BUDGET ANALYST

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Performs budget formulation and justification for a major segment of a DFAS Center budget or a total Center budget for the Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF).

Identifies weaknesses and problems and develops recommendations for revisions or modifications to existing systems to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and economy.

Develops local Center budget policies based on interpretation of directives received from higher headquarters, budgetary precedents, and regulations.

Provides instructions, planning factors, cost analysis, and budget policy guidance to Center managers for developing various organizational and program budgets.

Receives approved fund targets for assigned account(s). Allocates fund to individual activities/functional areas based on an analysis of activity budget estimates, historical expenditures, projected workload, and approved funding.

GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home).