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The United States Space Force (USSF) Combat Forces Command (CFC) 13th Space Warning Squadron (13 SWS) at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska is searching for a Budget Analyst / Program Manager (NH-0301-03, GS 12/13 equivalent). The ideal candidate is an agile, results-oriented financial and administrative professional with a proven track record of managing complex budgetary and resource allocation functions.
They possess deep expertise in the formulation, execution, and analysis of substantive program budgets, serving as a trusted strategic advisor to commanders and senior leadership. Beyond financial acumen, the ideal candidate is a versatile leader capable of flexibly directing, managing, and adapting overarching administrative, personnel, and manpower support programs to meet the evolving operational needs of the installation.
Description: The employee carries out recurring assignments independently and conducts successive activities with objectives and priorities identified by the supervisor or team leader. Assistance is given on new or unusual projects or situations. The finished work is reviewed to ensure accuracy and technical soundness. This position involves 51% or more of time in direct support of budget analysis and financial acquisition positions.
Advises the installation commander on all budgetary, financial, and overarching resource management matters. Executes the commander's vision on resource allocation in support of mission and installation operations, maintenance, and sustainment. Directly assists the commander in the flexible management of all administrative support program functions, anticipating organizational needs.
Administer programs serves as the primary source of information and proposes alternate approaches to management to more efficiently operate programs and comply with higher-echelon policies. Assists the commander in accomplishing all necessary internal operations, to include administrative training, security, development of organizational operating instructions and regulations, and personnel assistance.
Serves as the resident subject matter expert for all mandated administrative support and resource management programs. Ensures unit program compliance with regulations, laws, policies, and squadron commander directives.
To maintain maximum operational flexibility, responsibilities include, but are not limited to: task management, cybersecurity liaison (CL), Government Travel Card (GTC) program, Unit Deployment Manager (UDM), Defense Travel System (DTS) administrator, Drug Demand Reduction Program (DDRP), health care program, fitness program, Government Purchase Card (GPC) program, safety program, Automated Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) accounts, security program, supply program, civilian timecard program, and unit recognition program.
Assists in planning, administering, and monitoring manpower resource requirements. Serves as the point of contact for both civilian and military position utilization. Maintains manpower manning documents. Reviews requests for revised manpower authorizations and makes recommendations for approval or disapproval as required. Receives changes to the Unit Manning Document (UMD), notifies appropriate officials, and follows up with appropriate action.
Performs budget formulation work, including the preparation of detailed analyses of annual and/or multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations/programs into a consolidated budget request. Performs budget analysis, execution, and administration involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of a budget with different sources and types of funding.
This includes direct annual, multi-year, and no-year appropriations, apportionments, allotments, inter-agency funds transfers, and refunds. Key Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes. Knowledge of missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to installation programs/organizations.
Knowledge of automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish budget/funding tasks. Knowledge of administrative, personnel, and manpower regulations, operating procedures, and policies to support the organizational mission. Skill in the application of methods and techniques (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, ZBB, amortization) to analyze and evaluate the effects of changes in program plans and funding.
Skill in formulating, justifying, and/or executing assigned budgets/programs.
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This position is with United States Space Force Forces, Department of the Air Force.
The posted pay range is $101206 – $156455/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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