Budget Analyst III #24261

Job Description:

Provides expertise to relevant budget and resource management principles and practices for developmental and operational programs. Knowledge, skills, and abilities in the Planning, Programming Budgeting and Execution phases of the DoD budget. Capable of utilizing, adapting and developing budget and resource analytic tools, techniques, and processes for both technical and administrative support activities. Works as a member of team and assists with solving complex problems. Additionally, this position will be responsible for assessing products and/or procedures for compliance with government standards, accounting principles, internal controls, and multi-tiered system application standards.

Experience Requirements:

• Ability to provide technical advice and analysis to ensure appropriations are effectively justified and executed
• Ensure acquisition packages are accurate and complete, and transactions are within financial and contracting laws, regulations, and policies.
• Support the Government in analyzing requirements, prioritizing resources, and executing funds.
• Experience with coordinating with directorates, OSD offices, Defense agencies and Services to integrate estimates, complete assessments, and execute funds.
• Interpret policies, regulations, and guidelines for budget request development and execution.

• Assist with maintaining the status of commitments and obligations of funds in coordination with Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) and budget and finance instructions and directives.
• Reconcile internal financial records with WHS and Defense Finance and Accounting System (DFAS) Accounting reports and prepare weekly briefing charts.
• Ability to actively pursue closure of Unliquidated Obligations in concert with the Comptroller’s Dormant Account Review, to include collecting customer status and following up to ensure completion.
• Support data collection and preparation of budget exhibits for all cycles of the Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE)
• Verify accuracy of financial data such as WHS and Comptroller controls, Comptroller Information System (CIS), and Program Resources Collection Process (PRCP).
• Collect, review, and input resources and text to the Select and Native Programming (SNaP) database for Congressional Justification Book development. Collect, review, and input data to the Budget Intelligence and Related Database (BIRD) for funding execution.
• Assist with maintaining files of each OUSD(I&S) contract including all contract modifications.
• Review acquisition packages for completeness, accuracy, and consistency, initiating financial transactions through the Defense Agency Initiative (DAI) system for Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), Interagency Agreements (IAs), and contracting office purchase requisitions (PRs)
• Assist with the review of Congressional marks for impact to OUSD(I&S) programs and support the Government with authoring appeals.
• Assist with responses to ad hoc calls for budgetary and contracting data through collection, review, preparation, and input of submissions. Data calls may come from OUSD(A&S), WHS, OUSD(Comptroller), Congress, or other agencies.

Certification Requirements: N/A

Education Requirements: Bachelor of Art

Mandatory: 10 years of experience

Waiverable/Substitutable: N/A

Work Type:

OnSite- Washington, DC/ NCR

Clearance Requirements:

TS/SCI