The United States Space Force (USSF) at Joint Base Andrews, MD is searching for a Budget Analyst for Delta 13 (NH-0560-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
Space Delta 13 is seeking a highly skilled, forward-thinking Budget & Financial Management Specialist to serve as a key financial advisor and execution expert within the Dleta 13 enterprise. This is a mission-critical role for a professional who thrives in complex fiscal environments, excels at independent decision-making, and is ready to shape the financial strategies that support the future of the U.S. Space Force.

In this position, you will independently plan, analyze, and execute major segments of the Space Force budget, solve highly complex financial challenges, and guide junior team members in technical and programmatic work. Your expertise will directly support acquisition-related missions and ensure the responsible stewardship of federal resources in alignment with Congressional intent, DoD policy, and national defense priorities.


Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate for this position is a highly analytical, mission-driven financial professional with deep expertise in Department of Defense budgeting, appropriations law, and resource execution. They thrive in complex, fast-paced environments and bring the confidence, judgment, and technical skill needed to independently manage major segments of the Space Force budget while advising senior leaders on financial strategy and compliance.


Key Responsibilities:
1. Knowledge of the policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques, and methodologies pertaining to budget formulation and financial management.

2. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of DoD and DAF organizations pertaining to budget formulation and financial management to provide guidance to subordinate units.

3. Knowledge of the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process and its products, terminology, and guidance documents, including DoD budget and financial management regulations, OMB Circulars, and Congressional legislation.

4. Possess strong communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate orally, in writing, and with technical accuracy.

5. Ability to analyze, plan, adjust and execute complex financial management requirements to meet program objectives using available resources within established time constraints.

6. In-depth knowledge of financial management cycles, revolving funds and annual and multiple-year appropriations; their characteristics, uses, applications, and data structures, including the ability to identify problems, develop and implement innovative detailed strategies to resolve a wide range of programming, budgetary, financial issues.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• May be required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework".
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• PCS /relocation funding is authorized.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
• 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.
• This is a Financial Management Level (1, 2, or 3) Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d.

Qualifications

The 0560 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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