• Job Description

  Req#: 793098300
  About the Position: This position is located at Fort Riley, Kansas.
  • A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
  • Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
  • Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.
  This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Perform routine Budget Analyst functions for one or more funds for Irwin Army Community Hospital.
  • Determine the propriety and cost effectiveness of funding requests.
  • Provide routine financial analytical and advisory services for the hospital budget for one or more funds.
  • Assist in formulating and preparing the annual Brigade, Command Budget Estimate (CBE).
  • Review estimates submitted by departments for supplies, travel, overtime, and award budgets.
  • Monitor and review the use of funds throughout the fiscal year using a computer with spreadsheet and database software applications programs.
  • Verify General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) information, consolidates data, and prepares monthly execution charts for the hospital Commander and Deputies.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
  • This position requires Financial Management Certification Level 2.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Who May Apply: US Citizens
  
  In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
  
  Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience providing routine financial analytical and advisory services to managers; assisting in making cost estimates or formulating and preparing the annual budget estimates; and using budget and financial analysis software. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
  
  OR
  
  Education Substitution: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as business management, finance, or accounting.
  
  OR
  
  Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
  
  
  

• About the company

  The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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