BUDGET ANALYST

US Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

US Defense Threat Reduction Agency seeks a budget analyst to support PPBE planning, programming, budgeting and execution processes, and to justify budgets for DoD programs at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

You will provide advisory guidance on fund use, prepare technical analyses of obligations and expenditures, coordinate with stakeholders, and help senior managers make informed financial decisions across multiple portfolios.

Qualifications

• Guiding PPBE and budget justification requirements with DoD processes.
• Experience interpreting funds use for programs and admin purposes.
• Ability to review budget submissions and provide decision support.
• Experience with program management and contracting considerations.

Skills

PPBE knowledge

Budget formulation

Funds management

Financial analysis

Advisory/decision support

Program management experience

Contracting coordination

Quantitative analysis

Education

Master's degree

LL.B or JD

Ph.D or Doctoral degree

Graduate education beyond first year

Job description

This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) "Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense," dated August 12,2024. This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. You may qualify at the GS-09, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• Guiding research in DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process (PPBE) and its associated cycles as well as experience in formulating and justifying budgets;
• Using funds for a program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds;
• Reviewing data or request for the budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates, providing decision support and analysis to support the budget.
• (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME), OR

B. Have a master's degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such degree or have a LL.B or JD if related, OR

C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.)

You may qualify at the GS-11, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• Providing advisory and guidance with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process (PPBE) and its associated cycles as well as experience in formulating and justifying budgets;
• Interpreting and advising on the use of funds for a program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds;
• Reviewing and providing technical advice for the budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates, providing decision support and analysis to support the budget;
• Utilizing program management and contracting on the determination of the funding of requirements for stakeholders.
• (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME) OR

B. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related, OR

C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.)

You may qualify at the GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• Providing guidance with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process (PPBE) and its associated cycles as well as experience in formulating and justifying budgets;
• Coordinating multiple programs on the use of funds for program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds;
• Providing technical advice for the budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates, providing decision support and analysis to support the budget;
• Collaborating with program management and contracting on the determination of the funding of requirements for stakeholders.
• (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME)

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• Advising with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process (PPBE) and its associated cycles as well as experience in formulating and justifying budgets;
• Utilizing knowledge to make decisions with complete program oversight on the use of funds for program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds;
• Analyzing knowledge for the budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates, providing decision support and analysis to support the budget;
• Collaborating with program management and contracting on the determination of the funding of requirements for stakeholders;
• Providing financial advisory services and make decisions on complex financial issues for a large organizations to include independently researching financial issues and providing recommendations to senior managers;
• Working and understanding of Defense Acquisition System.
• (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR RESUME)

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.