Budget Officer

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a BUDGET OFFICER Position Description Number T5152P01 and is part of the MD USPFO National Guard.

This vacancy is also being advertised as a Title 32 Internal Merit Promotion position under the following advertisement: The primary purpose of this position is to provide management oversight and guidance to budget formulation and execution processes. This position performs the following duties:

Serves as a technical expert regarding all phases of budget functions including the interpretation application and implementation of budgetary principles procedures and guidelines. Provides executive direction and review of budgetary operations. Serves as principal staff advisor to the senior leadership and top management personnel regarding maintaining a balance in the efficiency and economy of operations in accomplishing programmed objectives.

Performs special studies and selective reviews of budgetary programs and procedures. Analyzes evaluates and identifies the areas and types of corrective/improvement actions needed. Develops data required for examining various options or scenarios related to budgetary issues that may adversely affect the organizational. Presents data in a readily usable form by developing special automated spreadsheets charts and reports.

Issues calls for budget to staff and resource managers and provides guidance as needed. Reviews and consolidates responses and presents them to advisory committees. Recommends major reprogramming of funds to senior leadership. Briefs funds availability staff requirements historical trends and straw man budget recommendations including suggested decrements and/or alternate methods of funding. Briefs the senior leadership key management and program managers on the formal operating budget. Prepares reviews and submits the organizational budget. As necessary defends the leaderships position and budget requirements to visiting higher headquarters and outside audit personnel.

Manages time-phased schedules of obligations and expenditures for applicable organizational budgets. Develops monthly expenditure and obligation plans; secures reviews and analyzes monthly obligation plans; submits consolidated schedules of obligations and expenditures compares actual obligations and expenditures against plans on a monthly basis and determines the reasons for any deviations outside an acceptable range. Provides initial continuation and update training for Resource Advisors.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) categories below are eligible to apply with this preference. (See Required Documents section)

• Priority Placement Program DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program DoD Retained Grade Employees
• Priority Placement Program Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: To meet basic entry qualification requirements evaluate applicants for experience education or training involving skills in applying problem solving techniques; and skills in communicating effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to plan and organize work. Competencies in analysis research writing and judgment typically gained through college education or progressively responsible experiences. Ability to follow established methods and procedures; use practical knowledge of the operations procedures and policies of specific program areas or functional assignment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1-year specialized experience education or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Must have experience education or training that provided in-depth knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements. A candidate must have expanded experiences and training that demonstrates the abilities to lead follow directions read
retain and understand a variety of instructions regulations policies and procedures. Experiences may include training and guiding employees on finance programs and assigning tasks. Experience in structuring assignments that created effective and efficient procedures with measured and improved task processes.

Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicants record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position.