BUDGET OFFICER

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a BUDGET OFFICER, Position Description Number D1678000 and is part of the ME 101st Comptroller Flight, National Guard.

Military Grades: O-3 and below Compatible Military Assignments: Currently holds or willing to retrain into 65F AFSC GENERAL EXPERIENCE: To meet basic entry qualification requirements, evaluate applicants for experience, education, or training involving skills in applying problem solving techniques; and skills in communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

Ability to plan and organize work. Competencies in analysis, research, writing, and judgment typically gained through college education or progressively responsible experiences.

Ability to follow established methods and procedures; use practical knowledge of the operations, procedures, and policies of specific program areas or functional assignment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 36 months experience, education, or training that provided in-depth knowledge of financial principles and procedures.

Candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements.

A candidate must have expanded experiences and training that demonstrates the abilities to lead, follow directions, read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Some positions at this grade level require at least 12 months of broadening finance, accounting, or audit program experiences in leading, planning and scheduling program work in a manner that promotes an even flow and distribution of assigning work requirements.

Experiences may include training and guiding employees on finance programs and assigning tasks.

Experience in structuring assignments that created effective and efficient procedures with measured and improved task processes. Major Duties:

This position is located within the Financial Management Division at a base-level Air National Guard (ANG) Aviation Wing.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide management oversight and guidance for both budget formulation and budget execution according to the Resource Management System (RMS).

The incumbent is recognized as the top technical authority regarding fiscal and budgetary policy, law, and regulatory guidelines for all organizations serviced by the Wing Budget Office and its geographically separated units (GSUs).

This individual fosters teamwork among resource managers and decision-makers and accomplishes all budget functions in support of state and federal ANG operations, training, readiness missions, and joint service contingency operations.

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Major Duties and Responsibilities: Resource Management and Policy: Operates the Resource Management System (RMS), a network of commanders, resource advisors, and managers, providing them with the necessary guidance, training, and information to accomplish mission goals.

Designs and conducts meetings for the Financial Working Group (FWG) and Financial Management Board (FMB).

Serves as the principal author for local resource management policy, interpreting guidelines from higher authorities (OMB, DoD, NGB) and issuing supplementary budget guidance.

Advisory and Analysis: Serves as the principal budgetary advisor to senior leadership, maintaining balance and efficiency in operations.

Exercises technical authority in distributing funds, approving expenditures, and validating requirements based on fiscal law and policy.

Presents budgetary briefings and defends requirements to leadership and external examiners. Develops data to analyze various budgetary scenarios and their potential impact.

Budget Formulation and Execution: Oversees the entire budget formulation, validation, and submission process.

Issues the annual financial plan "call," consolidates submissions, and drafts the commander's statement on critical needs.

Reviews initial funding and carries out apportionment to base organizations to ensure fiscal continuity.

Issues "calls" for annual spend plans, validates requests, and manages funding for various programs.

Financial Oversight and Reporting: Follows up on fund distributions to ensure prompt and accurate loading into accounting and supply systems.

Monitors the execution of the annual operating budget by reviewing and analyzing expenditures against funding.

Identifies fund shortages, investigates variances, and recommends corrective actions to leadership and resource advisors. Prepares reports on obligation rates and overall budget performance.

Special Projects: Performs special studies and selective reviews of budgetary programs, especially in response to mission changes or conversions.

Analyzes funding requirements, initiates corrective actions, and briefs leadership on the financial impact of such activities, recommending reprogramming actions as necessary.

Performs other duties as assigned.