.  The Contractor shall assist in sustainment and database administration of the CCaRS application which includes program planning, financial budgeting, financial management, tracking and reporting and evaluating metrics.  The Contractor shall ensure the CCaRS database is properly tailored and configured to meet the Government's unique requirements.
•  Provide CCaRS and Executive CCaRS training and adapt training to the Government's organizational processes and requirements.  Training shall include the following:   

• • General Overview - Focused on individuals who initiate financial documents or manage requirements;
  • Approver - Focused on individuals whose primary role is to approve financial documents budgets, forecasts and requirements;
  • Program, Financial, and Contract Managers, and;
  • Comprehensive training for personnel covering all aspects of their respective CCaRS capabilities and business processes. 

• Assist in populating the requirements portion of the CCaRS database with existing source data provided by Government organizations (i.e. spreadsheets, hardcopy documents) in order to establish a budget baseline. 
• Monitor the accuracy of the Government's organization data.  In the event of data discrepancies, the Contractor shall coordinate and resolve corrections and solutions with Government personnel.  
• Utilize financial data within CCaRS to automatically generate charts and reports to include:  Budget Execution Reviews, various Assistant SAF/AQ charts and 1537 Reports, Checkbook Reports, POM submission data; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Document (R-DOC) Financial Plans; Monthly Budget Reviews; Other Ad-Hoc Reports and Forecasting Reports.
• Provide day-to-day Executive CCaRS guidance to Government organization personnel. 
• Perform all tasks necessary to implement and technically configure CCaRS for use with Executive CCAR.  The tasks shall include the following:

• •  Configuration of the database link to SMART;
  • Verification of the CCaRS/SMART program list;
  • Mapping CCaRS budgets to the SMART program list, to include updates and modifications;
  • Reviewing and sanitation scrub of the CCaRS/SMART program list;
  • Coordination and review of CCaRS financial data prior to the automated data push, and;
  • Verification of published data in respective applications.

•  Assist the Budget Analyst with daily financial operations and PMs with forecasting and requirement's management in CCaRS.  The Contractor shall provide day-to-day CCaRS maintenance (reconciliation and forecasting) to ensure the accuracy of the Government organizations' financial data within CCaRS. 
• Advise Government personnel on how to implement and configure CCaRS support features to support Division business goals. 
• Provide guidance on insertion of business process approval flows, budget definitions, business rules, user privileges, custom fields, and definable general data fields.
•  Provide assistance with Target Load Sheets (TLS) to ensure the Government is in compliance with Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) guidance.  
• Ensure affected contracting and financial records are continuously entered, verified and updated in CCaRS.
•  Assist in researching DFAS posting errors and identify corrective actions.

Requirements

• Clearance: Secret
• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD or
•  Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD
• Fifteen 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight of which must be in the DoD
• Have a minimum of two years of experience with system administration of the CCAR application
• Provide documentation demonstrating successful completion of the CCAR Basic System Administrator Training course(s) (i.e., certificate of completion) prior to performance of work
• Proficient in the following financial systems and tools: MOCAS, GAFS, and SMART, Project Management Resources Tools (PMRT), CRIS, ABSS, DTS, SDW, EDA, FMSuite, CCaR, and Web CCaR
• Proficient in Web CCaR with the following tasks: obligation and expenditure forecasting, reconciliation, loading budgets, preparing and initiating target loads and funding documents specifically PRs, MORDs, MIPRs, AF Form 616s, POs
• Proficient in FMSuite and perform tri-annual reviews
• Proficient in working with DFAS to research ULOs/NULOs
• Expertise in monitoring the flow of USAF funds via Congressional actions, program authorization, budget authority by utilizing the USAF Congressional domain and AFM System
• Expertise knowledge in the following financial management guidance/regulations to include, but not limited to:  FMR 7000.14R; AFI 65-601 Vol. 1, Budget Guidance & Procedures; AFI 65-601 Vol. 2, Budget Management for Operations; AFI 65-508, Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures; AFMAN 65-604, Appropriations Symbols and Budget Codes; and GAO, Fiscal Principles of Federal Appropriation Law 
• Proficient in the execution of USAF funds within the program office
•  Working knowledge of MIPR and MORD policy and procedure
• Proficient in preparing and briefing a monthly financial execution review

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development

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