BUDGET ANALYST (TITLE 32)

Duties

As a BUDGET ANALYST (TITLE 32),GS-0560-9, you will serve as a financial advisor to the Base Operations Manager, providing technical assistance concerning the overall fiscal management program including preplanning, budgeting, programming, funds allocation, procurement, commercial accounts management, payrolls, accounting, internal controls, auditing, and reporting.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:

• Perform analytical research of financial data to plan, formulate, program, and execute annual operating budgets for the Training Center.
• Evaluate and validate budget proposals submitted by separate directorates, offices, and other Training Center activities.
• Assist with developing and implement training site policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations pertaining to fiscal management, budgeting, funding, procurement, payroll, accounting, reporting, internal survey and audit at training site.
• Certify funds and coordinate the receipt of funding documentation from multiple sources (may include Non-Appropriated Funds, NAF).
• Responsible for the budgetary planning and programming timetables for new and modified programs, deployments, mobilizations, exercises, and training events.
• Perform monthly analysis of financed and obligated orders to forecast expenses and provide a narrative explanation of the causes of any variants between the actual and budgeted training objectives.
• Responsible for the presentation of various reports to the Funds advisory Council.
• Perform budget transactions involving general ledgers with several subsidiary ledgers for personnel, operations and maintenance, revolving funds, and state or federal appropriated and non-appropriated fund activities.
• Ensure that automated accounting is accomplished in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or other applicable guidelines.
• Review transactions based upon the interpretation of laws, regulations, and policy.
• Responsible for strict compliance with regulations that govern the expenditure of federal and state funds applicable to procurement and accounting under automated accounting systems.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Qualifications

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence:

• The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
• The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
• The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
• The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership.
• The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Warrant Officer/Enlisted. Minimum rank requirement PFC, not to exceed rank of SSG.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : GS-09 Level - MUST possess the specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-07. Must have experience, education, or training of finance budget competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Candidate must have a good understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements. A candidate must have experiences and training that demonstrate the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies, and procedures.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

Education

If you are using education to qualify for the GS-0560 dual status technician positions on the basis of completed undergraduate or graduate education, the college degree education must be in one of -or- be a combination of the following required disciplines: Accounting, business, finance, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management.Technician applicants, who completed the Army or the Air Force Financial Technical School course and were awarded the applicable and compatible military skills, are considered minimally qualified for the GS-09 entry-level position.

Additional information

• If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).

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