Budget Analysts
Preparing and executing budget plans, determining fund availability, and advising commanders and resource managers transfer directly to expenditure control and budget analysis.
How to prepare: Build a sample monthly budget-control workbook in Microsoft Excel using fictional data to compare planned spending, obligations, and payments and explain variances.
What the civilian work involves
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power BI