BUDGET ANALYST

This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Qualifications:

You may qualify at the GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service:

• Experience assisting with advising programs on formulating and justifying budgets within the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process (PPBE) and its associated cycles, and the Defense Acquisition System.
• Experience assisting with interpreting, advising, and coordinating multiple programs on the use of funds for program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds.
• Experience providing support with analyzing budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates.
• (EXPERIENCE MUST BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME)

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service:

• Experience formulating and justifying budgets within the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process (PPBE) and its associated cycles, and the Defense Acquisition System.
• Experience reviewing, interpreting, advising and providing coordination and oversight for multiple programs on the use of funds for program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds.
• Experience analyzing and providing technical advice and decision support for budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates.
• Experience providing financial advisory services for a large organization to include independently researching financial issues and providing recommendations to senior managers, program management and contracting on the determination of the funding of requirements for stakeholders.
• (EXPERIENCE MUST BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME)

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Responsibilities:

As a BUDGET ANALYST at the GS-0560-12/13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Performs a wide range of technical, administrative, and analytical duties connected with the formulation, justification, presentation, execution, and review of the Agency appropriations (Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide [O&M]; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide [RDT&E]; Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction [FSUTR] - also known as Cooperative Threat Reduction [CTR]; Procurement, Defense-Wide [P, DW]; and Military Construction [MILCON])
• Provides oversight of and support for a full range of budget functions, applying an expert knowledge of budget and program principles, policies, procedures, concepts, standards, terminology, financial management, and business operation systems to execute assignments and projects, resolve issues, and provide authoritative financial analyses for the Section Financial Managers
• Participates in the formal quarterly execution review process by providing budget execution input and monitors the execution of Agency Directorate funds and reports the execution status to the applicable Program Manager, Deputy Joint Director, and Joint Director
• Establishes and maintains personal and automated contact with Program Managers and the applicable Deputy Joint Directors to provide for two-way flow of technical and programmatic data on all programs assigned
• Selects analytical methods to be used in determining funding needs, developing strategies for presenting recommendations, checking the accuracy and reliability of budget forecasting, and evaluating the effectiveness of controls over the use of funds
• Evaluates financial plans developed in conjunction with the Program Managers and the applicable Deputy Joint Directors to ensure consistency with program baselines and requirements
• Loads spend plans into the automated system for monitoring during the fiscal year; reconciles spend plans to actual fund activities to match the accounting system during the execution year
• Applies knowledge of the acquisition life-cycle process to support development and preparation of acquisition documents

Salary : $90,479