BUDGET ANALYST

Department of the Air Force • Langley AFB, VA

356d • $75,038 - $116,925

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a budget analyst in the installation's budget office, performing a variety of budget functions involving the formulation, execution, and/or analysis of budgets for substantive programs and support activities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service
• Required to obtain and maintain Secret security clearance
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files
• May be required to travel on military or commercial aircraft to attend conferences and meetings

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes to formulate, justify, and execute the budget for assigned budget accounts.
• Knowledge of missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to installation programs/organizations.
• Skill in the application of methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate the effects of changes in program plans and funding.
• Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on budgetary processes/actions.

Responsibilities

• Performs budget execution and administration work involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of a budget with different sources and types of funding.
• Performs budget formulation work involving preparation of detailed analyses of annual and/or multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations/programs into a consolidated budget request.
• Provides advice, assistance, and guidance on budgeting and related information.
• Conducts analyses, reviews, and special studies of budget and/or related information.
• Uses automated budgetary system(s) and computer-generated products in accomplishing budgeting assignments.

Benefits

• Relocation expenses reimbursed
• Telework eligible as determined by the agency policy
• Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: National Security and International Affairs
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees