Budget Officer

This position is located in the United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) Resource Management Division. The primary purpose of this position is to provide management oversight and guidance to budget formulation and execution processes. The incumbent is recognized as a technical authority regarding fiscal and budgetary policy law and regulatory guidelines for the organization. This position accomplishes budget functions in support of organizational and Federal National Guard operations training and readiness missions and maintains staff responsibility over complex annual budgets. Serves as a Budget Officer responsible for all budgetary operations necessary to support plans programs and activities of the organization.

• 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. Directs the review and oversight of budget formulation justification and execution requiring the frequent contact with top management personnel. Develops prepares and presents analyses and summaries of budget performance for management through such forums as resource advisory committee briefings presentations conferences and inspections. Participates in policy development and program planning for National Guard activities including recommending major reprogramming of funds to the senior leadership to ensure a fund balance is maintained and resources are efficiently used. Interprets guideline materials and instructions issued by Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Congress Department of Defense (DoD) National Guard Bureau (NGB) etc.
• 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. Serves as a primary technical expert on the treatment of budgetary data on forms schedules requests and reports for use by the financial/budget organization or for use by organizational personnel. Formulates and justifies budget requests for the organizational in consideration of historical costs up to five years the current period of execution and the effects of multi-year procurement and military construction appropriations.
• 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.

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.

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. 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.