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Budget Analyst

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency | Boyers, PA

Posted Date 12/18/2024
Description DCSA's Program Executive Office (PEO) is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to promote sound financial management business decisions within DCSA, enhance business practices, and efficient & effective financial management processes. In this role you will execute a variety of duties within the Division involving all phases of the DoD PPBE process. Visit www.dcsa.mil to learn more, America's Gatekeeper!

As a BUDGET ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Perform various budget functions involving the formulation, justification, and/or execution of budgets, and programs/projects.
  • Study and analyze financial operations and prepare informational documents, reports and other material for use by management and stakeholders.
  • Formulate and recommend long-range budgetary requirements based on established policies, concepts and agency strategic direction.
  • Provide advice, assistance, direction, policy guidance, and technical analysis for assigned programs and perform all financial resource management functions that relate to the execution phase of those programs.
  • Review financial data applicable to operations of assigned programs to determine current and anticipated financial conditions and to alert program managers in instances where funding and financial planning objectives need revision or modification.
  • Perform analysis and research of existing laws, regulations, policies, and practices to solve financial management issues to determine alternatives and/or recommended course action. Conduct meetings and discussions with program office staff of DCSA to determine the relative importance and soundness of program budget estimates and financial plans.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Budget Analysis Series 0560 for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/23/2024

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience managing budget requirements by forecasting, developing and justifying budgets in compliance with statutory/regulatory guidance. Experience conducting Market Research and developing Project Life Cycle Cost Estimates using the four primary cost estimating methods Analogy (Top Down), Parametric (Statistical), Engineering (Bottom Up), and Actual Cost (Extrapolation). Experience conducting Independent Government Cost Estimates and Cost Models. Experience managing budget requirements by allocating, monitoring and analyzing budget. Experience applying Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), fiscal law, policies, regulations, principles, standards and procedures to financial management activities. Experience using Financial data systems and MS Excel.

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:
1. Budget Execution: managing budget requirements by forecasting, developing and justifying budgets in compliance with statutory/regulatory guidance.

2. Budget Formulation, Justification, and Presentation: Manage budget requirements by forecasting, developing and justifying budgets in compliance with statutory/regulatory guidance.

3. Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis: Developing and applying quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large data sets.

4. Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

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