Budget Analyst

Army National Guard Units•Fort Richardson, AK

11d

About The Position

Serves as the primary analyst for logistics resource management and performs program analysis, planning, programming, budgeting, fund allocation, account management, internal controls, and reporting. Provides fiscal and budgetary policy and regulatory guidance for the directorate, supporting state and federal operations, training, readiness missions, natural disasters, and Homeland Defense/Defense Support of Civil Authorities. Executes and monitors logistics budgets, reviews appropriations and funding documents, allocates funds, consolidates budget estimates, prepares justifications, and analyzes expenditures against plans. Recommends funding alternatives and reprogramming, adjusts allocations, and provides year-end closeout guidance. Presents financial analyses using federal operating systems and serves as an approving authority for logistics fund releases and expenditures. Participates in the Program Budget Advisory Committee, documents quarterly meetings, conducts monthly financial management meetings with the Program Director, and reconciles funds with the USPFO. Serves as a technical authority on OPTEMPO and logistics funding issues and manages the Defense Travel System for DCS-G4/DCSLOG. Other duties may be assigned. This is a T5 Excepted Service appointment in the Alaska National Guard. The position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be required to support state emergency or disaster response. Work may involve classified information and requires obtaining and maintaining the appropriate security clearance. Irregular or overtime hours may be required, and temporary duty travel may be required by car, military or commercial aircraft, or other means of transportation.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Federal employment suitability is determined by a background investigation; must be registered for Selective Service if applicable.
Must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance; work may require access to classified information.
Must complete required training in Fiscal Law, Resource Management Information Course (RMIC), Contracting Officer Representative (COR), and Automated Fund Control Order System (AFCOS).
Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative working environment.
Must meet the general experience requirement: experience, education, or training involving problem-solving, effective oral and written communication, planning and organizing work, analysis, research, writing, judgment, following established methods and procedures, and practical knowledge of program operations, procedures, and policies.
Must meet specialized experience, education, or a combination: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 involving finance and budget competencies and knowledge of financial principles and procedures, or qualifying doctoral-level graduate education, or an allowed combination of experience and education.
Specialized experience must demonstrate knowledge of National Guard financial budget program requirements; ability to follow directions and understand instructions, regulations, policies, and procedures; and experience in program analysis, budgeting, fund allocation, account management, internal controls, reporting, reviewing funding documents, allocating funds, and providing budget advice.
Must demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of reviewing, editing, and consolidating annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned state organizations and programs.
Must demonstrate skill and knowledge in planning, programming, budgeting, and executing regulations, guidelines, and processes.
Must demonstrate knowledge of governing budget policies, precedent decisions, procedures, and regulations issued by the Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, and state, as well as state goals, objectives, and priorities.
Must demonstrate knowledge of analyzing changes in program plans and funding and their effects on program milestones.
Must demonstrate skill in identifying, analyzing, and resolving budget problems and uncertainty, developing alternative funding methods, formulating budget changes, and administering budget execution plans that may require reprogramming throughout the year.
Must demonstrate knowledge and skill in budgeting and program methods and procedures to execute multiple state budgets.
Must demonstrate analytical skill in identifying, evaluating, and resolving budget problems, developing alternative solutions to conflicting goals, and recommending program improvements.
Must demonstrate thorough knowledge of financial documentation formats and composition supporting budget processes.
Must understand DCS G-4 goals, objectives, workforce, work methods, and functions to determine whether funding requests and expenditures are proper, necessary, and timely.
Must know the installation accounting system and related documents to locate and analyze logistics budget data.
Resume must include complete employment dates and hours worked per week for civilian and military employment, and duties must substantiate qualifications in detail.
Current or former federal employees must submit a copy of the latest SF-50; a performance appraisal may also be submitted.
Veterans claiming preference must submit the required supporting documentation.
A retired Armed Forces member may be subject to a 180-day restriction before appointment unless an approved waiver applies.

Responsibilities

Perform program analysis, planning, programming, budgeting, fund allocation, account management, internal controls, and reporting for logistics resource management.
Provide fiscal and budgetary policy and regulatory guidance for the directorate.
Execute budgets supporting state and federal operations, training, readiness missions, natural disasters, and Homeland Defense/Defense Support of Civil Authorities.
Analyze changes and gaps in program plans and funding; review logistics appropriations, reimbursement allocations, and fund transfers.
Approve or disapprove funding requests based on fiscal law, regulation, or policy, and review funding documents for assigned appropriations.
Allocate appropriated funds based on activity estimates, historical expenditures, quarterly projections, and approved funding.
Review, edit, and consolidate annual and multi-year budget estimates; prepare or edit narrative justifications and projected funding needs.
Analyze actual expenditures against planned budget utilization, assess fund availability, identify reprogramming needs, and recommend ways to improve fund utilization or alternative funding approaches.
Evaluate the budget effects of cost and program changes; adjust fund allocations and verify, enter, and adjust budget data in forms, schedules, and reports.
Provide analytical guidance for year-end closeout and financial advice on funding types, budget changes, and closeout procedures.
Present analyses of financial management information on appropriated fund expenditures using federal operating systems.
Serve as an approving authority for release and expenditure of logistics funds and as a member of the Program Budget Advisory Committee (PBAC).
Prepare information for and document quarterly PBAC meeting results; conduct and document monthly financial management meetings with the Program Director.
Reconcile funds with the USPFO.
Serve as a technical authority and expert on OPTEMPO and logistics funding issues for the Directorate.
Manage the Defense Travel System (DTS) for DCS-G4/DCSLOG.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) of 1.49% in addition to base salary, subject to change.
Direct Deposit Program participation is required for selected Alaska National Guard technician.

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