The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for a Budget Analyst (NH-0501-03, GS-12/13 equivalent).

Description:
As a Budget Analyst working with programs, this position requires someone skilled in formulating and executing budgets within complex and volatile environments. The ideal candidate will collaborate across various functions and echelons to craft timely responses to Congressional, OSD, and higher headquarters Requests for Information (RFIs); develop new analyses to proactively identify budgetary risks and opportunities; and maintain detailed files to inform financial products. The ideal candidate should be comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty, and innovation, and able to balance deep analysis with timely delivery. A successful candidate will proactively collaborate to produce and maintain financial analyses in advance of requests. The most successful candidates will integrate data from program managers, engineers, contracting, cost, earned value, and other functions into budget products. If you are looking for a budget analyst position that stretches your knowledge, skills, and abilities, this is the place for you.

Space Sensing plans and executes rapid acquisition strategies for the $24B portfolio of space sensing programs in support of Combatant Commands, USSF, and DoW space warfighting priorities. We are responsible for developing and delivering resilient missile warning and tracking, environmental monitoring, and tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking capabilities to underpin the nation's integrated deterrence strategy and enable military operations worldwide. Finance provides superior financial management and decision support that enables successful delivery of space sensing programs for warfighting.

The ideal candidate for this role will possess 5-10 years of extensive experience in acquisition financial management, with at least 5 years serving as a budget analyst on diverse ACAT programs. This individual has a proven track record of navigating challenging acquisition environments, including breaches, Congressional notifications, and the implementation of innovative funding solutions. A proactive and resilient collaborator with a strong growth mindset, the candidate is comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, demonstrating a keen attention to detail and the ability to perform deep, multi-layered analyses. Savvy with financial management systems and possessing strong business case writing skills, this professional is ideally CDFM-A certified and ready to contribute to complex financial operations.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of budget formulation and submission requirements.
2. Knowledge of budget obligation and expenditure concept.
3. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations; manage human, financial and information resources strategically and build coalitions to achieve common goals.
4. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
5. Skill in evaluating the output of computer tools and adjusting for program conditions.
6. Skill in identifying and analyzing cost-effectiveness relations between all aspects of financial management which are subject to significant and continuing changes over time.
7. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
8. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
9. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decision to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• PCS is not authorized. Incentive is not authorized.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• The employee must meet or be capable of meeting, Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the positions.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Employee may be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

Qualifications

The 0501 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How you will be evaluated

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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