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BUDGET ANALYST

Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$109,137 - $158,322

per year

Closes

March 26, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This budget analyst role at the Defense Information Systems Agency involves reviewing financial transactions, analyzing budgets, and ensuring compliance with federal rules to support defense programs.

It requires working with accounting systems to monitor funds, prepare reports, and assist in audits.

A good fit would be someone with experience in government finance who is detail-oriented and comfortable handling complex data for management decisions.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including processing funding documents and evaluating financial transactions for compliance
  • 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-12 or higher for current or former federal employees
  • Proficiency in utilizing financial databases to analyze and present budget data
  • Knowledge of the federal budget process for formulation, execution, justification, and presentation
  • Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of budgetary requirements, obligations, and expenditures
  • Experience in reconciling financial statements, reports, and ledgers with un-liquidated obligations
  • Participation in audits related to budgetary and accounting data

Full Job Description

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Columbus, Ohio; Fort Meade, Maryland; Scott AFB, Illinois .

**This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants.

Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position is required.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience processing funding documents, evaluating financial transactions for regulatory compliance, and utilizing financial databases to analyze and present budget data to management.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in Federal Service.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

  • Reviews individual transactions input into the DISA accounting and/or budgetary systems to ensure quality of data. Monitors the receipt and posting of transaction data into the DISA accounting system.
  • Performs qualitative and quantitative analysis and resolution of complex program and budgetary requirements related to obligations, expenditures, projections, etc. to compile budget information and initiate proper adjustments.
  • Analyzes and performs reconciliations of financial statements, reports, budgetary documents, and allotment ledgers with the related files of un-liquidated obligations, unpaid accrued expenditures, contracts and orders outstanding.
  • Applies knowledge of the Federal Budget process to perform a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties including, but not limited to the formulation, execution, justification, and presentation for assigned programs.
  • Participates in audits relating to the budgetary and accounting data, providing information to auditors from activities.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/18/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DISA-12902095-26AA