Budget Analyst

Major Duties (Job Description)

• As a Budget Analyst, you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list:
• Provide management with financial information such as: financial reports, i.e. trend analyses of rates of expenditures, comparisons of actual performance to the financial plan, and identification of variances.
• Prepare briefings and information papers on assigned programs for Senior leaders.
• Analyze data trends, and develop program funding requirements, and recommends financial strategies and actions for meeting program requirements.
• Serve as a financial consultant to assigned programs on management of Contracts, and Task orders, provide analyses on the risk of these documents to command program.
• Articulate financial information, and analysis to non-financial personnel, and other stakeholders.
• Develop recommendations for Program Budget Decisions (PBDs), financial policies, and appropriations language to support national defense missions.

Qualification Summary

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 work such as analyzing and monitoring budget execution; developing strategies and procedures for successful recurring budgetary/financial events such as: end of month status reviews and presentations, and/or fiscal year-end close-outs; and providing advice and counsel to other resource management and non-resource management officials to resolve a variety of program, funding, and allocation issues. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Concepts, Policies and Principles of Budget Decision Support Financial Management Analysis Financial Management Systems 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-12).