BUDGET ANALYST.

DFAS; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DFAS in Cleveland seeks a qualified budget analyst to support the Defense Working Capital Fund budgets. The role involves formulating budgets, analyzing estimates, and guiding program budgets within the Center, with attention to efficiency and compliance.

You will develop center-level budget policies, provide planning factors and cost analyses, and allocate funds based on workload and approved funding while adhering to federal regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience assisting in formulating budgets by analyzing budget estimates.
• Experience supporting budget execution by monitoring obligations and expenditures.
• Experience using automated budgetary systems to accomplish budget assignments.

Responsibilities

• Performs budget formulation and justification for a major segment of a DFAS Center budget.
• Identifies weaknesses and recommends revisions to improve effectiveness and economy.
• Develops local budget policies based on directives and regulations.
• Provides guidance to Center managers for developing organizational and program budgets.
• Allocates funds to activities based on budget estimates, expenditures, and approved funding.

Skills

Budget formulation

Budget execution monitoring

Automated budget systems

Education

Graduate education substitution for experience

Job description

Duties

• Performs budget formulation and justification for a major segment of a DFAS Center budget or a total Center budget for the Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF).
• Identifies weaknesses and problems and develops recommendations for revisions or modifications to existing systems to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and economy.
• Develops local Center budget policies based on interpretation of directives received from higher headquarters, budgetary precedents, and regulations.
• Provides instructions, planning factors, cost analysis, and budget policy guidance to Center managers for developing various organizational and program budgets.
• Receives approved fund targets for assigned account(s). Allocates fund to individual activities/functional areas based on an analysis of activity budget estimates, historical expenditures, projected workload, and approved funding.

• Performs budget formulation and justification for a major segment of a DFAS Center budget or a total Center budget for the Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF).
• Identifies weaknesses and problems and develops recommendations for revisions or modifications to existing systems to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and economy.
• Develops local Center budget policies based on interpretation of directives received from higher headquarters, budgetary precedents, and regulations.
• Provides instructions, planning factors, cost analysis, and budget policy guidance to Center managers for developing various organizational and program budgets.
• Receives approved fund targets for assigned account(s). Allocates fund to individual activities/functional areas based on an analysis of activity budget estimates, historical expenditures, projected workload, and approved funding.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Time after Competitive Appointment: Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-09) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: Assisting in formulating budgets by preparing analyses of budget estimates; supporting budget execution by monitoring the obligations incurred and actual expenditures; using automated budgetary system(s) and computer-generated products to accomplish budget assignments. You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (

Additional information

• Moving expenses will not be paid.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click
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• Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case-by-case basis during situations where Agency Leadership has determined that telework serves a compelling DoD need.
• We may use this announcement to make a temporary promotion. For some positions, the temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.
• Selections are subject to restrictions resulting from the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment.
• As a condition of employment, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period, during which we'll evaluate whether your continued employment advances the public interest. The evaluation will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment advances agency or governmental goals; and whether your continued employment advances the efficiency of the Federal service. At the end of the probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 120 days of the closing date.
• This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Travel requirement is seldom.
• This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.
• Pay for first time hires to the Federal Government will typically be set at step 1 salary range for their respective grade level.
• Retired Civil Service Employee: Employment of retired Federal employees receiving an annuity is subject to the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD) policy guidance. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300,
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Level 2 Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program as a condition of employment. If you are selected, you will have to obtain this certification within two (2) years of your entry on duty in the position unless you are already in a position that requires a Level 2 Certification in which case you must complete the certification within the original 2-year period. Failure to become certified within the required timeframe may be grounds for removal from the position and/or from Federal service. Information about the DoD FM Certification Program is available at

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.

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.