Budget Analyst

Air Combat Command • Langley AFB, VA

11d

About The Position

The Budget Analyst serves in an installation budget office and performs budget functions involving formulation, execution, and analysis of budgets for substantive programs and support activities. The position is a term appointment not to exceed three years, with a possible three-day break in service. It is developmental, with a GS-11 entry grade and GS-12 target; promotion to the target level may occur without further competition when applicable legal and regulatory requirements are met.

The analyst monitors budget obligations and expenditures across different funding sources and types, prepares analyses of annual and multi-year budget estimates for consolidation into budget requests, and provides budgeting advice and guidance. The role also conducts analyses, reviews, and special studies of budget-related information, using automated budget systems and computer-generated products. The incumbent safeguards classified or sensitive budget information and files, may travel to conferences and meetings, must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, and must meet Financial Management Level 2 certification requirements.

Applicants must meet the applicable specialized experience, education, or combined experience-and-education qualifications for the GS-11 or GS-12 level, as well as any applicable federal time-in-grade requirements. The role requires U.S. citizenship. A career with the federal government includes a comprehensive benefits package, with eligibility depending on appointment and work status.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must meet the specialized experience requirements for the applicable grade: GS-11 requires one year of specialized experience at GS-09 or equivalent; GS-12 requires one year at GS-11 or equivalent.
• For GS-11, qualifying education may include a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M.; education may also be combined with experience to meet the qualification requirement.
• Applicants using education to qualify must submit college transcripts; qualifying education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable federal time-in-grade requirements: one year at GS-09 for GS-11 consideration, or one year at GS-11 for GS-12 consideration.
• Must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Must comply with Financial Management Level 2 certification requirements.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if male, as applicable.
• Knowledge of budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes for formulating, justifying, and executing budgets.
• Knowledge of installation missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and funding sources.
• Skill in applying analytical methods and techniques to evaluate how program and funding changes affect budgets.
• Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data, prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and recommend solutions to budget or funding problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing about budgetary processes and actions.
• For GS-11 experience qualification, detailed knowledge of applicable policies, precedents, goals, objectives, regulations, funding sources, budget relationships, and financial information sources, with the analytical skill to interpret source data and apply it to budgets.
• For GS-12 experience qualification, knowledge and skill in analyzing changing program plans and funding effects on budget and program milestones, and in developing budgetary recommendations under time pressure, uncertainty, incomplete or conflicting information, and changing objectives or guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Monitor obligations and actual expenditures for budgets involving multiple funding sources and types.
• Prepare detailed analyses of annual and/or multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations and programs and consolidate them into budget requests.
• Provide advice, assistance, and guidance on budgeting and related information.
• Conduct analyses, reviews, and special studies of budget-related information.
• Use automated budgetary systems and computer-generated products to complete budgeting assignments.
• Safeguard classified or sensitive budget-related information and files.
• Travel on military or commercial aircraft to attend conferences and meetings when required.
• Meet the requirements of the Financial Management Level 2 certification program and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type and work status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed