Budget and Appropriations Affairs SME

Kearney & Company is hiring a Budget and Appropriations Affairs SME to join our growing team! Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Manage Correspondence for the Budget and Appropriations Affairs Directorate in OUSW(C), BAA
• Provide standardized mechanisms for capturing, assigning, tracking, reviewing, coordinating, and managing correspondence and tasks to facilitate actions and decision-making for the OPS Directorate
• Coordinate with all stakeholders to ensure completeness of correspondence packages from beginning to end
• Edit and process executive correspondence packages for senior leader signature
• Correspondence packages include congressional letters and reports, decision memoranda, DoD policies and directives, and responses to incoming mail
• Utilize the Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS) to process packages from receipt to closure
• Facilitate weekly meetings with the Executive Assistants and Executive Services counterparts to discuss the latest hot topics and issues
• Coordinate with subordinate offices to assign and implement reviews and routing of CATMS packages
• Proofread CATMS packages for formatting and editing as necessary
• Prepare documents for signature and ensure proper routing through the staff via hard copy and CATMS
• Report the status of organizational CATMS packages to senior government officials
• Attend and participate in meetings, take meeting notes, record taskers, and actions, and update the staff when necessary

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS/BBA degree from an accredited college/university
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
• Willing to work onsite at the Pentagon daily
• Must possess a Secret clearance
• Must be proficient in using the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with pivot tables and other advanced features of Excel
• Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to quickly deliver quality written products in constrained time periods
• Must have outstanding communication skills to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders across DoD
• Must have experience in managing customer expectations and working directly with customers on various ad hoc requests

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in translating stakeholder requirements into executable solutions
• Ability to multi-task across multiple projects
• Experience with the DoD Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS)
• Experience as a Flag Writer, Executive Administrative Assistant, or Commander's Support Staff at the headquarters is desirable

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney's recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees' feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your "first easy decision." Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers.

The expected salary range for this position is between $103,000 and $180,000. This range is representative of base pay only and does not include straight time pay for hours worked over 40 per week, company contributions towards paid benefits, and/or bonuses. Actual compensation (meeting or exceeding the range) will be determined based on specific experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other factors permitted by law. This position is eligible for bonuses (when applicable).

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

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Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.
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