Budget Officer

Air National Guard Units • Rickenbacker AFB, OH

7d

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service position in the OH 121 Air Refueling Wing, National Guard. The position is located in the Air National Guard Wing Financial Management Division. Its primary purpose is to provide management oversight and guidance for budget formulation and execution according to the Resource Management System (RMS).

The Budget Officer operates the RMS, a network of commanders, resource advisors, cost center managers, and technical advisors aligned with the Wing/GSU organizational structure and focused on managing appropriated funds and workdays to accomplish unit missions. The officer advises senior leadership and top management on maintaining balanced, efficient, and economical operations in support of programmed objectives.

The position reviews initial funding and apportions it to base organizations to help ensure financial continuity between fiscal years. It coordinates annual spend-plan requests, monitors execution of the overall annual operating budget, analyzes and reports differences between funding and expenditures, and conducts studies and reviews of budget programs and procedures. The officer identifies incremental funding and workday requirements, initiates corrective or improvement actions as needed, and reports overall costs to ANG/FMA. Other duties may be assigned.

This is an essential-personnel position and may require duty in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster declaration. Irregular or overtime hours may be required for operational needs or contingencies, including work outside the normal duty day. The position requires federal employment suitability, the ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance, and compliance with applicable eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• Specialized experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for the position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative working environment.
• A qualifying conviction for a crime of domestic violence is disqualifying under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must be registered to be eligible for appointment.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies, and work outside normal duty hours may be required.
• May be required to perform duty in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster declaration.

Responsibilities

• Operate the Resource Management System and coordinate its network of commanders, resource advisors, cost center managers, and technical advisors to manage appropriated funds and workdays in support of unit missions.
• Serve as the principal budgetary advisor to senior leadership and top management personnel on balanced, efficient, and economical operations.
• Review initial or received funding and apportion it to base organizations to support financial continuity between fiscal years.
• Issue annual spend-plan requests to commanders and resource advisors, providing timely notifications, clear instructions, and deadlines for required actions.
• Monitor execution of the overall annual operating budget.
• Review, analyze, illustrate, and report differences between annual funding and actual expenditures for model-driven programs and discretionary funds.
• Conduct special studies and selective reviews of budgetary programs and procedures, including those related to conversions or mission changes and additions.
• Analyze and evaluate funding and workday requirements, initiate corrective or improvement actions where needed, and report overall costs to ANG/FMA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

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