Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is part of the Department of War.

Serves as a Budget Analyst responsible for performing the total spectrum of programming, budgeting, execution, and review of the highly complex Security Cooperation (SC) programs to include a one-year, two-year, and x-year (no year) accounts.

You may qualify at the GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service: Coordinates closely with organizational teams and staff sections to provide professional technical advice andassistance related to budget development, execution, analysis, and reporting.

Assists in preparation, review and dispatch of security cooperation billing and holding account statements. Develops and/or makes formal presentations of budgets to management and operating officials.

Develops methods for specialized requests for information for use in analyzing trends, developing spend plan projections, and other management requirements.

Advises program managers, and other interested parties, on the status and availability of funds on programs, and all regulatory aspects and financial management processes applicable to their programs.

Participates in decision-making sessions with program managers to provide interpretations of accounting reports, statements, and other accounting data reflecting the interrelationships between accounting, budgeting, and other management data.

Interprets regulations and directives promulgated by higher authority covering a variety of resource management disciplines and uses this information to establish, prepare, and disseminate guidance to customers.

Major Duties:

As a Budget Analyst at the GS-0560-12 some of your typical work assignments may include: Receives program and budget guidance from DSCA, and other sources and reviews and analyzes to determine impact on the organization.

Receives funding and requirements requests and analyzes, evaluates, and validates before consolidating into the budget.

Coordinates closely with organizational teams and staff sections to provide professional technical advice and assistance related to budget development, execution, analysis, and reporting.

Prepares, recommends, and implements improvements to the internal control structure.

Analyzes records of present & past operations, trends & costs, estimated & realized revenues, administrative commitments, and obligations incurred to project future revenues & expenses and to prepare organizational budget estimates.

Interprets regulations and directives promulgated by higher authority covering a variety of resource management disciplines and uses this information to establish, prepare, and disseminate guidance to customers.

Determines funding propriety in accordance with appropriation law.

Conducts studies and analyses of financial management operations and furnishes accounting and financial statements, reports, and other accounting information.

Confers with MIPGPs to conduct the annual country-level Financial Management Review. Monitors unfavorable trends or deviations and suggests necessary corrective actions.

Develops innovative solutions for solving problems not covered by detailed guidelines or procedures.