Description
Coordinate and execute the budgeting and forecasting cycle, evaluating estimates for accuracy, compliance, and alignment with strategic goals, and analyze financial reports to guide resource allocation.
- • Analyze monthly budget and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls and inform forecasts.
- • Lead the preparation of annual plans, rolling forecasts, and special budget reports.
- • Partner with managers to align budget adjustments with program changes and strategic priorities.
- • Align program-level budgets with enterprise allocations, including contingency and reserve funding.
- • Provide guidance on cost analysis, fiscal allocations, and budget planning methodologies.
- • Consolidate budget submissions and recommend approval, deferral, or reprioritization of funding requests.
- • Identify efficiency opportunities and budget initiatives to optimize cost and margin.
- • Review operating budgets to identify trends, risks, and drivers impacting future budget needs.
- • Validate budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with policies and regulations.
- • Perform scenario modeling and cost-benefit analyses to evaluate programs and funding alternatives.
- • Interpret budget directives and translate them into planning guidelines and timelines.
- • Compile and analyze financial and operational data to determine resource needs for planned initiatives.
- • Present and defend budget plans to senior leadership and funding authorities.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
