Budget Analyst

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR GS-11 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Assisting with the formulation of federal budgets by analyzing program funding requirements and preparing budget estimates.

Supporting budget execution activities by monitoring obligations and expenditures and preparing financial reports. Conducting financial analysis and preparing briefing materials to support management decision-making. OR Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field that is directly related to the duties of this position; or LL.M, if related.

OR Have a combination of graduate education and experience, as described above that meets 100% of the requirements. GS-12 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Analyzing funding requirements, developing budget estimates and justifications, and reviewing funding requests for accuracy and compliance with appropriations guidance. Monitoring obligations and expenditures, reconciling financial data, preparing financial reports, and identifying fiscal risks affecting budget execution.

Analyzing financial data, resolving funding issues with program offices and leadership, responding to data calls, and preparing briefings and written products to support management decisions. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.

In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description.

Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed.

It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

As a Budget Analyst you will: Formulate and develop future budgetary requirements for the complex mechanisms of support, using historical data, trend analysis and relevant funding patterns of the Center/Office. Track commitments and obligations against the original and revised budgeted amounts consistent with each financial planning level; establish and modify funding distribution and spending levels at multiple organizational levels.

Prepare background material concerning the Center/Office for use in briefing to officials scheduled to appear before Congressional appropriations committees or other oversight groups. Review, analyze, and edit budgetary estimates and requests for allotments submitted by managers for accuracy of technical treatment and format, mathematical accuracy, adequacy of supporting narrative justification, and conformance with budgetary policy and guidelines.

Conduct periodic reviews of accounting data, verify that obligations are appropriate and that accounts and object class codes are being assigned appropriately. Provide advice and recommendations on all aspects of budget to Center/Office program officials and managers.