Budget Analyst

About the Position: This position is with the United States Army Transportation Command, G8, DCSRM TWCF Division, located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The incumbent will serve as a senior budget analyst in the Budget Division assigned to either Transportation Working Capital Funds (TWCF) Division or the Appropriated Funds (APF) Division.

Major duties

• Track the execution of program funds to maintain strict compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct detailed monthly, quarterly and yearly reviews to identify potential budgetary deviations or problems and recommend viable corrective actions to leadership.
• Review budget requirements for assigned programs to align ARTRANs resources with mission objectives and applicable statutory and regulatory guidance.
• Review program resource requirements to support approval of ARTRAN’s budget submissions.
• Present budget execution analysis to command decision makers to enable timely resolution of funding issues for assigned programs.
• Provide oral budget formulation guidance to groups and directorates to ensure budget submissions meet established requirements.
• Prepare written budget execution reports to communicate resource status and recommended funding adjustments to command leadership.
• Review budget justification narratives to support approval of assigned program funding requirements
• Plan budget formulation schedules for assigned programs to ensure timely submission of resource requirements.
• Evaluate monthly budget execution data to identify resource issues affecting program performance.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Conducting detailed reviews of budget execution for assigned programs and areas of responsibility; (2) Preparing budgetary reports to facilitate analysis and decision-making; (3) Coordinating actions between POCs and other personnel involved in budget execution; and (4) Recommending corrective actions based on analysis of budget execution data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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. 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-12).