Budget Analyst

About the Position: The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY is an academic institution located in the Hudson River Valley, 50 miles from New York City. The historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. West Point is a self-contained city with housing, a Department of Public Works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurants. Employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theater, Hudson Valley's performing arts center, and recreational facilities.

• Serve as the Principal advisor and technical authority on matters related to the day-to-day operations of budget functions for the United States Military Academy (USMA) Headquarters Staff.
• Perform a variety of budgetary and administrative functions in implementing the program.
• Responsible for the full range of review and analysis functions in the formulation, presentation, and execution of the budget, programming, and budget year.
• Analyze program and budgetary policy, law, and regulation from higher headquarters to determine impact on USMA Headquarters Staff.
• Provide guidance, direction, and control to seventeen HQ Staff sub-activity director, all organizational elements, and subordinates on phases of budget formulation.
• Develop local spend plans to meet time-phased requirements and furnishes formats for preparation of estimates.
• Assist directorate chiefs/company commanders in relating their objectives to funds available.
• Analyze trends in fund utilization and prepares periodic cost and performance reports to compare actual with forecasts.
• Recommend major reprogramming of funds to the Chief, Budget Analysis and Execution, to ensure that balance is maintained among all HQ Staff sub­directorates and those resources are used in the most efficient manner.
• Receive, distribute, and administer funds issued to the Commander, to include annual funding program, allotments, allowances, obligation authorities, reimbursables, and other fund instruments for the HQ Staff.
• Review and edit budget requests submitted by HQ Staff sub-activity directorates to assure they conform to agency, 0MB, and Congressional requirements.
• Responsible for developing, documenting, presenting, executing, and controlling budget plans and programs.
• Maintain budgetary records that monitor obligations and expenditures throughout the execution phase of the annual operating budget.
• Monitor and track obligations and expenditures throughout the execution phase of the annual operating budget.
• Prepare and brief information at both the Plans. Program, Budge Execution Committee (PPBC) Meetings.