Budget Analyst
What you'd do
About the Position: These positions are with the Defense Health Agency; Defense Health Network East - Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Directorate of Resource Management Division. Budget Office located on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Position working environment is office cubicle. Hours 0800-1630 M-F. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Conduct monthly review and analysis of department obligation rates, in order to determine sufficient funding to maintain mission requirements. Identify possible shortfalls as early as possible, working with department personnel to develop a plan to correct deficits or providing assistance on appropriate preparation and submission for unfunded requirements. Identify and investigate all burn rate fluctuations. Monitor, analyze, and research contract, supply, travel, credit card and other expenditures versus fund availability to ensure sufficiency. Study trends of funds utilization and determining reasons for variances. Conduct quarterly budget reviews with department chiefs. Recommend alternatives to Chief of Budget Branch and departments to alleviate problems. Conduct daily Defense Travel System (DTS) authorization approvals, monthly reviews, and validation of open commitments. Review and address/correct un-liquidated obligations, obligation errors, unmatched disbursements, and unmatched collections.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes consolidating data for the formulation of an operating budget; distributing funds based on required resources; analyzing budgetary problems and/or processing budgetary and accounting documents. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Accounting, Finance, or Budget. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
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