BUDGET ANALYST (T5)

Description:

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a BUDGET ANALYST (T5), Position Description Number T6353000 and is part of the AL DCSOPS JFHQ, National Guard.

ORGANIZATION: DCSOPS, MONTGOMERY, AL
SELECTING OFFICIAL: LTC R. BEAN

Requirements:

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must fully substantiate (in his/her own words) that he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position. DO NOT COPY THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FOR THE POSITION.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Ability to plan and organize work. Competencies in analysis, research, writing, and judgment typically gained through college education or progressively responsible experiences. Ability to follow established methods and procedures; use practical knowledge of the operations, procedures, and policies of specific program areas or functional assignment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1-year specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Must have experience, education, or training of finance budget competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Candidate must have an excellent understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements. A candidate must have experiences and training that demonstrates the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies, and procedures.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
--Comprehensive knowledge and skill of reviewing, editing and consolidating annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations and programs for the state.

--Skill and knowledge in planning, programming, budgeting, and executing regulations (DOD, DA, NGB, State, local, other Federal), guidelines and processes.

--Comprehensive and detailed knowledge and understanding of governing budgetary policies, precedent sitting decisions, procedures and regulations issued by Department of the Army, the National Guard Bureau (NGB) and state goals, objectives, and priorities to insure mission accomplishment regarding required budget actions.

--Comprehensive knowledge in analysis and evaluation of continual changes in program plans and funding and their effect on program milestones.

--Comprehensive knowledge and skill in identification, analysis and resolution of a range of budgetary problems and uncertainty due to short and rapidly changing program and budgetary deadlines and objectives such as: the development of alternative methods of funding; formulation of budget changes due to legislative, DA, NGB, fiscal policy changes and for programs in which objectives, work processes, staffing needs (man days) and funding requirements have changed to the extent that re-budgeting is required; and development and administration of budget execution (annual work) plans for OPTEMPO and operations which necessitate reprogramming throughout the year.

--Comprehensive and detailed knowledge and skill in budgeting and program methods and procedures to execute multiple budgets for the state.

--Knowledge and skill to apply analytical skills in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of budgetary problems for the development of alternative solutions, involving resolution of conflicting goals and objectives (e.g., increased workload coupled with decreased funding), in order to administer programs efficiently and effectively and to develop recommendations for improvement.

--Thorough knowledge of the format and composition of financial documentation to support all budget processes.

--Knowledge of the goals, objectives, workforce composition, work methods and functions of G-3 operations and programs sufficient to enable the incumbent to determine whether requests for funds and expenditures are proper, necessary and timely.

--Knowledge of the installation accounting system and related documents in order to locate and analyze data pertaining to the logistics budgets for substantive programs.