Budget Analyst

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS 11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 9. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing budget administration functions, travel functions, certifications of fiscal transactions, control execution, and review of assigned portions of the appropriated funds budgeted to the VASNHS. The incumbent will provide these duties for Fiscal Service· and Medical Center staff.

The work requires procedures· and practical skill in the application of advanced budgeting regulations and procedures associated with forecasting, recording, reporting, maintenance of good internal control, processing, and tracking budgetary transactions (E.g., the credit receipt, transfer, allotment, withdrawal, obligation, or outlay of funds for the medical center's needs).

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning Attention to Detail Budget Administration Customer Service Decision Making Financial Analysis Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Problem Solving Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

01Physical Requirements

The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties to include but not limited to the following: Provides financial advice and performs financial assistance work for internal Agency operating programs. Examples of such programs include: education, research, operations, construction, or maintenance programs in direct support of the mission or objectives of the facility or installation.

Performs budget work for internal operating programs in support of one or more of the phases, or systems, involved in budget administration including the formulation, presentation, or execution of a budget. Performs budget formulation duties involved in the process of preparing detailed analyses and estimates of annual funding needs for one or more future budget years. Provides management officials with procedural and regulatory guidance concerning availability of or limitations on the use of funds.

Acts as the Primary Purchase Card Coordinator. Complete and submit new credit cards. Ensures required training is complete. Register new credit cards in VISTA. Prepare, certify, and submit required reports. Assist cardholders with issues. Take appropriate action when cardholder violates procedures. Assembles and develops background data and documentation in support of requested program budgets for reference and evidence in agency budget hearings.

Prepares written consolidated justification for major national programs. Compiles narrative and statistical material and related background information for use in briefing top agency officials. Compiles and coordinates the presentation materials for the center's budget and for major segments of the budget. Gathers, compares, and correlates information about current and future programs and activities with projected costs of operation.

Puts the materials to be presented in a format consistent with existing legislative and regulatory guidance; and, in a format acceptable to reviewing and approving authorities. Performs budget work related to the analysis of all or any parts of a budget to identify and examine relationships of the parts to one another and review budget requests from outside entities. Performs budget formulation duties for external programs.

This involves the process of preparing detailed analyses and estimates of annual funding needs for one or more future budget years. Plans and conducts studies to determine the requirement for updated financial information. Adapts approaches to plan and conduct specialized studies and consolidates information from major portions of the program, such as for regional operating or administrative programs. Supplies financial statements to operating program officials for informational and financial planning purposes.

Prepares a wide variety of cost reports, balance sheets, and recommendations required for analysis of potential policy revisions. Work Schedule: Full Time Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telework: AuthorizedVirtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD039540 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required