Budget Officer

Duties

• Ensure that command decisions are implemented and incorporated within the Internal Operating Budget. Development and formulation of manpower and dollar projections for long range five years or more forecasts.
• Maintain constant awareness of current trends and draw analytical conclusions. Direct overall program for budget/cost management.
• Review the work output of the separate subordinate offices and determine adequacy of achievements. Assign work to division personnel. Identify and arrange developmental and training needs of employees.
• Conduct managerial functions such as leave approval and rates performance.
• Apply budgeting process for substantive national programs and services. Implement directives and guidance from local and higher command ensuring that established priorities and program milestones.
• Interpret and assess the impact of trends and changes in Government fiscal operating procedures. Evaluating internal controls are established to prevent and reduce erroneous or fraudulent transactions.
• Responsible for formulation, justification, and execution of the organization budget. Compile and consolidate budget data from leadership and project leads to include workload, priorities, and project requirements.
• Recommend distribution of projected funding and manpower resources. Take proper action to achieve budgetary goals on a timely basis.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• Certification Level 3: THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 3 Certified position designated. Must obtain certification in 24 months of upon entry of the position.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Employees of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command with personal competitive status.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized Experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: 1) Performing development and formulation of manpower and dollar projections for long range forecasting, and; 2) Operating budget requirements for an organization. The definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03/GS-13).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Budget Execution
• Budget Formulation, Justification, and Presentation
• Leadership
• Planning and Evaluating

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• This is a(n) Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Field position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized
• Army Test and Evaluation Center (ATEC), White Sands Missile Range, uses salary control points within the salary range to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broadband. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $177,548 (with locality).