The United States Space Force (USSF) Combat Forces Command (CFC) 13th Space Warning Squadron (13 SWS) at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska is searching for a Budget Analyst / Program Manager (NH-0301-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).
Theideal candidate is an agile, results-oriented financial and administrative professional with a proven track record of managing complex budgetary and resource allocation functions. They possess deep expertise in the formulation, execution, and analysis of substantive program budgets, serving as a trusted strategic advisor to commanders and senior leadership. Beyond financial acumen, the ideal candidate is a versatile leader capable of flexibly directing, managing, and adapting overarching administrative, personnel, and manpower support programs to meet the evolving operational needs of the installation.
Description:
The employee carries out recurring assignments independently and conducts successive activities with objectives and priorities identified by the supervisor or team leader. Assistance is given on new or unusual projects or situations. The finished work is reviewed to ensure accuracy and technical soundness. This position involves 51% or more of time in direct support of budget analysis and financial acquisition positions.
Advises the installation commander on all budgetary, financial, and overarching resource management matters. Executes the commander's vision on resource allocation in support of mission and installation operations, maintenance, and sustainment. Directly assists the commander in the flexible management of all administrative support program functions, anticipating organizational needs. Administer programs serves as the primary source of information and proposes alternate approaches to management to more efficiently operate programs and comply with higher-echelon policies. Assists the commander in accomplishing all necessary internal operations, to include administrative training, security, development of organizational operating instructions and regulations, and personnel assistance.
Serves as the resident subject matter expert for all mandated administrative support and resource management programs. Ensures unit program compliance with regulations, laws, policies, and squadron commander directives. To maintain maximum operational flexibility, responsibilities include, but are not limited to: task management, cybersecurity liaison (CL), Government Travel Card (GTC) program, Unit Deployment Manager (UDM), Defense Travel System (DTS) administrator, Drug Demand Reduction Program (DDRP), health care program, fitness program, Government Purchase Card (GPC) program, safety program, Automated Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) accounts, security program, supply program, civilian timecard program, and unit recognition program.
Assists in planning, administering, and monitoring manpower resource requirements. Serves as the point of contact for both civilian and military position utilization. Maintains manpower manning documents. Reviews requests for revised manpower authorizations and makes recommendations for approval or disapproval as required. Receives changes to the Unit Manning Document (UMD), notifies appropriate officials, and follows up with appropriate action.
Performs budget formulation work, including the preparation of detailed analyses of annual and/or multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations/programs into a consolidated budget request.
Performs budget analysis, execution, and administration involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of a budget with different sources and types of funding. This includes direct annual, multi-year, and no-year appropriations, apportionments, allotments, inter-agency funds transfers, and refunds.
Key Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes.
Knowledge of missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to installation programs/organizations.
Knowledge of automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish budget/funding tasks.
Knowledge of administrative, personnel, and manpower regulations, operating procedures, and policies to support the organizational mission.
Skill in the application of methods and techniques (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, ZBB, amortization) to analyze and evaluate the effects of changes in program plans and funding.
Skill in formulating, justifying, and/or executing assigned budgets/programs.
Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance.
Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
This is a Financial Management Level (1, 2, or 3) Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d.
Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
Qualifications
The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
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.
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Do not email application. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity, click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Do not email application. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity, click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
