Budget Execution Functional Support

  • Provide Administrative Control of Funds
  • Ensure execution of funds are consistent with federal appropriations law
  • Interpret/implement annual appropriation language/Congressional earmarks
  • Allocate and distribute funds
  • Certify funds availability
  • Record allocations and obligations in DOE's financial systems
  • Submit Approved Funding Program (AFP) change requests
  • Submit reprogramming requests
  • Coordinate/submit budgetary data calls
  • Coordinate/perform budgetary impact drills/scenarios
  • Perform financial recasts
  • Analyze costs/obligations/trends
  • Track, report and reconcile financial data
  • Perform budget execution reviews
  • Administer Program Direction
  • Develop/maintain policies and procedures for Budget Execution activities
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    Budget Formulation Functional Support

  • Develop and submit Program Direction budget requests
  • Develop and submit non-labor estimates
  • Analyze and determine reimbursable work estimates
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    Examples of Specific Services Available

  • Certify funds availability on Purchase Requests (PRs), Inter-Entity Work Orders (IEWOs) and other miscellaneous authorization documents
  • Certify usage of funds on PRs, IEWOs and other miscellaneous authorization documents are within Congressionally-mandated purpose (scope) and time
  • Provide assistance in preparing and processing various types of funding requests/documents, such as PRs, IEWOs, and other miscellaneous authorization documents
  • Generate/submit certification of funds for withdrawal documentation to HQ for withdrawal
  • Reconcile funding allocations to the Approved Funding Program (AFP), assuring data integrity and appropriate allocation of funds within designated ceilings
  • Administer the Budget Execution and Reporting System (BEARS), assuring system is reconciled to other Departmental financial systems.
  • Coordinate/facilitate communications and deliverables between HQ/field elements responsible for budgetary and financial activities
  • Act as liaison between requestors, vendors, the paying facility, and contracting.
  • Generate monthly financial status reports
  • Perform ongoing analysis of total obligations and costs to identify potential funding issues and forecast projected end-of-year uncosted balances
  • Coordinate/generate mid-year financial review
  • Coordinate/generate/submit end-of-year analysis of uncosted obligations
  • Coordinate/review/submit fiscal year spend plan projections
  • Perform undelivered order reviews and resolve applicable processing actions
  • Perform reviews of "stale" undelivered orders and process associated closeout actions
  • Implement and maintain standard practices and procedures for budget execution activities
  • Coordinate Financial Management Development Program (FMDP) requirements
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    Lessons Learned

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    Useful Links

  • DOE Accounting Handbook
  • Principles of Federal Appropriation Law (Red Book)
  • Congressional Legislative Information (Bills, Resolutions, Status, etc)

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