Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: This announcement is for a Budget Analyst position located at the U.S.

Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) with a duty location of Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, in the S8 Resource Management Directorate.

(merit) Recruitment incentive or relocation incentive may be authorized if it is determined to be in the best interests of the Government.

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.

Current Army Test and Evaluation Command employees with Competitive Status Current Civilian Employees of the Command 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 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 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: 1) Experience formulating, analyzing, or executing budgets; and 2) Experience monitoring, adjusting, or reporting on budget execution to ensure proper obligation, expenditure, and compliance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required specialized experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using specialized experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget Administration Control of Funds Federal Funds Processing 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 grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Performs planning, analysis, formulation, and execution of a complex base operations and mission support program, managing multiple appropriations and an automated budget service under guidance of the team lead and Financial Manager.
• Coordinates budget and program actions with Command activities, serving as liaison to program managers, test directors, and support organizations to ensure proper reimbursable funding procedures and alignment with mission requirements.
• Prepares consolidated forecasts and formal reports on budget and program execution, providing timely, accurate financial data and analysis as required by the team leader and supervisor to support informed decision-making.
• Monitors obligation and expenditure of operating funds to ensure proper allocation, timely execution, and compliance with authorized management objectives, identifying issues that could impact mission support effectiveness.
• Generates and analyzes data for status-of-funds reports and cost analyses or comparisons requested by higher Headquarters or Command, ensuring financial transparency, accuracy, and support for strategic resource decisions.