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Budget Analyst (t5)

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Army National Guard Units logoArmy National Guard Units · Montgomery, AL
$75K–$97K/yrFull-timeOn-siteToday
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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a BUDGET ANALYST (T5), Position Description Number T5933000 and is part of the AL HRO Staffing ARMY, National Guard. ORGANIZATION: HRO, MONTGOMERY, AL SELECTING OFFICIAL: COL J. POULTER EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must fully substantiate (in his/her own words) that he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position. DO NOT COPY THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FOR THE POSITION. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education, or training involving skills in applying problem solving techniques; and skills in communicating effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to plan and organize work. Competencies in analysis, research, writing, and judgment typically gained through college education or progressively responsible experiences. Ability to follow established methods and procedures; use practical knowledge of the operations, procedures, and policies of specific program areas or functional assignment. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1-year specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Must have experience, education, or training of finance budget competencies that provided knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Candidate must have an excellent understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements. A candidate must have experiences and training that demonstrates the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies, and procedures. SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED: - Has intensive knowledge of the budgetary policies; potential goals, objectives, regulations, and guidelines of the budgeting program for the Army Guard. The sources of funding include direct annual appropriation and allotments from the National Guard Bureau, transfer of funds from other organizations for services rendered such as the use of training sites for training of troops by guard units from other states, the active army, marines, air force, etc. Reimbursement from the state for services performed such as such as the "reset program", riot control, fighting floods, fires, acts of God, etc. Analyzes the effort of continuing changes in program plans and funding. - Reviews, edits, and consolidates budget estimate from numerous organizations (from 15 or 20 in small states to over 100 in large states) into a consolidated budget request. Prepares or edits narrative justifications for projected funding needs and assures that data as requested is formally and accurately documented in a variety of unrelated forms, schedules, and reports. Prepares such budgets as .travel and training requirements, incentive and award obligations, personnel requirements, special program funding, and others. Analyzes and forecasts need of other agencies, state requirements and public demands for goods and services and changes in the nature, type and costs of goods provided. - Plans for the distribution of transfer payments to other agencies, states and local governments, schools, etc. Instructs fund managers in the preparation of budget requests. - Monitors the execution of the budget with many different types of funding such as allotment from many different appropriations, transfers of funds from the Army and Air components, reimbursements for services performed for both State and Federal. Identifies and analyzes trends in the receipt, obligation or expenditure of funds to assure that objectives of the annual financial plan are being met and that funds are available and being properly and effectively used to support program objectives. - Develops recommendations for budgetary adjustments to support unanticipated changes in program operations and/or funding such as cancellation of training, special incentive requests, natural disasters, changes in organizational force structure, etc. Prepares and documents requests for decreases or increases in funds which require approval of budget or program officials at higher echelons (e.g., supplemental appropriations, allotments, reprogramming, deferrals, and recessions of funds). - Reviews and approves, disapproves, or modifies requests for distribution of funding allotments submitted by MSCs and Directorates within the state. - Provides advice on all aspects of the interpretation and application of agency guidelines for the budget execution process to program officials within the organization.


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