Budget Officer; Title

Budgetary Advisor

Serves as the principal budgetary advisor to senior leadership and top management personnel in maintaining balance, efficiency, and economy of operations to accomplish program objectives.

Provides executive direction based on program review and analyses of budgetary operations.

Serves as a primary technical expert on the treatment of budgetary data on forms, schedules, requests, and reports for use by the commanded organization or for use by organizational commanders and resource advisors.

Reviews, consolidates, approves, modifies, or disapproves budgetary data and reports submitted for consistency with goals, objectives, reasonableness, and accuracy.

Develops, prepares, presents, justifies, and defends analyses and summaries of budget performance.

Exercises judgment and provides advice to commanders and resource advisors to ensure efficient, economical, and balanced use of funds.

Reviews, validates, approves, and/or adjusts unit spend plans ensuring provision for "baseline" organizational expenses.

Oversees budget formulation, validation, compilation, and submission, requiring the frequent contact with commanders, resource advisors, higher headquarters (ANG/FMA), and field counterparts.

Reports unusual findings to the Comptroller and recommends actions to improve the overall operation of the budget function.

Investigates organizational efficiency and performance, assuring compliance with prescribed procedures and functions.

Performs other duties as assigned.