Job summary

THIS IS A ND NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. Military membership is NOT required. This ND National Guard position is for aBUDGET ANALYST, Position Description Number T5154000 and is part of the ND RTI, National Guard.

Major duties

The purpose of this position is to provide technical assistance concerning the overall fiscal management program including preplanning, budgeting, programming, funds allocation, procurement, commercial accounts management, payrolls, accounting, internal controls, auditing, and reporting. Performs analytical research of financial data to plan, formulate, program, and execute annual operating budgets for the Training Center. Produces monthly, summary, and quarterly reports on funding programs and allotments for these accounts to the program managers and leadership. Performs monthly analysis of financed and obligated orders to forecast expenses and provide a narrative explanation of the causes of any variants between the actual and budgeted training objectives. Evaluates and validates budget proposals submitted by separate directorates, offices, and other Training Center activities. Performs budget transactions involving general ledgers with several subsidiary ledgers for personnel, operations and maintenance, revolving funds, and state or federal appropriated and non-appropriated fund activities. Review transactions based upon the interpretation of laws, regulations, and policy. Assists with developing and implements training site policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations pertaining to fiscal management, budgeting, funding, procurement, payroll, accounting, reporting, internal survey and audit at training site.

Qualification

PCS STATEMENT: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION. Applicants who meet the DoD Priority Placement Program Retained Grade category are eligible to apply with this preference. (See Required Documents section) QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE 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 applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have the basic understanding of theoretical financial management knowledge. In addition to the general experience, applicants must meet the specialized experience or education listed below. Master's degree or equivalent degree in a field directly related to this position; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or OR Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 7 level or civilian equivalent, which includes, 1) finance budget experiences and competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements, and 2) demonstrate the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures. You must also possess the experience, training or education to support your claim for the competency statements listed within the assessment questionnaire. Refer to "How you will be Evaluated" section of this announcement. Part-time or unpaid experience: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

Education

To receive credit for education, you must provide supporting documentation of proof that you meet the education requirements for this position.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Decision Support Fundamentals and Operations of Budget Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Budget