Budget Analyst, SSC/FMB

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Financial Management and Budget (FMB) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for a Budget Analyst (NH-0501-03, GS-12/13 equivalent).

Description:

Join the center of acquisition excellence at Space Systems Command (SSC) in sunny Los Angeles, California, and support the world's most advanced military space and missile technologies. In this dynamic Budget Analyst role, you will drive full-lifecycle budget operations—spanning formulation, execution, and closeout—while utilizing advanced financial systems (including CCaRS, DEAMS, and FM Suites) to evaluate organizational health, analyze funding data, and prepare detailed future-year estimates. Beyond routine budget administration, you will conduct independent financial policy research to streamline procedures, assemble and present critical budget justifications to General Officers, SES, and Congressional committees, and provide expert financial counsel to program staff. Furthermore, you will play a key leadership role by managing workflow, mentoring alternate analysts, identifying training needs, and continuously improving team production to support SSC's vital national security portfolio.

The ideal candidate for this Budget Analyst position is a highly agile and innovative financial leader who possesses deep technical expertise in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPB&E) process. They must exhibit strong learning agility to grasp complex financial issues quickly, alongside the critical thinking skills necessary to challenge traditional paradigms and introduce creative, outside-the-box solutions to long-standing problems. An exceptional communicator and coalition builder, this individual can seamlessly collaborate across multiple echelons and directorates, translate dense financial data into strategic recommendations, and confidently brief senior-level leadership, including General Officers and Senior Executive Service (SES) members. Above all, they are a proactive problem solver with a proven ability to lead teams, manage resources strategically, negotiate mutually acceptable solutions, and drive project execution within strict budgetary and time constraints.

Key Skills and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of processes and procedures related to program management and strategic planning activities needed to execute projects and/or studies within established financial and time constraints.

2. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations; manage human, financial and information resources strategically and build coalitions to achieve common goals.

3. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.

4. Ability to persuade others to accept recommendations, work toward an agreement, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions.

5. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

6. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.

7. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.

Requirements:

1. Must be a U.S Citizen.

2. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

3. Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise

4. May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.

5. May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.

6. This position is part of the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).

7. The employee must meet or be capable of meeting, Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.

8. This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program.

9. Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.

10. This position is covered by a Bargaining Unit.

11. Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.

12. Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY).

13. PCS is authorized. Incentive is authorized.

14. This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

Organization:

The United States Space Force (USSF) is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips military members and civilians to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands (CCMDs).

The strategic importance of space can’t be overstated. Political and humanitarian interests as well as commercial concerns vital to the world economy all rely on space-based systems. Launched in 2019 as the nation’s sixth and newest military branch, the USSF was created to protect the interests and assets of America and its allies in this heavily contested realm. The Department of War relies on satellites and advanced space-based technology for secure communications, navigation, real-time reconnaissance, precision targeting on the battlefield, early warning of potential missile launches, and even weather forecasting. Guardians and civilians of the USSF are challenged every day to reach new heights in protecting and amplifying these space-based capabilities and defending our way of life by maintaining our edge in space.

The Space Force wants to attract talent with the character and potential to excel, empower them with information and choices, and develop them in line with their desires and the Space Force’s needs to create a high-performing organization necessary to secure and defend space. Please review the new Guardian Ideal to learn more about the new talent culture within the new U.S. Space Force, as we have a chance to make history and rewrite some of the rules—we hope you are excited about the opportunities this will present!