About the Position: Serves as a Budget Analyst within the Army Special Programs Directorate (ASPD), at the Department of the Army (DA) Staff level conducting budgetary operations to support the Army's most sensitive compartmented programs.

Duties

Facilitate budget execution oversight, ensuring programs meet prescribed fiscal year execution goals. Provide advice and guidance on interpreting regulations and procedures for execution of assigned funding. Identify and analyze funds obligation and execution trends to ensure annual budget plans and estimates are used to support program objectives. Monitor and track obligations and expenditures throughout the execution phase of the annual operating budgets. Assist with the development of guidelines and a general framework for the formulation of policies, plans and programs to ensure effective financial conduct of assigned missions, functions, and operations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Financial Management Level II Certification required. See additional information section below for more details.
• May be required to take a periodic CI polygraph examination.
• Top Secret clearance required.
• Required to sign a DA Form 5019-R (Condition of Employment for Certain Positions Identified as Critical Under the Drug Abuse Testing Program) and must pass urinalysis testing, as required prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.

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)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 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 utilizing an automated budget system such as, programming, budgeting, and execution system (PPBES) to analyze and provide oversight on immediate and long range (multiyear) budget fund requirements in support of activities with national security impact; provide advice and guidance, as necessary, to budget and program personnel; apply accounting principles and systems to interpret and analyze reports and data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget ExecutionBudget Formulation, Justification, and PresentationConcepts, Policies, and Principles of BudgetFinancial Management 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-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W0ZUAA CHIEF OF STAFF ARMY DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk