Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: This Budget Analyst positions located at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), S8 RM Dir, Budget & Acct Div with a duty location of Aberdeen Proving Ground.

(merit) 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 Organization 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 education and/or 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 equivalent to the NH-01/GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: 1) assisting in analyzing requirements to develop budget estimates; 2) preparing and analyzing financial reports; and 3) utilizing automated financial management systems to assist in budget management.

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60.

Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget Execution Concepts, Policies and Principles of Budget Financial Management Analysis Major Duties:

• Formulates, justifies, and executes a major segment of the organizational long-range budget; or a total budget for one or more funds (e.g. OMA, RDTE, Procurement, or Reimbursable).
• Provides financial management support to one or more special emphasis programs characterized by unique funding requirements and/or lack of guidelines (e.g. Test Methodology and Modernization, Production Base Support).
• Serves as a liaison between organizational directors/program managers, higher headquarters, and other offices connected with the financial management process.