About the Position: At the full performance level, you will serve as a Budget Analyst for Portland District. You will perform a wide range of administrative and analytical duties in the formulation, presentation, and execution of the Portland District Command Operating Budget.

Duties

Develop data bases in an automated accounting system. Develop multi-year budgets, plans, and forecasts. Review and analyze reimbursable orders to ensure conformance with policy. Review and approve obligating documents to assure adequate apportionment of funds. Prepare a variety of reports covering the status of funds, obligations, and expenditures. Identify imbalances in estimates and actual costs. Monitor account balances in Revolving Fund to assure sound cash management. Maintain fiscal control over current year civil works allowances to the project level. Manage manpower forecasting and distributions within the district based on the approved FTE allocations. Fund the District's revolving fund accounts within the approved operating budgets. Manage the budgetary and funding aspects of the District's work/support for others program and financially approves and accepts customer orders. Manage the District Plant Replacement and Improvement Program (PRIP) of the Revolving Fund.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position. Incumbent must comply with requirements of the certification program and get the certification within 2 years of date of hire.

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 Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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. GS-09 Qualifications Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes includes budget preparation, formulation and execution to include regulations, cost estimates and financial databases. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). -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: business administration, finance, public administration, economics, statistics, or other closely related field. -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. 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-07). GS-11 Qualifications Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes includes budget preparation, formulation and execution to include regulations, cost estimates and financial databases. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).-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, such as: business administration, finance, public administration, economics, statistics, or other closely related field. -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. 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). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget AdministrationFinancial Management AnalysisFinancial SystemsOral CommunicationWritten Communication

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address HE-APF-W2SJ01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, PORTLAND DO NOT MAIL Portland, OR 97204 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk