Budget Analyst

Summary

About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Coastal & Hydraulic Laboratory (CHL) within the Management Integration Office. This position is being filled as a Budget Analyst, DJ-0560-02 (GS 5-10), Target grade 03 (GS 11/12). GS 05: $40,736 - $52,957 GS 06: $45,409 - $59,031 GS 07: $50,460 - $65,599 GS 08: $55,882 - $72,644 GS 09: $61,722 - $80,243 GS 10: $ 67,970 - $88,356

Duties

• Prepare staff support agreements for appropriate language and accuracy before they are routed through the chain of command for approval.
• Perform financial transactions using the federal financial management system involving program setup, execution, and closeout for all funding activities.
• Prepare Purchase Request and Commitment documents for the obligation and expenditure of funds for labor, materials, supplies, rent, and utilities.
• Coordinate and contact sponsors/vendors to validate financial requirements.
• Develop, improve, and document business processes and internal controls for the organization.
• Creation and modification of analytical documentation and reports leveraging business intelligence and/or other analytical applications
• Analyze complex financial problems, formulates, and considers alternative outcomes, determines and implements the best method of resolution.
• Utilize spreadsheets, data warehouse, and Excel, to provide research and management staff with decision making reports.

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 Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Command 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 education and/or 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 in this document. Qualification for Budget Analyst, 0560 Series: General Experience: Three years progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level, which includes Performing financial transactions; Assisting with various financial reviews; And analyzing financial issues and recommend a solution. This definition of general experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service DJ-01 (GS-04). OR Education: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 36. Then divide your total number of completed undergraduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 120. Add the two percentages. This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project at the DJ-0560-02 (equivalent to GS 5-10). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (DJ-01, GS 04). This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies six months from the closing date. All qualification requirements, including time after competitive appointment, must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. In accordance with the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 57, dates March 25, 1998, an employee of the Laboratory Demonstration project must have a current average performance score of 2.5 or above in order to be selected for promotion. All applicants currently employed under a Laboratory Demonstration Project must include their most recent performance appraisal score as part of their electronic resume. If you are a Lab Demo employee submitting your resume for the first time, or if you have previously submitted your resume without your most recent score, you must submit your resume now with the following statement to be included in the section on your training: Current Performance Rating.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.