Budget Analyst-Entry Level

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For more than sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

Are you a financial mastermind? Does analyzing, formulating, and defending multi-year budgets for reconnaissance satellite systems to ensure the safety and security of the United States interest you? Does a career with an “out of this world” mission sound fascinating?

If so, the NRO is looking for you!

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Financial Management Career Field. As an entry level Budget Analyst (GG 7-9), occupational series 0560, you will build knowledge and skills necessary to support the full performance level duties listed below. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, .

This is a full-time position. Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

• This position is open to the public.
• Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
• Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoWI 1400.25 Volume 2006.
• The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.
• This position does not qualify for the appointment of a reemployed federal annuitant IAW DoWI 1400.25 Volume 300.

Developmental employees (GG 7-9) will receive the following opportunities:

• Guidance and a formal development plan to enable the individual to progressively perform increasingly technically complex assignments and tasks with more responsibility and less guidance.
• On-the-job training in providing financial analysis for NRO decision-makers.
• Formal training on how to originate new, and improve existing, applications and strategies for finance concepts theories, and principles that affect the planning, completions and direction of financial and budget projects.
• Instructional guidance on making decisions to resolve specific issues and problems while considering different, incomplete, and often conflicting information and alternatives.
• On-the-job training of federal budgeting necessary to support the development, delivery, support to and sustainment of overhead reconnaissance systems.
• Diverse training in various mission areas including acquisitions and enterprise support activities.
• Pursuing full performance target level of GG-12 duties.

• Perform day-to-day control and management involving the formulation, execution, and/or analysis of the organization's budget and funding requirements.
• Serve as the functional point of contact for day-to-day budget/financial issues.
• Performing budget formulation work involving review and preparation of budget estimates and financial plans. Performing budget execution and administrative work involving the…