Clarification from the agency

AREA I: All permanent and indefinite Excepted Technicians in the Maine Air National Guard and personnel with reemployment rights to MEANG positions. AREA II: All Enlisted of the Maine Air National Guard.

This position is located within the Financial Management Division at a base-level Air National Guard (ANG) Aviation Wing. The primary purpose of this position is to provide management oversight and guidance for both budget formulation and budget execution according to the Resource Management System (RMS). The incumbent is recognized as the top technical authority regarding fiscal and budgetary policy, law, and regulatory guidelines for all organizations serviced by the Wing Budget Office and its geographically separated units (GSUs). This individual fosters teamwork among resource managers and decision-makers and accomplishes all budget functions in support of state and federal ANG operations, training, readiness missions, and joint service contingency operations.

II. Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Resource Management and Policy: Operates the Resource Management System (RMS), a network of commanders, resource advisors, and managers, providing them with the necessary guidance, training, and information to accomplish mission goals. Designs and conducts meetings for the Financial Working Group (FWG) and Financial Management Board (FMB). Serves as the principal author for local resource management policy, interpreting guidelines from higher authorities (OMB, DoD, NGB) and issuing supplementary budget guidance.

• Advisory and Analysis: Serves as the principal budgetary advisor to senior leadership, maintaining balance and efficiency in operations. Exercises technical authority in distributing funds, approving expenditures, and validating requirements based on fiscal law and policy. Presents budgetary briefings and defends requirements to leadership and external examiners. Develops data to analyze various budgetary scenarios and their potential impact.

• Budget Formulation and Execution: Oversees the entire budget formulation, validation, and submission process. Issues the annual financial plan "call," consolidates submissions, and drafts the commander's statement on critical needs. Reviews initial funding and carries out apportionment to base organizations to ensure fiscal continuity. Issues "calls" for annual spend plans, validates requests, and manages funding for various programs.

• Financial Oversight and Reporting: Follows up on fund distributions to ensure prompt and accurate loading into accounting and supply systems. Monitors the execution of the annual operating budget by reviewing and analyzing expenditures against funding. Identifies fund shortages, investigates variances, and recommends corrective actions to leadership and resource advisors. Prepares reports on obligation rates and overall budget performance.

• Special Projects: Performs special studies and selective reviews of budgetary programs, especially in response to mission changes or conversions. Analyzes funding requirements, initiates corrective actions, and briefs leadership on the financial impact of such activities, recommending reprogramming actions as necessary.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Qualifications

Military Grades: O-3 and below

Compatible Military Assignments: Currently holds or willing to retrain into 65F AFSC

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: To meet basic entry qualification requirements, evaluate applicants for 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: Must have 36 months experience, education, or training that provided in-depth knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements. A candidate must have expanded experiences and training that demonstrates the abilities to lead, follow directions, read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies, and procedures. Some positions at this grade level require at least 12 months of broadening finance, accounting, or audit program experiences in leading, planning and scheduling program work in a manner that promotes an even flow and distribution of assigning work requirements. Experiences may include training and guiding employees on finance programs and assigning tasks. Experience in structuring assignments that created effective and efficient procedures with measured and improved task processes.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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):

Knowledge of all budgetary operations necessary to support the plans, programs, missions, and activities of the wing and its geographically separated units (GSUs).

Ability to provide management oversight and guidance for both budget formulation and budget execution according to the Resource Management System (RMS).

Ability to ensure compatibility with financial goals and objectives issued by higher authority.

Ability to review, consolidate, approve, modify, or disapprove budgetary data and reports submitted for consistency with goals, objectives, reasonableness, and accuracy.

Ability to analyze and measures the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your resume showing:

• Contact Information-your name and the best way to contact you.
• Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualifications of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade.
• Education, certifications or licensures.

2. Other supporting documents: It is highly suggested that applicants address the General and?Specialized?Experience required of the position?within?their?resume or on a separate document.? All information provided during the application process will be verified. Failure to address all General and Specialized Experience requirements may result in non-selection for an interview.

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