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BUDGET ANALYST

Department of the Air Force
Air Force Elements, U.S. Central Command

Summary

The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as an United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) Directorate Resource Advisor atperforming a variety of budget analyst functions involving the formulation, justification, execution, and/or analysis of budgets for a HQUSCENTCOM Directorate.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
01/14/2026 to 01/22/2026
Salary
$89,508 to - $116,362 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Location
FEW vacancies in the following location:
MacDill AFB, FL
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Term
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
5I-AFPC-12865461-080691-ACN
Control number
854438000

Duties

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  1. Formulates, justifies, coordinates, presents, and executes the Directorates annual and/or multi-year budget. Independently performs budgetary, administrative, and statistical analyses to support the development of consolidated budget requests for the Directorate and its components.
  2. Monitors and coordinates budget activities of subordinate offices, including tracking fund distribution, reconciling commitments/obligations, and supporting appropriate use of open or expired funds. Ensures an audit trail substantiates the obligation and expenditure of funds; establishes and maintains systems to track expenditures relative to funding activities.
  3. Manages Directorate travel budget planning and execution, reviewing estimates and expenditures to ensure accuracy and compliancewith relevant directives. Develops and presents information and recommendations in support of various reports and briefings; identifies trends/patterns to substantiate conclusions.
  4. Utilizes automated budgetary systems to accomplish budgeting assignments, including data entry, tracking, and financial analysis.Periodically performs quality checks of automated system databases to ensure accuracy, validity, and alignment with regulatoryrequirements.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
  • A security clearance may be required
  • This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
  • Disclosure of Political Appointments
  • Position is designated non-critical sensitive. Incumbent must be able to obtain and retain a SECRET security clearance
  • This position has been designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program
  • This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified Position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F – Financial Management, Section 1599d.
  • Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft and may require travel to the USCENTCOM AOR.
  • May occasionally be required to work irregular duty hours to include overtime and/or emergency overtime
  • Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files
  • TERM POSITIONS NTE 13 MONTHS

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of the concepts, practices, principles, laws, regulations and policies of budgeting for a substantive national program or agency business area and expenditure of federal funds, and detailed knowledge of program objectives as they relate to assigned programs or business areas; expert planner, analyst, and advisor to management on program cost analysis, annual multi-year and long-range fiscal/program planning, and/or commercial issues for key programs, and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the budget formulation process in order to assure that budget forecasts estimates, and submissions conform to requirements, guidelines and financial objectives of assigned funds.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

  1. Knowledge of budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes to formulate, justify, and execute the budget for substantive programs; and Knowledge of missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to USCENTCOM programs/organizations.
  2. Knowledge of the Department of War (DoW) Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process and its products, terminology, and guidance documents, including DoW and the Combatant Command Support Agency (CCSA) budget and financial management regulations, OMB Circulars, and Congressional legislation.
  3. Knowledge of automated management data systems and MS office applications.
  4. Skill in the application of methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate the effects of changes in program plans and funding.
  5. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems; and Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on budgetary processes/actions.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Additional information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

BASIS OF RATING:
Your application will be rated under the Cut Point procedures based on the extent to which the quality, depth, and complexity of your experience and education relate to the qualification requirements. Additional points are not added for Veteran's Preference; however, Veteran's Preference is considered where applicable.

Best Qualified Group: Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements
Fully Qualified Group: Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements.
Basically Qualified Group: Candidates in this category meet the minimum education and/or experience requirements.

The resume/documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here.

APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

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