BUDGET ANALYST

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About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the 55th FSS Resource Management Department on Offutt AFB. Who May Apply: Open to everyone.

Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities.

An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 04/22/2026 Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience: Experience in accounting methods, procedures, and techniques used in maintaining and analyzing all classes of accounts encompassing a number of diversified activities; ability to prepare financial settlements and reports.

Ability to interpret regulations and apply them in various situations. General understanding of the flow of funds from initiation through expenditure stages and to identify discrepancies in the system.

Practical knowledge of the mission, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding of assigned budget activities in order to relate needs and accomplishments of the organization to anticipated and actual dollar figures in the budget.

Knowledge of sources of factual information about the programs and finances of the organizations' budget, such as that found in accounting and data processing reports, payroll records, work reports, or inventory and sales data.

Analytical skill is required to interpret the source information and apply it to the budget. Knowledge of schedules in acceptable budget formats (e.g., showing fund assets and liabilities).

Knowledge of budget execution processes to determine whether obligations, expenditures, and requested allotments are within funding limitation in the approved budget.

Successful completion and favorable adjudication of applicable background investigation (i.e. Tier 1 Level) is required.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Major Duties:

Serves as the functional point of contact for day-to-day non-appropriated fund budget and financial issues.

Works with activity managers, FSS resource advisor, and budget office counterparts to obtain budget and funding information. Monitors and tracks organizations funds.

Works closely with activity supervisors/managers and flight chiefs to obtain Non-appropriated (NAF) budget information for the purpose of establishing an accurate non-appropriated budget.

Provides guidance in the development and preparation of Non-appropriated (NAF) operating budget, verifies accuracy and adequacy of data and analyzes trend and prior fiscal year data to ensure projected budget data in-line.

Works closely with supervisors/managers and project managers in utilization of resources, resolving problems, and determining appropriated funding/resource requirements.

Compiles findings and makes recommendations for development and implementation of procedures or financial management and budgeting functions in support of organization programs/activities.

Makes recommendations on funded and unfunded priorities, preparing justifications, and defending requirements.

Review and analyzes budget requests submitted by organizational activities to ensure their consistency, accuracy, historical trend, an adherence to instructions.

Interprets source information and properly applies it to the budget.

Reviews organizational historical data and/or matches funding requests or projected costs of selected line items with past records to determine trends in spending and forecast for quarterly an annual funding need.

Analyzes data to prior, current and future year in preparing quarterly and annual budgets and execution plans. Develops consolidated budgets for non-appropriated funds.

Reviews and drafts statements for justifying non-appropriated fund budgets. Reviews and drafts statements for justifying funding requests requiring the use of non-appropriated funds.

Reviews all budget submissions for compliance with rules, regulations, and procedures.

Provides advice on budget related matters such as types of funding available, effects of budgetary changes on related activities, and status and use of funds.

Compiles, compares, and conveys information about the budget and programs of the organization.

Prepares guidance and/or interpretation of standard procedures and regulations relating to the organizations budget and financial procedures/processes.

Conducts budget-related training of organizational personnel on budget processes, procedures, requirements, etc.

Assist in advising facility managers, flight chiefs, and senior leaders on regulatory of directive budget changes which may alter of affect the mission.

Performs a full range of accounting duties using double-entry accrual accounting methods.

Classifies and verifies a wide variety of accounting documents in order to assure their mathematical correctness, completeness of information, and to prepare control sheets with appropriate accounting codes.

Maintains double-entry bookkeeping journals and subsidiary ledgers, posting entries to establish accounts.

Prepares monthly balances, reconciles accounts, and transcribes to general ledger for closeout of all accounts.

Traces discrepancies, if necessary, to posting documents, computes operational expenses incurred by individual activities for accounting services provided, and assigns charges appropriately.

Reports prepared may include profit and loss statements, financial statements, and miscellaneous financial reporting data. Performs other related duties as assigned.

If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12937206