SUPERVISORY BUDGET ANALYST

US Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in Fort Meade, MD seeks a senior financial manager at the GS-15 level under DHA. The position requires leading a team in comprehensive budget planning, resource allocation, and budget formulation for a large-scale enterprise, with emphasis on governance, policy analysis, and executive decision-making.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate the ability to defend budget requests before senior leadership and SES, and must meet the specialized experience

Qualifications

• Leading the development of overarching budget policies, execution guidance, and operational fiscal processes.
• Evaluating and prioritizing enterprise-level budget submissions to align with strategy and mission objectives.
• Authorizing and rendering executive budgetary determinations for the enterprise, agency, or corporation.

Responsibilities

• Defend complex budgetary and resource requirements before Senior Executive Service members or agency leadership.

Skills

Leading a team

Budget formulation

Resource allocation

Executive fiscal decision-making

Policy & economic analysis

Job description

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 9905.

DISA has been delegated authority by the Under Secretary of Defense to directly appoint qualified candidates possessing a finance, accounting, or management background related to the functions of the position to be filled.

Veterans' Preference: Veterans' preference does not apply under this Direct-Hire Authority (DHA).

Specialized Experience:

To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the federal service or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as leading a team in comprehensive financial planning, resource allocation, and budget formulation for a large-scale enterprise or organization, which must include demonstrating ALL of the following:

• Budget Formulation & Governance: Leading the development of overarching budget policies, execution guidance, and operational fiscal processes.
• Strategic Resource Allocation: Evaluating and prioritizing enterprise-level budget submissions to ensure direct alignment with overarching organizational strategy and mission objectives.
• Executive Fiscal Decision-Making: Authorizing and rendering critical enterprise-, corporate-, or agency-wide budgetary determinations.
• Policy & Economic Analysis: Assessing the impact of emerging statutory mandates, legislative changes, public policies, or economic shifts on financial planning activities.
• Executive Defense: Communicating and defending complex budgetary and resource requirements before Senior Executive Service (SES) members, agency leadership, or corporate C-suite executives.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of knowledge, skills and abilities, or competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing skills or competencies are required.

Qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2017 to April 2026); and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Read more about what you should include in your federal resume at USAJOBS.

Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.