BUDGET ANALYST

BUDGET ANALYST

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Linthicum Heights, Maryland

Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as the Civilian Pay and Budget Execution Analyst for the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3), charged with providing effective and efficient management of resources that are linked to strategic planning, budgeting, and performance reporting. Employee performs continuing budget functions involving the formulation, execution, and/or analysis of DC3's civilian pay program and Operation and Maintenance Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation budgets.

Major Duties:

• As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), performs complex budget execution and administration work involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of a budget with different sources and types of funding, such as direct annual, multi-year, and no- year appropriations; apportionments; allotments; transfer of funds from other agencies; revenue from industrially funded operations; and refunds. Develops and performs assigned budget execution/audit tasks to meet the needs of organization(s) at the operation level, while monitors the use and rate of expenditures of budgeted funds through continuing dialogue with program officials and their staff, review of written documents, and examination of accounting records. As a SME, provides advice, assistance, and guidance on budgeting and conducts comprehensive analyses, reviews, and special studies of budget and/or related information for assigned programs/organizations. Conducts analyses, reviews, and special studies of budget and/or related information Performs miscellaneous duties in support of Civilian payroll functions Processes a variety of complex payroll authorization documents (e.g., leave authorization forms, saving bonds and allotments, employee organization deductions, etc.), makes computations, and prepares proper forms for the pay of the full variety of civilian positions

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, for Administrative and Management Positions SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes a mastery of the concepts, principles, practices, laws and regulations of the Federal budget process and the DoD planning-programming-budgeting system in order to formulate long-range (multi-year) budgetary plans and serve as advisor and consultant to the Executive Director and other senior management on the Federal budget process, and an expert knowledge in reviewing, analyzing, revising , and recommending approval , disapproval or modification of budget requests ( and justifications) submitted by senior management FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes to formulate, justify, and execute assigned budget to support the mission, structure, goals, work processes, and programs of support activities/organizations 2. Knowledge and familiarity of Civilian pay process, associated tools (i.e., DCPS, DFAS Remedy), and dependencies (i.e., human resources onboarding pay artifacts, ATAAPS entries, DFAS process). 3. Knowledge of automated data processing software programs and capabilities used to accomplish budget/funding tasks 4. Skill in gathering, assembling, and analyzing source of factual information, such as that found in accounting reports, payroll records, work reports, or inventory and supply data. Skill in preparing written forms, schedules, and reports related to the obligation and expenditures of funds 5. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on budgetary processes/actions PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/07/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12944590 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. 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 name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-07