Budget Analyst

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 Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans 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. Specialized Experience for GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience with federal budgetary policies, procedures and regulation to assure budget forecast, estimates, and submissions conform to requirement. Experience with determining alternative methods of funding; formulating budget estimates for organizational programs for work processes, staffing needs, and funding. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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 perform the work of the position, such as Business, Accounting, Public Administration, or Finance. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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. Specialized Experience for GS-12: one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience participating in formulation of budget estimates and reporting; preparing or reviewing budget/financial management reports for the organization; responding to budget inquiries from management; utilizing automated financial management reporting systems; forecasting annual budget using current and/or historical cost data; participates in Fiscal Year funding requests, monthly requirements to execution analysis, Midyear Reviews, and year-end closing to ensure adequate funding is available and proper and full use of funds are accomplished with no anti-deficiency violations, purpose statute or bona fide needs statute infractions; facilitates in the preparation of data to support complex budget guidance, formulation methods, and execution tools utilizing various financial systems, methods, and procedures for the financial management of directed programs and reimbursable work, to include a wide variety of funding,(e.g. Supplemental funding, OPA, and O&M); Maintain a working knowledge of various financial related systems, including, General Fund Business Enterprise System (GFEBS and GFEBS-SA), Defense Medical Logistics Supply System (DMLSS), Global Combat Support System, Army (GCSS-Army), Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget Administration Budget Formulation, Justification, and Presentation Financial Management Written Communication GS-11: 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). GS-12: 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-11)
About the Position: Serves as Senior Budget Analyst for the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE),Assistant Chief of Staff Resource Management, Program Budget Division, Mission Budget Branch.