Budget Analyst-Direct Hire Authority

Air Force Materiel Command•Edwards AFB, CA

10h

About The Position

The Budget Analyst serves in the Financial Management Office and performs budget functions involving the formulation, execution, and/or analysis of budgets for substantive programs and support activities. The role includes preparing analyses of annual and multi-year budget estimates, monitoring obligations and expenditures across different sources and types of funding, and advising on budgeting and related information. The analyst also conducts budget and related-information reviews and studies and uses automated budget systems and computer-generated products. The ideal candidate applies financial management principles, theories, concepts, and practices to ensure web-based relational-database financial management systems produce accurate results and meet legal requirements. Responsibilities include budget formulation and execution for direct and customer funding, contract reconciliation and management, and the day-to-day acceptance and billing of customer funding using JOCAS. The analyst helps ensure reliable and timely financial data, analyzes funding, billing, and reporting processes for reimbursable and non-reimbursable data, confirms monthly processes meet schedules and deadlines, performs financial analysis and reconciliation, and promotes continuous improvement. This is an acquisition demonstration project position, NH-02T03, equivalent to GS-5 through GS-13. It is a Financial Management Certified position (FM Cert Level 1) and a Non-Critical Acquisition Position in the Business–Financial Management category, Level 2–Practitioner, covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program. The employee must meet or be capable of achieving the designated certification within the applicable grace period.

Requirements

At least one year (52 weeks) of general experience at the next lower broadband NH-01 level, equivalent to GS-04 or an equivalent level in another pay system.
General experience must demonstrate the ability to analyze problems, identify significant factors, gather relevant data, recognize solutions, plan and organize work, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes for formulating, justifying, and executing assigned budgets.
Knowledge of relevant missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and funding sources for installation programs or organizations.
Skill applying methods and techniques such as cost-benefit analysis, zero-based budgeting, amortization, depreciation, and allocation of revenues and costs among customers to analyze the effects of changes in program plans and funding.
Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and recommend solutions to budget or funding problems.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing to justify, defend, present, or advise on budgetary processes and actions.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Males must be registered for Selective Service, as applicable.
Must maintain current certifications and comply with Financial Management certification requirements; must meet or be capable of achieving the designated APDP certification within the defined grace period.
A position-appropriate security clearance may be required.
Must use direct deposit as a federal employee.
Must provide transcripts if qualifying on education where education is a qualification basis or a positive degree requirement applies; foreign education must be shown equivalent to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

Prepare detailed analyses of annual and/or multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations and programs and consolidate them into a budget request.
Monitor budget obligations and actual expenditures across different funding sources and types, including appropriations, apportionments, allotments, transfers, industrially funded operations, and refunds.
Provide advice, assistance, and guidance on budgeting and related information.
Conduct analyses, reviews, and special studies of budget and related information.
Use automated budget systems and computer-generated products to complete budgeting assignments.
Formulate and execute budgets for direct and customer funding.
Perform contract reconciliation and management.
Accept and bill customer funding on a day-to-day basis using JOCAS.
Analyze funding, billing, and reporting processes for reimbursable and non-reimbursable data and confirm monthly processes occur on schedule and by required deadlines.
Perform financial analysis and reconciliation support with attention to detail.
Promote continuous improvement practices.
Comply with applicable Financial Management certification requirements and meet or be capable of achieving the designated APDP certification within the applicable grace period.