About the Position: Serves as Program Analyst responsible for providing staff assistance to management by performing analytical and evaluative tasks in support of funding requirements for various programs in the Planning, Programs and Project Management Division, Reserve Project Management Branch, Air Force Reserve Support Section.

Duties

Analyze project and program budgets to maintain organizational requirements, monitor project expenses, and manage operating account balances. Use financial management systems to develop, maintain, monitor, analyze and interpret data and incorporate into automated reports. Extract, compile and organize financial information to develop charts and graphs to convey pertinent data such as expenditures, trends, performance, and goals. Develop, monitor and update future program projections into organization planning exercises for staffing and resource level planning. Express complex and complicated facts and ideas both verbally and in writing in a clear, convincing and organized manner. Work with others in a team setting to ensure customers and project teams are provided needed funding and services to facilitate program execution. Verify the accuracy and adequacy of related cost estimates, various forms and types of justification, information and fact sheets, and miscellaneous reports.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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. Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or education 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. To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Developing, preparing and submitting budgetary proposals and changes; providing advice on budget process, ensuring that budget execution is consistent with agency policy and federal appropriations law; perform technical work in support of budget analysis and administration; application of administrative rules, regulations, and procedures associated with recording, reporting, processing, and tracking budgetary transactions or other equivalent experience related to this position. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the lower grade level of GS-09 in the federal service. OR Education: 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 do the work of the position, related field. (All relevant transcripts must be submitted with application). 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (All relevant transcripts must be submitted with application). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget AdministrationFinancial ManagementOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem Solving 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 RE-W07202 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-LOUISVILLE DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk