Budget Analyst
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as Budget Analyst responsible for assigned Army budget programs. Incumbent performs budget program planning, analysis, execution, and policy advisory functions for assigned programs throughout the command.
Major duties
Monitors real-time budget execution (obligations and expenditures) to ensure funds are properly allocated, spent in a timely manner, and aligned with authorized management objectives. Analyzing resource data to advise management on unfavorable deviations and corrective actions. Formulates and consolidates command-level budget estimates, interprets fiscal policy/law, and directly executes reprogramming actions and fund transfers to adapt to changing operational requirements while coordinating with higher headquarters. Provides technical expertise on Army appropriations, establishes budgetary ceilings, and develops fund control policies and systems to ensure optimal, compliant use of available funds and manpower prior to fiscal year-end closeout. Analyzes current and future-year Command Operating Programs, reviews command-level guidance and maintains strict compliance with federal legislation and Army regulations to support long-term budgetary planning and execution
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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: Your resume must reflect one year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Providing guidance to stakeholders of funds for assigned accounts; 2) Monitors the use and rate of expenditure of budgeted funds for assigned accounts; providing Narrative of the causes of variances between actual and budget objectives; and 3) Compiles cost figures to be used in forecasting funding needs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
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