About the Position: This position serves as a Budget Analyst with 189th Infantry Brigade, S-8 located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. This is a TERM appointment Not to Exceed (NTE) 13 Months but may be extended up to a total of eight years.

Duties

Plan, coordinate, and develop basic procedures and policies for the implementation of the Brigade's decentralized program budget system. Perform resource management functions associated with planning, management, execution, administration, control, and analysis of resource requirements for a variety of elements of the Command. Exercise daily fund control and resource management through accounting, budgeting, and management financial reporting programs integrated with and designed to promote efficiency and economy in execution of the Brigade's missions and operations. Ensure adequate internal control systems are developed and operative so that government resources are efficiently and effectively managed. Provide technical and/or administrative guidance, assistance, and instruction to lower graded military and/or civilian staff assigned to assist in carrying out budgetary functions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This is a Term position scheduled to last 13 Months. A term position may be extended to a maximum of six years depending upon the needs of management.
• Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.
• This is an obligated position. An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights or entitlement based on active military service, recovery from a compensable injury, or return rights based on an overseas tour.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position designated.

Qualifications

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 which includes assisting in the formulation and development of budgets utilizing General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) or other Federal Budget Systems; using automated Defense Travel System (DTS) Program or other Federal Travel systems and preparing or assisting in the preparation of data summaries and developing budget related supplemental instructions and guidance. OR Education: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 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 perform the work of the position, such as: Public Administration, Business, Community Planning, etc. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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 the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget ExecutionBudget Formulation, Justification, and PresentationFundamentals & Operations of BudgetOral Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address EU-APF-W1SXAA 189TH INFANTRY BRIGADE DO NOT MAIL Tacoma, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk