ATC - Budget Analyst Developmental Opportunity
Full TimeMD-ABERDEENATCEligibility Requirements
US Citizenship
Career Category
Budget/Accounting
Job Summary
Two positions - Developmental Assignment opportunity within ATC, Command Staff, S8
All eligible Federal Civilian employees within ATEC may apply.
PERIOD OF ASSIGNMENT: NTE 179 days
START DATE: 2 January 2025
END DATE: 30 June 2025
Job Responsibilities
- Monitors reimbursable and indirect funds and rates to ensure proper balance is maintained.
- Provides advice and recommendations to activity managers and staff officials on matters such as distribution of allotments and availability of budgetary funds for program purposes; and recommends withdrawal of funding from program efforts/acquisition actions when progress is lagging and/or efforts are displaced by more urgent, higher visibility needs.
- Participates in year-end closing; compiles cost figures for use in forecasting future funding needs, and ensures agency/organizational priorities are reflected in the ranking of unfinanced requirements.
- Plans, manages, and coordinates budget, obligation, and disbursement plans for assigned program(s); compiles and maintains informal records of expenditures; analyzes productivity, workload, and program accomplishments; considers program tradeoffs; and presents and defends budget/program requests to organizational management.
- Analyzes a wide range of past and present program statistics and financial data; establishes financial and budgetary goals, timetables, milestones, and other criteria for measuring program achievements against costs and benefits; and reviews requests for funding in relation to current obligations and expenditures.
- Prepares and submits a variety of forms, documents, and reports required in connection with assigned program(s).
- Research new methods of planning/estimating budgetary needs and explores alternative methods of funding.
- Performs special projects is support of assigned programs (e.g., identifying the effects of changing business practices and/or developing different funding scenarios for managers based on workload options).
Job Qualification
- Per ATEC 350-1: Employees must have completed 1 year of employment prior to applying for developmental assignment.
- Must not have previously completed a developmental assignment within the last 2 years.
- Applicants will be excluded from participating in the program if they have been subject to formal disciplinary actions within the last 52 weeks.
**To apply, employees must submit the following documents. Failure to submit will result in an ineligibility.
- Please submit a resume.
- Statement of interest.
- Supervisor and Director endorsement letter(s).
Specialized Experience
- Minimum entry level budget development, budget execution and reporting experience with GFEBS knowledge.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:
Applicants will be evaluated on their potential to perform the duties of the position, their application package, and their ability to:
- Communicate effectively to a broad audience (technical/non-technical/military) on a variety of topics.
- Provide excellent customer service to key stakeholders.
- Manage and prioritize multiple tasks to meet short suspense requirements in a fast-paced environment.
- Rapidly adapt to changes in mission and requirements.
Conditions of Employment
- Position requires the applicant/incumbent to be able to obtain, and maintain, eligibility for a Secret security clearance
- Selectee will remain assigned to his/her permanent position of record while on the developmental assignment.
- Selectee will remain at his/her current grade (DA has no promotion potential).