Budget Analyst

Summary

About the Position: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is an accompanied tour position. The initial length of this overseas tour is 2 years and may be extended up to 5 years. Separation Maintenance Allowance is not authorized, except in special circumstances when for extenuating reason, family cannot be on the island. Furnished quarters are based on family size and employee's grade.

Duties

• •Performs a wide range of administrative and analytical duties in the formulation, presentation, monitoring and execution of the command's program and budget systems and processes.
• •Prepares studies and other staff actions to provide basis for command decisions as to the most effective methods of resourcing requirements, operations and programs.
• •Reviews reimbursement activities to ensure integrity of selling, gaining or performing activities or appropriations.
• •Helps develop strategic policies affecting the future of JTF operations at the current location that will serve as the basis for development of programming and budgeting processes.

Qualifications

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. Current Army Western Hemisphere Command employees with competitive status Current Civilian Employees of the Command Applying to OCONUS Positions Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Analyzing financial policies, budgets, and resource requirements to support command decisions; 2) Assisting with the development of long-range funding plans; 3) Monitoring budget execution in order to resolve funding issues; and 3) Leading other budget analysts and technicians within the branch. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (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-11).

Education

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.