This a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Position. This National Guard position is for a Temporary Promotion GS-0560-09 BUDGET ANALYST (TITLE 5), Position Description Number T5154000 in and is part of the MO Directorate of Human Resources. This is a non-bargaining unit position. SEE NOTES UNDER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.

Duties

Performs other duties as assigned. Performs moderately difficult and complex assignments consisting of well-precedented tasks to further orient the employee in the application of occupational principles, methods, and techniques. Uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines, such as agency policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or problems. Analyzes results and recommends changes. Analyzes and evaluates changes and gaps in program plans and funding. Reviews expenditure of assigned appropriations, re-imbursement allocations and transfer of funds. Reviews funding documents for assigned appropriations. Allocates appropriated funds to individual activities/functional areas based on an analysis of activity budget estimates, historical expenditures, quarterly projections, and approved funding. Reviews, edits, and consolidates annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations and programs into a consolidated budget request. Prepares or edits narrative justification and projected funding needs, and assures data in request is formally and accurately documented in a wide variety of forms, schedules, and reports. Performs program analysis of actual expenditures compared to planned utilization of annual budget and/or allotment authority, evaluates fund availability to achieve balance of approved objectives. Identifies trends and patterns, recommends ways to improve utilization of funds, and suggests alternative funding approaches. Evaluates the effect of cost and programmatic changes on the budget execution process. Adjusts fund allocations as required. Adjusts fund allocations as required. Verifies, enters and adjusts budgetary data in a variety of forms, schedules, and reports. Provides analytical guidance for year-end close out to ensure proper, legal, and full utilization of funds. Provides financial advice, interpretation, and guidance on a variety of budget related matters, to include types of funding available, budgetary changes, and year-end closeout procedures. Prepares budget related reports, written correspondence and other documentation. Drafts or prepares a variety of documents to include newsletter items, responses to routine inquiries, reports, letters, and other related documents.

Requirements

• Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Position is subject to the provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Management retains the right to terminate this temporary promotion action OR convert this position to permanent status without further competition.
• Selected individual will return to their former position if the temporary promotion is terminated.
• This position can be filled up to five years if mission supports it.
• Incumbent will be required to complete training in fiscal disciplines; Fiscal Law, Resource Management Information Course (RMIC), Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Automated Fund Control Order System (AFCOS).
• United States Citizenship is required.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Appointments of retired members of the Armed Forces as National Guard employees within 180 days of retirement requires a waiver approved by the Adjutant General of Missouri before an effective date can be established.
• Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program.
• This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:All on-board Title 5 Excepted Service employees assigned to Series GS-0560 positions, must be certified at the next higher grade-level before considered as eligible for merit promotions to that level; and, must have a minimum of one year on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level. However, a new hire applicant must have competent experiences that are commensurate/equivalent to the budget analysis program business with demonstrated understandings of the program's principles and concepts defined by the NG Title 5 Excepted Service Series GS-0560 position descriptions. Must possess at least three months of basic finance budget training or competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures; and some understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements. GS-09 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least 12 months of specialized experience in finance budget experiences and competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures; possess a good understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements; ability to process government requests for allotment of funds to assure that they conform to government regulations; monitor and track obligations and expenditures; prepare data summaries and tabulating cost data for reports on budget execution; and follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures. This is a Financial Management Level 2 certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F - Financial Management, Section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, Section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all DoD and DA requirements of this certification program, This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.

Education

To qualify for GS-0560 dual status technician positions on the basis of completed undergraduate or graduate education, you must possess a college degree education that is in one of -or- be a combination of the following required disciplines: Accounting, business, finance, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management.

When education is required or substituted for experience, you must submit copies of college transcripts with the application packet. Unofficial copies may be submitted for application purposes, but placement will not occur until official transcripts have been provided.

Contacts

• Address MO Directorate of Human Resources 2302 Militia Drive Jefferson City, MO 65101-1203 US
• Name: Angela McCall
• Phone: 573-638-9500 X37495
• Email: [email protected]