Budget Analyst with Security Clearance

Duties
• Coordinate the exchange of budgetary information with other government and civilian agencies.
• Prepare budget schedules and other statistical and/or narrative documentation.
• Ensure budgeting and/or executions of funds are in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies.
• Review budget execution to identify funding shortfalls within assigned programs.
• Analyze historical data to identify trends and/or assess funding requirements.
• Analyze the propriety, adequacy, and/or consistency with prior performances against current utilization of funding.
• Provide management with financial information such as financial reports showing the status of obligation and/or expenditures of funds
Requirements Conditions of Employment
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• This is a DOD Financial Management position
The incumbent must complete training and meet position requirements for certification at Level 2 within 2 years of appointment
Failure to obtain and maintain certification may result in adverse action.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315
Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
* Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
* Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
* Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
* Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
* Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
* Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
* Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
* People with Disabilities, Schedule A
* Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
* Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
* Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
* Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
* Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social)
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application
Additional information about transcripts is in this document
GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Analyze budgetary data to develop, recommend and implement required program and budgetary actions; 2) Use of finance practices, procedures, regulations, policies, etc
for work assigned; and 3) Gather and provide information on budgetary issues
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05)
OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position
OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement
In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above
Superior Academic Achievement is based on:
• Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR
• Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR
• Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/)
OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18
Add the two percentages
GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Analyze historical data to identify trends and to assess funding requirements
2) Assisting with program budget estimates
3) Budget execution experience including monitoring program allocations, obligations, and expenditure of funds
4) Review problem areas, researches and determines corrective courses of action
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07)
OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18
Add the two percentages
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) *QUALIFICATIONS CONTINUED IN "EDUCATION" SECTION BELOW You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
• Budget Administration
* Budget Execution
* Budget Formulation, Justification and PresentationEducation GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Analyze historical data to identify trends and to assess funding requirements
2) Experience in formulating annual program budget estimates
3) Budget execution experience including monitoring and tracking program allocations, obligations, and expenditure of funds
4) Identify problem areas, research, and determines corrective courses of action
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09)
OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18
Add the two percentages
(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Analyze and summarize historical data to identify trends and to assess funding requirements
2) Experience in formulating annual program budget estimates
3) Budget execution experience including monitoring and tracking program allocations, obligations, and expenditure of funds
4) Identify problem areas, researches, determines, and implements corrective courses of action
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11.) Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-- no substitution of education for experience is permitted
GS-12- Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower

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