Budget Officer

• Hiring Agency: Army National Guard Units

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a BUDGET OFFICER, Position Description Number T5152P01 and is part of the ME USPFO, National Guard.

This position is located in the United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) Resource Management Division. The primary purpose of this position is to provide management oversight and guidance to budget formulation and execution processes. The incumbent is recognized as a technical authority regarding fiscal and budgetary policy, law, and regulatory guidelines for the organization.

This position accomplishes budget functions in support of organizational and Federal National Guard operations, training, and readiness missions and maintains staff responsibility over complex annual budgets. Serves as a Budget Officer responsible for all budgetary operations necessary to support plans, programs and activities of the organization. 1.

Serves as a technical expert regarding all phases of budget functions including the interpretation, application and implementation of budgetary principles, procedures and guidelines. Provides executive direction and review of budgetary operations. Serves as principal staff advisor to the senior leadership and top management personnel regarding maintaining a balance in the efficiency and economy of operations in accomplishing programmed objectives.

Directs the review and oversight of budget formulation, justification and execution, requiring the frequent contact with top management personnel. Develops, prepares and presents analyses and summaries of budget performance for management through such forums as resource advisory committee briefings, presentations, conferences and inspections.

Participates in policy development and program planning for National Guard activities, including recommending major reprogramming of funds to the senior leadership to ensure a fund balance is maintained and resources are efficiently used. Interprets guideline materials and instructions issued by Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress, Department of Defense (DoD), National Guard Bureau (NGB), etc. Issues supplementary guidance.

Ensures policy conforms to existing precedents, practices and policies issued by higher authority. Reviews, consolidates, approves, modifies or disapproves budgetary data and reports submitted for consistency with guidelines, reasonableness and accuracy. Presents budgetary briefings with supporting statistical data to senior leadership who use the data to defend budget and manpower requirements before making decisions.

Presents the command position and defends budget requirements to visitors and budget examiners. Oversees budgetary operations. Monitors the current year's budget operations through monthly management indicators and staff visits. Inspects budgetary operations to determine the adequacy of staffing based on current and forecasted workloads, recommending changes as appropriate.

Investigates general efficiency and performance, assuring compliance with prescribed procedures and functions. Furnishes advice and assistance in problem areas and attempts on-the-spot corrections, recommending improvements where warranted. Reports findings to the Financial Manager and discusses recommended actions to improve the operation of the budget function. Prepares written reports regarding findings and recommends required corrective actions.

Continually furnishes advice and assistance by telephone or through correspondence to management personnel and directs corrective actions on budgetary problems. Provides guidance and participates in policy and program development. (30%) 2. Performs special studies and selective reviews of budgetary programs and procedures. Analyzes, evaluates, and identifies the areas and types of corrective/improvement actions needed.

Develops data required for examining various options or scenarios related to budgetary issues that may adversely affect the organizational. Presents data in a readily usable form by developing special automated spreadsheets, charts and reports. Serves as a primary technical expert on the treatment of budgetary data on forms, schedules, requests, and reports for use by the financial/budget organization or for use by organizational personnel.

Formulates and justifies budget requests for the organizational in consideration of historical costs up to five years, the current period of execution,…