BUDGET ANALYST

Full Job Description

This establishes an open continuous announcement for a GS-560-11/12/13 which will be used to maintain eligible/qualified applicants to be considered for current and future positions within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense using hiring authority in 5 USC 9905.

Veterans Preference: Veterans preference does not apply under this Direct-Hire Authority (DHA). In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Specialized Experience: To qualify your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.

For the GS-11 position, Specialized experience is defined as: Experience supporting financial or budget administration services, such as planning, programming, budget formulation, justification, presentation, monitoring, or execution; or experience monitoring, researching, or analyzing financial or budgetary data to ensure accuracy or identify trends or discrepancies.

For the GS-12 position, Specialized experience is defined as: Experience independently identifying, analyzing, or resolving budgetary issues related to planning, programming, formulation, justification, presentation, monitoring, or execution; or experience utilizing financial systems or tools to research, analyze, or validate budgetary data.

For the GS-13 position, Specialized experience is defined as: Experience providing financial or budgetary advisory services, such as identifying, analyzing, or resolving complex budgetary issues for an organization; or experience providing advisory support across the budget lifecycle, including planning, programming, formulation, justification, presentation, or execution.

Candidates must describe how they meet the Specialized experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume.

All qualifications must be met within 30 days after submitting application.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position.

Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.

Please accurately identify your level of training or experience when completing this questionnaire. Your responses will be evaluated and verified based on your submitted resume.

Ensure that your resume accurately describes the level of education and/or experience claimed in the assessment questionnaire.

Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability.

By continuing in the application process, I acknowledge that my self-assessment questionnaire score may be reduced, and I may lose consideration for this position if the work experience described in my resume does not support my responses to the assessment questionnaire.

Major Duties:

• Reviews, analyzes, edits, and consolidates Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF) and/or General Fund (GF, i.e., appropriated) budget submission data along with preparing and analyzing data for budget exhibits, as applicable.
• Attend briefings and conferences to justify and defend budget estimates, program and resource requirements, and appropriation requests.
• Prepares budgetary reports, PowerPoints, and other deliverables in preparation for budget briefings.
• Plans, develops, implements, and maintains budget/financial systems and interfaces for agency or command-wide application.
• Develops budget/program processes, procedures and guidance for the executing financial management plans and programs.