JOB SUMMARY

About the Position: The Communications Electronics Command Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management, G8, is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. CECOM G8 provides the full range of resource management expertise to the Command. The Budget Analyst position is located in the G8 Office of the G8 Budget Execution Div (CB), for the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Reviews and analyzes budget controls for two or more operating programs.

• Prepares analysis and justifications of the differences from the prior year's budget.

• Maintains and continually reviews a comprehensive funds control system for appropriated funds

• Continually deals with conflicts between program requirements and budgetary posture due to legislative demands caused by emphasis on environmental conditions.

• Develops monthly reports for assigned programs

• Maintains constant awareness of financial operations in assigned programs

• Identifies trends and coordinates analysis with supervisor recommending reprogramming or referrals as appropriate.

• Develops recommendations for budgetary adjustments

• Makes extensive technical judgement concerning the treatment of budgetary data in forms, schedules, requests, and reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Performing routine budget administration functions in the formulation, execution, and review of assigned portions of the appropriated fund budget; AND 2) Researching, compiling, and summarizing data concerning line item information needed to the formulation of budget estimates; AND 3) Entering budgetary information on a wide variety of related forms, schedules, and reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-01/ GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as business administration, finance, or public administration. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget Administration Compliance Decision Making Problem Solving

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) is the Army’s materiel integrator for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) readiness. As a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), CECOM collaborates with Army Commands, Program Executive Offices, other AMC commands, and industry partners to provide, integrate, and sustain world-class C5ISR hardware, software, and mission command capabilities for the joint warfighter. CECOM maintains a global team of approximately 9,000 Soldiers, civilians, and contractors and is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.