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This announcement is open to: All U.S Citizens

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As a BUDGET ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties:

• This position is located in Security Training (ST), Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The Security Training centers provide security products and services to ensure maximal human performance in credibility assessment, industrial security, information security, insider threat, personnel security, physical security and special access program missions through training, education, quality assurance and research.
• The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of duties involved in general financial management and budget execution within Security Training.
• The incumbent performs the follow duties, but are not limited to:
• Performs various budget functions involving the formulation, justification, and execution of budgets, programs and projects.
• Consolidates STs requirements into a unified position for presentation to management. Determining and recommending alternatives for realignment of resources to fund cost increases, expand program efforts, support program changes, and anticipate and respond to shifting fiscal priorities. Identifies tradeoffs for recommended actions.
• Provides advice, assistance, direction, policy guidance, and technical analysis for assigned programs and perform all financial resource management functions that relate to the execution phase of those programs.
• Reviews financial data applicable to operations of assigned programs to determine current and anticipated financial conditions and to alert program managers in instances where funding and financial planning objectives need revision or modification.
• Serves as the primary focal point for fiscal policy issues/interpretations involving general fund appropriations and working capital fund.
• Utilizes financial management and accounting systems to track financial management actions such as obligations, reprogramming, allocations, expenditures, etc.
• Retrieves financial and accounting information and formulates written presentations to report on conditions as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): May be Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• In accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26, personnel assigned to this position must obtain DoD Financial Management Certification Level 3 within 2 years of appointment date. If certified, certification must be maintained IAW DoD Instruction 1300.26.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: i i.e. for positions with no IOR: Budget Analysis Series 0560 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/27/2024

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG 12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.
Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with various budget functions involving the formulation, justification, and execution of budgets, programs and projects to include the follow: Experience with budgetary formulation principles as well as knowledge of how these principles integrate within an organization to include reporting tools and analytical methodologies: Experience with the characteristics and parameters of general fund appropriations and/or working capital funds: Experience with existing laws, regulations, policies and practices used to solve financial management issues and determine and/or recommended courses of action: Experience with budget execution involving the ability to manage budget requirements by allocating, monitoring and analyzing budgets in compliance with DoD and other statutory/regulatory guidance: Experience with financial management systems. Must be able to utilize integrated federal financial management systems and sub-systems to extract data, identify and resolve system problems, and maintain data integrity.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

1. Performance Management- Knowledge of performance management concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, monitoring, rating, and rewarding employee performance.
2. Financial Management Systems- Utilize integrated federal financial management systems and sub-systems to extract data, identify and resolve system problems, and maintain data integrity.
3. Financial Management- Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization.
4. Decision Support- Conduct financial, economic and/or accounting analysis in order to make informed decisions, and/or provide information to decision-makers, to better utilize resources and improve mission effectiveness.
5. Concepts, Policies and Principles of Budget- Apply the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), fiscal law, policies, regulations, principles, standards and procedures to financial management activities.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Read the job opportunity carefully to make sure you have included all required contact information.
Include dates, hours, level of experience and examples for each work experience
For each work experience you list, make sure you include:

• Start and end dates (including the month and year).
• The number of hours you worked per week.
• The level and amount of experience-for instance, whether you served as a project manager or a team member helps to illustrate your level of experience.
• Examples of relevant experiences and accomplishments that prove you can perform the tasks at the level required for the job as stated in the job announcement. Your experience needs to address every required qualification.

If your resume does not clearly outline details for each position as noted, you may be deemed "not referred" for this position.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.