BUDGET ANALYST NEW

United States Department of Defense - Sierra Vista, AZ

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level

Sierra Vista, AZ

National Security and International Affairs

About the position

The Budget Analyst position within the Department of Defense is a critical role that involves providing local budget policy and procedures, as well as budget formulation assumptions, formats, and schedules to serviced organizations for their budget submissions. The analyst will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, editing, and consolidating these budget submissions to ensure accuracy and compliance with established guidelines. This position requires a strong understanding of financial systems and the ability to plan, develop, implement, and maintain budget and financial systems effectively. In addition to the preparation and consolidation of budget submissions, the Budget Analyst will review and validate obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, and requests for allotments. This involves examining accounting records, engaging in ongoing dialogue with program officials and their staffs, and reviewing financial documents to ensure that all financial practices are in compliance with relevant rules and regulations. The analyst will compute rates of receipt, obligation, and expenditure of funds, and evaluate the impact of cost and program changes on the budget execution process. The role also includes participation in the monitoring of year-end closing activities to ensure the proper and full use of allocated funds, avoiding any anti-deficiency violations. The Budget Analyst will provide management with comprehensive financial reports that detail the status of receipts, obligations, and expenditures of funds, along with trend analyses of expenditure rates and comparisons of actual performance against the financial plan, identifying any variances that may arise.

Responsibilities

• Provides local budget policy and procedures, budget formulation assumptions, and formats and schedules to serviced organizations for budget submissions.
• Reviews, analyzes, edits, and consolidates budget submissions.
• Plans, develops, implements, and maintains budget/financial systems.
• Reviews and validates obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, requests for allotments, etc. by examining accounting records and engaging in dialogue with program officials.
• Computes the rates of receipt, obligation, and expenditure of funds.
• Evaluates the effect of cost and program changes on the budget execution process.
• Participates in the monitoring of year-end closing to ensure proper and full use of provided funds, avoiding anti-deficiency violations.
• Provides management with financial reports showing the status of receipts, obligations, and expenditures of funds; trend analyses of rates of expenditures; comparisons of actual performance to the financial plan and identification of variances.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This national security position requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment.
• Financial Management (FM) Level 2 Certification Position.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility if outside the Federal service.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving a wide range of budgetary problems.
• Experience utilizing financial systems to research and analyze data pertaining to budgets.
• Experience analyzing work throughout the budget cycle to ensure compliance with financial management rules and regulations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee, including access to a range of benefits designed to make a federal career rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position held (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
• Potential for moving costs to be paid.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives may be authorized.