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The United States Space Force (USSF) at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL is searching for a Budget Analyst, 5 SLS (NH-0560-02, GS-5/11 equivalent)
Description:
The 5th Space Launch Squadron, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL is looking for a Full-Time Budget Analyst to provide financial management services, to include advisory service, budget operations, cost analysis, and resource management systems.
Position duties include, but are not limited to:
- Preparing detailed analyses of annual and multi-year budget estimates, compiling supporting documentation for budget requests and providing insights into spending trends to forecast funding needs.
- Monitoring budget execution, tracking obligations and expenditures across various funding sources, identifying variances, and recommending budgetary adjustments to address program changes and funding fluctuations.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to management on budgeting strategies, resource distribution, financial planning, and program prioritization, delivering comprehensive financial reports and trend analyses.
- Utilizing automated budgetary systems and computer-generated reports, ensuring data integrity and accuracy to produce reliable analyses and recommendations for effective budget management.
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in budgetary principles, practices, procedures, regulations, and policies, with demonstrated experience in budget formulation, justification, and execution. Essential skills include the ability to apply analytical methods such as cost-benefit analysis and zero-based budgeting to assess the impact of program plans and funding adjustments. Proficiency with automated data processing (ADP) systems for cost, budget, and funding management is required. The candidate must be adept at gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data to develop comprehensive budget estimates, identify solutions, and provide well-supported recommendations. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are crucial for effectively conveying budgetary information, defending proposals, and advising stakeholders. Candidate must have Financial Management (FM) Level 1 certification and a solid understanding of the FM Body of Knowledge. A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or a related field is preferred, and relevant professional certifications (e.g., Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Management Accountant (CMA)) are a plus.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes to formulate, justify, and execute the budget for assigned budget accounts.
2. Knowledge of missions, roles, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to installation programs/organizations.
3. Skill in the application of analytical methods and techniques (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, ZBB, amortization, depreciation, and pro-rating revenues and costs among customers) to analyze and evaluate the effects of changes in program plans and funding.
4. Knowledge of automatic data processing, concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish cost/budget/funding tasks.
5. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on budgetary processes/actions.
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Conditions of employment
The 0560 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here . Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here .
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The United States Space Force (USSF) at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL is searching for a Budget Analyst, 5 SLS (NH-0560-02, GS-5/11 equivalent)
Description:
The 5th Space Launch Squadron, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL is looking for a Full-Time Budget Analyst to provide financial management services, to include advisory service, budget operations, cost analysis, and resource management systems.
Position duties include, but are not limited to:
- Preparing detailed analyses of annual and multi-year budget estimates, compiling supporting documentation for budget requests and providing insights into spending trends to forecast funding needs.
- Monitoring budget execution, tracking obligations and expenditures across various funding sources, identifying variances, and recommending budgetary adjustments to address program changes and funding fluctuations.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to management on budgeting strategies, resource distribution, financial planning, and program prioritization, delivering comprehensive financial reports and trend analyses.
- Utilizing automated budgetary systems and computer-generated reports, ensuring data integrity and accuracy to produce reliable analyses and recommendations for effective budget management.
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in budgetary principles, practices, procedures, regulations, and policies, with demonstrated experience in budget formulation, justification, and execution. Essential skills include the ability to apply analytical methods such as cost-benefit analysis and zero-based budgeting to assess the impact of program plans and funding adjustments. Proficiency with automated data processing (ADP) systems for cost, budget, and funding management is required. The candidate must be adept at gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data to develop comprehensive budget estimates, identify solutions, and provide well-supported recommendations. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are crucial for effectively conveying budgetary information, defending proposals, and advising stakeholders. Candidate must have Financial Management (FM) Level 1 certification and a solid understanding of the FM Body of Knowledge. A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or a related field is preferred, and relevant professional certifications (e.g., Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Management Accountant (CMA)) are a plus.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes to formulate, justify, and execute the budget for assigned budget accounts.
2. Knowledge of missions, roles, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to installation programs/organizations.
3. Skill in the application of analytical methods and techniques (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, ZBB, amortization, depreciation, and pro-rating revenues and costs among customers) to analyze and evaluate the effects of changes in program plans and funding.
4. Knowledge of automatic data processing, concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish cost/budget/funding tasks.
5. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on budgetary processes/actions.
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Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
- Financial Management Certification: This is a Financial Management Level (1, 2, or 3) Certified position.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours and/or shift work may be required which may include overtime and/or irregular hours.
- PCS / Incentive funding is not authorized.
- Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework"
- Position will close in 7 business days or 75 applications (whichever comes first).
- Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
- May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
The 0560 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here . Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here .
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