Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes includes analyzing organizational budgets to identify potential issues, advising on the distribution of funds, and preparing recurring status-of-funds reports to support budget formulation and/or execution decisions.

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. Major Duties:

• Analyze headquarters program and budgetary guidance, provides local budget policy and procedures, budget formulation assumptions, and formats and schedules to serviced department’s/divisions for budget submissions.
• Review, analyze, edit, and consolidate budget submissions. Identifies requirements short-falls and trade-offs and prepares appropriate supporting documentation.
• Responsible for executing the budget in accordance with fiscal law and all applicable regulations.
• Receive approved fund targets for assigned account(s). Allocates funds to individual activities/functional areas based on an analysis of activity budget estimates, historical expenditures, projected workload, and approved funding.
• Prepares a variety of reports covering the status of funds and advises program managers and other management officials on the availability of funds. Evaluates the effect of cost and program changes on the budget execution process.
• Designs, develops, and maintains data management systems, data models, and databases that meet current and future business requirements of the organization and its customers.