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Defense Security Service BUDGET ANALYST in Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Summary Security Training 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 executive a variety of duties within the Directorate involving all phases of the DoD PPBE process. This is a great opportunity for those that have obtained, or are interested in obtaining DoD Financial Management Certification Level 3. Responsibilities As a BUDGET ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties: This position is located in Security Training (ST), Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The Security Training centers provide security products and services to ensure maximal human performance in credibility assessment, industrial security, information security, insider threat, personnel security, physical security and special access program missions through training, education, quality assurance and research. The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of duties involved in general financial management and budget execution within Security Training. The incumbent performs the follow duties, but are not limited to: Performs various budget functions involving the formulation, justification, and execution of budgets, programs and projects. Consolidates STs requirements into a unified position for presentation to management. Determining and recommending alternatives for realignment of resources to fund cost increases, expand program efforts, support program changes, and anticipate and respond to shifting fiscal priorities. Identifies tradeoffs for recommended actions. Provides 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. Reviews 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. Serves as the primary focal point for fiscal policy issues/interpretations involving general fund appropriations and working capital fund. Utilizes financial management and accounting systems to track financial management actions such as obligations, reprogramming, allocations, expenditures, etc. Retrieves financial and accounting information and formulates written presentations to report on conditions as requested. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: i i.e. for positions with no IOR: Budget Analysis Series 0560 (opm.gov) 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 12/27/2024 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 with various budget functions involving the formulation, justification, and execution of budgets, programs and projects to include the follow: Experience with budgetary formulation principles as well as knowledge of how these principles integrate within an organization to include reporting tools and analytical methodologies: Experience with the characteristics and parameters of general fund appropriations and/or working capital funds: Experience with existing laws, regulations, policies and practices used to solve financial management issues and determine and/or recommended courses of action: Experience with budget execution involving the ability to manage budget requirements by allocating, monitoring and analyzing budgets in compliance with DoD and other statutory/regulatory guidance: Experience with financial management systems. Must be able to utilize integrated federal financial management systems and sub-systems to extract data, identify and resolve system problems, and maintain data integrity. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: Performance Management- Knowledge of performance management concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, monitoring, rating, and rewarding employee performance. Financial Management Systems- Utilize integrated federal financial management systems and sub-systems to extract data, identify and resolve system problems, and maintain data integrity. Financial Management- Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization. Decision Support- Conduct financial, economic and/or accounting analysis in order to make informed decisions, and/or provide information to decision-makers, to better utilize resources and improve mission effectiveness. Concepts, Policies and Principles of Budget- Apply the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), fiscal law, policies, regulations, principles, standards and procedures to financial management activities. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.