Budget Analyst

Summary

This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for the alignment and traceability of program requirements, budget exhibits, and agency financial execution structure.

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This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

As a Budget Analyst at the NH-0560-3 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Ensures the strategic alignment and end-to-end traceability of program requirements, formal budget exhibits, and complex agency financial execution structures to guarantee audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Maintains Establishes robust, defensible audit trails and orchestrates the seamless reallocation of funding within the agency's financial structure using standardized, compliant processes.
• Collaborates closely with technical and acquisition leads to secure formal approvals for complex acquisition and execution strategies governing critical funding documents.
• Formulates and manages comprehensive spend plans and financial allocations, ensuring the successful execution of program work scopes within established fiscal guidelines.
• Generates detailed financial reports and conducts advanced assessments of execution status, tracking trends, diagnosing root causes, and implementing decisive corrective actions.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Maxi Flex
• Recruitment Incentives: Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees based on agency policy and availability.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: May be required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is NOT telework eligible.
• Incumbent must obtain/maintain Non-Critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance.
• This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.
• This is an acquisition position coded Practitioner in Business, Financial Management. Incumbent must obtain Back to Basics (B2B) certification within 60 months of entry into the position.
• Incumbent must acquire 80 Continuous Learning Points every 24 months.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the NH-03 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 2 of the 3 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:

• Applying the DoW Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), fiscal law, policies, regulations, principles, standards and procedures to financial management activities.
• Experience in financial management execution (Spend Plans, Funding Documents, Multiple Appropriations, and trends).
• Identifying, analyzing, and resolving financial management issues by determining alternate solutions to problems and recommending solutions to leadership.

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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Additional information

Other Notes:

Salary Ranges are the following unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail:

For the Schriever AFB, CO Location: $91,870 to $142,022 (Includes locality of 20.15% locality unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail)

For the Redstone Arsenal, AL Location: $93,216 to $144,102 (Includes locality of 21.91% locality unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail)

For the Fort Belvoir, VA and/or Dahlgren Location: $102,415 to $158,322 (Includes locality of 33.94% locality unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail)

ACQUISITION POSITION: This position requires Acquisition Workforce Level Practitioner in Business and Financial Management Certification prior to hiring is not essential but must be accomplished within 60 months after entry into this position.

• DAWIA (Back to Basics) Certification: NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Business and Financial Management,, Practitioner certification. Certification prior to hiring is not essential but must be accomplished within 60 months after entry into this position. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Selectee or incumbent must be able to obtain the appropriate certification level for their position. This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position. IAW Public Law 112-81 and DoD Policy the incumbent shall comply with the requirements of DoD FM Certification program within the allotted timeframe. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at:

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov))

This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.

You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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