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BUDGET ANALYST
Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves creating and managing budgets for a defense agency, including preparing financial documents for government submissions and overseeing spending to ensure everything stays on track and follows rules.
It also includes writing policies to improve financial operations and handling contracts with outside providers.
A good fit would be someone with strong experience in government budgeting and finance who enjoys detailed work and collaborating on big projects.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in federal service, focusing on budget formulation, processes, and guidance
- Ability to prepare technical and summary exhibits for budget submissions to OSD, OMB, Congress, and the public
- Skills in writing programming and budgeting policy directives, such as the agency Financial Management Manual
- Experience monitoring and tracking costs, obligations, expenditures, and work-year limitations for assigned accounts
- Proficiency in determining the propriety and cost-effectiveness of funding requests
- Ability to manage contractors and serve as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to ensure compliance with regulations
Full Job Description
This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at DISA; JSO/J8/OFF OF THE CHIEF FINAN OFFICER - ACQ FIN OFF/PEO TRANSPORT FIN DIV (ORG CF).
**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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-13) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
Specialized experience is defined as: Experience in formulating an organization's budget includes developing budgetary processes and guidance, managing projects while collaborating with colleagues on financial information, and overseeing financial contractors as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to ensure performance and compliance with all applicable regulations.
You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 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:
- Prepares technical and summary exhibits for inclusion in the BES and President's Budget submissions. Prepares final agency budget documents for printing and delivery to OSD/OMB, Congress and the public.
- Writes programming and budgeting policy directives, including the agency Financial Management Manual, necessary to effect improvement in the effectiveness and efficiency of agency financial operations.
- Monitors and tracks costs, obligations, expenditures, and work-year limitations for assigned accounts.
- Determines the propriety and cost effectiveness of funding requests.
- Manages contractors and is able to perform Contracting Officer Responsibility if assigned to do.
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