Budget Officer.

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Fort Meade seeks a Financial Management professional to plan, execute, and monitor complex, multi-year security and intelligence budgets, ensuring funds are applied to joint investigations and operations while maintaining strict regulatory controls.

You will provide expert guidance on automated financial systems (GFEBS, STANFINS, dbCAS, CARE, and DTS), ensure compliance with fiscal law, and deliver budget analyses and leadership briefings

Qualifications

• Specialized experience monitoring multi-year intelligence budgets.
• Experience troubleshooting transactions in automated financial systems (GFEBS, DTS, or equivalent ERPs).
• Ability to analyze budget variances across multiple appropriations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and monitor complex, multi-year security and intelligence financial programs to ensure funding mechanisms are securely applied to joint investigations and operations.
• Provide expert guidance on automated financial systems (GFEBS, STANFINS, dbCAS, CARE, and DTS) and fiscal law to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Conduct independent financial analyses and prepare monthly budget execution briefings to help leadership meet financial goals.

Job description

• Plan, execute, and monitor complex, multi-year security and intelligence financial programs (such as S and IA, FCIP, JMIP, and GDIP) to ensure appropriate funding mechanisms and resources are securely applied to joint investigations and operations.
• Provide expert technical guidance and advisory support on automated financial systems (including GFEBS, STANFINS, dbCAS, CARE, and DTS) and fiscal law to the Commander and subordinate personnel to maintain strict regulatory compliance.
• Conduct independent financial analyses on problematic areas to formulate comprehensive, defendable recommendations and monthly budget execution briefings that enable leadership to meet critical financial goals.

Duties

• Plan, execute, and monitor complex, multi-year security and intelligence financial programs (such as S and IA, FCIP, JMIP, and GDIP) to ensure appropriate funding mechanisms and resources are securely applied to joint investigations and operations.
• Provide expert technical guidance and advisory support on automated financial systems (including GFEBS, STANFINS, dbCAS, CARE, and DTS) and fiscal law to the Commander and subordinate personnel to maintain strict regulatory compliance.
• Conduct independent financial analyses on problematic areas to formulate comprehensive, defendable recommendations and monthly budget execution briefings that enable leadership to meet critical financial goals.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a TS (or equivalent level) investigation with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel may be required 20% or less of the time.
• Required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (CFR Par 2634, Subpart I USOGE 6/08). Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.
• THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 2 Certified position designated. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may be cause for adverse action.
• Two year trial period may be required.

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, (U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)).

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command

Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.

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

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: monitoring multi-year intelligence and operational budgets to ensure strict compliance with resource restrictions for classified programs; troubleshooting transaction errors within automated financial systems (such as GFEBS, DTS, or equivalent ERPs) to maintain system data integrity and operational readiness; and analyzing budget variances across multiple appropriations to identify funding anomalies for monthly leadership reviews.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS/GG-12).

Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.

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.

Additional information

• This position requires a 2 year trial 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.
• 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.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• 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(n) Comptroller Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

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.