Budget Analyst

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) which has given me the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties related to the position being filled.

Specialized experience is defined as performing ALL the following: PPBE Lifecycle and Budget Execution: Prepares formal budget estimates, operating budget exhibits, and congressional justification books explains funding variances and outlines consequences, defends spend plans and manages the daily administrative allocation, commitment, obligation, and disbursement of appropriated and reimbursable funds.

Fiscal Policy Compliance and Advisory Services: Interpreting and applying fiscal statutes, defense financial regulations, and OMB circulars to draft standard operating procedures and serve as a technical advisor to division chiefs, contracting officers, or external commands on correct object-class coding and funding mechanisms.

Strategic Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation: Conducting quantitative cost analyses of transportation logistics, shipments, or commercial contract services, identifying the root causes of significant budget execution variances, and preparing business case analyses to support leadership decision-making.

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. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Prepares formal budget estimates, operating budget exhibits, and congressional justification books explains funding variances and outlines consequences, defends spend plans and manages the daily administrative allocation, commitment, obligation, and disbursement of appropriated and reimbursable funds. Conducts quantitative and qualitative cost analyses of logistics services and commercial contracts.

Measures performance against obligation baselines, analyzes variance trends (such as surge volumes or billing lags), and develops financial summaries to provide senior leaders with data-driven decision support. Researches, interprets, and applies fiscal statutes, annual appropriations acts, and financial regulations to assess operational impacts. Serves as the primary technical advisor to leadership and program managers on funding options, allowable expenditures, and external financial coordination.