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Budget Analyst, SSC/FMB

Space Systems Command

Los Angeles, CAFull-time$104–161K/yrPosted today

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Compensation
$104–161K/yr
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The United States Space Force is seeking a Budget Analyst to serve as an Operations and Maintenance budget analyst under the SSC Comptroller. The role supports funds control, budget formulation, financial analysis, reporting, and integrated planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and closeout. It also provides financial advice and technical assistance, researches policy impacts, and develops recommendations to improve financial management.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Budget FormulationFinancial AnalysisFinancial SystemsPPB&E ProcessesInformation IntegrationCritical ThinkingCommunicationFinancial Management

Full job description

Summary

Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here. For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn.

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA is searching for a Budget Analyst, SSC/FMB (NH-0501-03, GS 12/13 equivalent). Description: Serve as Operations and Maintenance (O&M) budget analyst under the SSC Comptroller. Exercises efficient and responsive funds control while maintaining strict audit readiness. Interprets budgetary policies and regulations and prepares guidance for financial management staff and operating units. Perform budget formulation work involving preparation of detailed analysis and estimates for funding needs using various financial systems and tools (i.e. CCaRS, PowerBI, DEAMS, DTS, FM Suite, etc.). Utilize financial systems and analyses in the evaluation of the fiscal health and performance of the organization. Prepare and/or assemble information in support of formal presentations of budgets and requests and reviews before senior leaders. Use existing financial systems to gather analytical data to produce required reports. Provide financial advice on complex financial issues; assessments of implementing decision and develops programs. Recommend procedural changes designed to streamline financial management. Conduct independent research and study into current or planned financial management policy and procedures to determine impacts in related areas of the mission. Provide financial management, technical assistance, and support to the staff in the development of integrated planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and closeout for financial resources. Identify and communicate developmental and training needs of self. FM Technical knowledge - Must have the FM technical knowledge of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPB&E) processes. Position requires the ability to collaborate across Space Systems Command (SSC) and integrate/analyze large amounts of information. Position requires critical thinking skills to identify areas of improvement and develop recommendations to further SSC financial objectives. Position also requires the ability to communicate effectively including regular briefings to senior leadership at SSC. Qualifications

The 0501 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position. Other Information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

How this job compares

Set against the 615 open Budget Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$104–161K/yr
  • US median$81–114K/yr368 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $133K, is 34% above the US median midpoint ($99K) — in the top quarter of Budget Analyst salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Budget Analyst jobs in California and 615 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Budget Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 5 years (513 postings).
Education
227 of the 615 open Budget Analyst jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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