BUDGET ANALYST

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Duty 1: Performs Career Broadening assignments/duties. Performs budget formulation procedures/processes for the MAJCOM which involve independent assessments and preparation of complex detailed analyses, budget estimates, special reports, and other documentation for a segment of the command's budget. Utilizes expertise to assemble prior, current, and future year budget/program data then formulates, analyzes, modifies, and interprets funding requirements to ensure consistency with policies, regulations, and directives of the MAJCOM, Air Force, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and OMB. Analyzes and interprets guidance from higher headquarters and OMB budget and program guidance, and provides budget formulation assumptions, guidance, and technical assistance to customers. Develops detailed programming and financial planning justification and documentation for inclusion in the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) and the Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) submissions and prepares assigned portions of the command request and required supporting justification. Attends briefings and conferences to justify and defend budget estimates, program and resource requirements in support of appropriation requests. Plans, implements, and maintains budget/financial systems.

Duty 2: In a Career Broadening capacity, ensures proper execution of a segment of the MAJCOM budget as directed by the agency. Controls distribution of funds and monitors monthly obligations and expenditures for assigned accounts and accurately identifies conditions of over or under obligation of funds. Identifies and refers to reprogramming actions which require prior approval to higher level officials or senior budget analysts. Provides advice to customers for the development, preparation, and justification of all reprogramming actions. Conducts research, identifies and analyzes trends in the use of funds. Provides advice to MAJCOM functional offices and directorates, and other command authorities related to the amounts and types of funding available; the purposes for which money can be legally used; and the time frames within which funds must be used. Effectively implements and advises on command-wide policies and controls for the appropriate acquisition, allocation, distribution, obligation, and expenditure of funds in approved budgets. Ensures all agency changes involving approved and appropriated funds are properly updated in the appropriate system. Participates in the monitoring of year-end closing to ensure proper and full use of provided funds with no anti-deficiency violations.

Duty 3: In a Career Broadening capacity, provides financial advisory services for a segment of the MAJCOM budget. Serves as a financial consultant to management on issues such as budgeting strategies and techniques, use of financial management products, resource distribution, program priorities, financial forecasts and projections, and development of annual and multi-year financial plans. Conducts special studies, analyzes data trends, develops projections of program funding requirements, and recommends financial strategies and actions for meeting program requirements. Provides management with financial information such as financial reports showing status of receipts, obligations, and expenditures of funds, trend analysis of rates of expenditures, comparisons of actual performance to the financial plan, and identification of variances.

Duty 4: As a Career Broadener, uses automated budgetary system(s), computer-generated products, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in accomplishing budgeting assignments. Periodically performs quality checks of automated system database information ensuring accuracy, validity, and regulatory requirements are met and maintained at a standard of adequacy sufficient to produce reliable reports and products for use in the budget processes. Uses available information technology as a tool for producing required budget reports, plans, schedules, etc. Generates products using information technology to facilitate the effective analysis of budget information, such as costs, benefits, and trade-offs in the obligation and expenditure of budget dollars.