Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Title: Budget Technician
Schedule (FT/PT): FT
Travel Required: As Needed
Clearance: Ability to Obtain

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POSITION PURPOSE:

The Budget Analyst will assist and support The Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office (DOE-ORO) in providing a broad range of support for budget analysis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System (STRIPES) support to the FMD and program staff regarding procurement request processing input.
• Create requisitions for Consolidated Service Center (CSC) direct contracts, Allottee 30 Management and Operating (M&O), and Reservation Management contracts in STRIPES.
• Coordinate with contracting personnel to ensure timely processing/issuance of related modifications in STRIPES to meet monthly cutoffs schedule.
• Performs staff review(s) of CSC direct contracts and Allotee 30 M&O contract modifications and resolves discrepancies. Verify accuracy of the total obligations clause in the contract and ensures funds have been certified.
• Maintain a control table for tracking and verifying Allotee 30 M&O contract modifications prior to creating requisitions.
• Serve as the primary FMD contact for resolving invalid or missing Business Partner Network (BPN)/Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) codes associated with Work for Others (WFO) values for contractor automated systems (ORISE, ORNL and PNNL). TAS values are a Departmental requirement when establishing a new WFO value in STARS.
• Track utility accounts for the CSC and Oak Ridge Site Office (OSO) Reservation Management group

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma
• 2-5 Years experience with budget, analysis, econ or data management

Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to multitask and manage shifting priorities
• Extensive skills in exercising judgment in the absence of direct supervision
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to balance multiple, quick-turnaround, high priority tasks
• Ability to use strong communication skills and teamwork skills, including the ability to process and summarize complex information clearly and succinctly. Effective communication is vital to prevent any misunderstandings and/or misinterpretations.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations such as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Standard Accounting and Reporting System (STARS)
• Experience with Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System (STRIPES)
• Experience with Financial Accounting Support Tool (FAST)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Regularly required to sit.
• Regularly required use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms to handle objects and operate tools, computer, and/or controls.
• Required to speak and hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment.
• Exposed to general office noise with computers printers and light traffic.

North Wind offers a competitive pay and benefits package to include health, life, and disability insurance benefits, 401(k) with company match, generous paid leave and tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. As a company, we are committed to employee wellness, professional development, and work-life balance. We value safety, reliability, and commitment to our people! For more information about our benefits or hiring philosophy, visit the North Wind Career Opportunities Page.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The nature of those accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact our Helpline +1.208.528.8718 or use the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form to get assistance.

North Wind is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion, or other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Proof of citizenship will be required as a condition of employment.

Candidates may be required to obtain and hold a Secret or Higher US Government Clearance.