Budget Analyst (Army National Guard, T32)

Quick Facts

• Role: Budget Analyst (Army National Guard Merit/Technical Title 32)
• Focus: Budget formulation, execution, and financial management support for readiness programs

Description

Serve as the functional point of contact for day-to-day budget and financial issues. Review and analyze budget requests, research and consolidate budgetary data, forecast funding needs, and draft justification statements. Monitor obligations and expenditures, perform reprogramming/adjustments when needed, and provide budgeting guidance, analyses, and training.

Responsibilities

• Act as functional point of contact for budget/financial issues; coordinate with major subordinate commands and budget office counterparts
• Formulate budgets by reviewing/preparing estimates and financial plans; validate requests for consistency, accuracy, and compliance
• Research, consolidate, and summarize budget data from source documents and automated systems
• Analyze historical spending and match line-item funding requests to forecast annual needs across prior/current/out-year periods
• Develop consolidated budgets and draft statements justifying funding requests
• Execute and administer budgets: monitor obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, and requests for allotments
• Identify and report over/under obligation conditions; recommend funding reprogramming/adjustments for shortfalls
• Ensure propriety of fund use through legal/regulatory research; recommend transfers between accounts/allotments as needed
• Verify, enter, and adjust budgetary data in forms/schedules/reports; monitor year-end closing
• Provide advice and guidance on budgeting and related matters; compile and convey budget/program information
• Prepare guidance/interpretations of standard procedures and regulations; conduct budget-related training
• Conduct special studies and analyses using common budgetary methods and basic statistical formulas
• Use automated budgeting systems and computer-generated products; perform quality checks on database information

Requirements

• Army National Guard membership required and must wear the military uniform
• Must pass background investigation for federal employment suitability and obtain/maintain required security clearance
• Must be assigned to a compatible military position/MOS and maintain satisfactory membership
• Financial Management Level 2 certification required (NDAA 2012); comply within the required timeframe
• Specialized experience: 1 year equivalent to at least GS-7 for GS-09
• Education substitution: acceptable in accounting/business/finance/economics/industrial management/marketing/quantitative methods/organizational management; provide transcripts documentation

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility depends on position type and schedule; contact the hiring agency for specific benefits details.