Budget Analyst.

US Army Corps of Engineers; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Mississippi seeks a budget analyst to monitor budget execution and analyze financial trends using various data sources. You will compile summaries, project future funding needs, and support management with performance assessments.

The role requires GS-09/GS-11 level experience or advanced education, completion of a background investigation, and certification training within 24 months. A federal benefits package accompanies the position.

Qualifications

• GS-09: 1 year specialized experience: retrieve financial data, reconcile records, compile budget summaries.
• Education: master's degree or 2 years of graduate education in a relevant field.
• Combination of Education and Experience to total 100%.
• GS-11: 1 year specialized experience: monitor budgets, analyze trends, identify variances, ensure compliance.
• Education: Ph.D or 3 years of graduate education.
• Combination of Education and Experience for GS-11.
• Time In Grade requirements: GS-09 and GS-11 specifics.

Responsibilities

• Monitor budget and program execution using financial data sources.
• Analyze trends in obligations and expenditures to project budget.
• Consolidate data for management to evaluate performance and revise projections.
• Analyze effects of budget variations on obligations and expenditures; propose corrective actions.
• Ensure budgeting functions meet operational and policy requirements.
• Ensure regulatory and policy requirements for monitoring and reporting are accomplished.

Skills

Budget Administration

Financial Analysis

Problem Solving

Technical Credibility

Education

Master's degree or 2 years graduate education

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree

Job description

• Monitor budget and program execution using financial data sources.
• Analyze trends in obligations and expenditures to determine current and future year budget projections.
• Consolidate data for management to evaluate performance and revise projections.
• Analyze the probable effects of budget to obligation and expenditure variations.
• Propose corrective actions to ensure support for the mission and adherence to financial management policy.
• Ensure budgeting functions meet the operational and policy requirements of the higher authority.
• Ensure regulatory and policy requirements for monitoring and reporting are accomplished.

Duties

• Monitor budget and program execution using financial data sources.
• Analyze trends in obligations and expenditures to determine current and future year budget projections.
• Consolidate data for management to evaluate performance and revise projections.
• Analyze the probable effects of budget to obligation and expenditure variations.
• Propose corrective actions to ensure support for the mission and adherence to financial management policy.
• Ensure budgeting functions meet the operational and policy requirements of the higher authority.
• Ensure regulatory and policy requirements for monitoring and reporting are accomplished.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must obtain Financial Management Certification Level 2 within 24 months of being appointed.

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

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• 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 education and/or 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

Specialized Experience GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level which includes: 1.) Retrieving financial data from automated databases to verify account balances; 2.) Assisting in reconciling routine transaction records; 3.) Compiling recurring budget summaries to support program monitoring; 4.) Comparing organizational expenditures against pre-approved spending plans to identify variances.

OR

Education: Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience and education to include having the specialized experience, but less than one year and at least one year of graduate education as described above but less than the required two years. The percentage of the requirements that I meet total to at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide the total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

Specialized Experience GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level which includes: 1.) Monitoring budget execution plans for program activities to track obligations and expenditures; 2.) Analyzing financial trends to assist in formulating future funding projections; 3.) Identifying budgetary variances or transaction discrepancies to propose corrective adjustments; 4.) Interpreting regulatory guidelines to ensure programmatic operations adhere to financial policies.

OR

Education: Successfully completed a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. (Note you must attach a copy of your transcripts.);

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience and education to include having the specialized experience, but less than one year and at least two years of graduate education as described above but less than the required three years. The percentage of the requirements that I meet total to at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide the total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Budget Administration
• Financial Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Technical Credibility

Time In Grade Requirement

GS-09:

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-07).

GS-11:

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-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a Comptroller Career Program position aligned under the Human Capital and Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

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.