Budget Analyst

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available here.

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the Federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS- 9.

Specialized experience for this position includes: GS-11 Experience in applying the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s Circular A-11 to budget execution tasks and knowledge of the federal appropriations process; Experience gathering and analyzing data, interpreting findings, and writing and presenting recommendations; Experience engaging in problem-solving with customers and peers and sharing guidance and advice on budgetary matters in accordance with law, policies, and organizational practices; and Experience using tools to record and monitor financial transactions to assess adherence with policy, plans, and/or budgetary best practices.

OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.

GS-12 Experience applying the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s Circular A-11 to budget execution tasks and knowledge of the federal appropriations process; Experience performing analytical duties related to reviewing budget transactions across multiple program areas, identifying cost and spending trends, assessing changes and their impacts, reviewing hiring plans, estimating surplus and shortfalls, and projecting year-end results; Experience gathering quantitative budgetary data, interpreting findings, and writing and presenting recommendations to team leaders or supervisors; Experience engaging in problem-solving with a variety of customers and peers and offering advice on budgetary matters in accordance with federal law, policies, and organizational practices; AND Experience using tools to record and monitor financial transactions to assess adherence with policy, plans, and/or budgetary best practices.

GS-13 Experience applying the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s Circular A-11 to budget execution tasks and knowledge of the federal appropriations process; Experience performing analytical duties for multiple program areas including reviewing and analyzing diverse types of budget data, identifying cost and spending trends/variances, assessing changes and their impacts, analyzing hiring plans, estimating surplus and shortfalls, projecting year-end results and their likely impact on out-year plans, and assessing whether spending is consistent with funding requests and agency strategic priorities; Experience engaging in complex problem-solving with a variety of customers and leaders and offering advice on budgetary matters like shortages, shortfalls, and variances in accordance with federal law, policies, and organizational practices; Experience using a variety of information sources and tools to develop findings and write and present recommendations about budgeting to supervisor or agency leaders; AND Experience using tools to record and monitor financial transactions to assess adherence with policy, plans, and/or budgetary best practices.

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). 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.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year. This position serves as a budget analyst.

This is your next ideal career move if: You are driven to prepare budget estimates, analysis, and justifications. You are eager to review OMB directives and circulars; providing routine information, analysis and advice to customers. You are driven to review bureau and office budget submissions for reasonableness, accuracy and conformance with procedures and guidelines; monitoring the budget. You enjoy monitoring the budget and analyzing trends; recommending reprogramming of funds as needed.

You enjoy performing a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties connected with the review, justification, and presentation of the budget for a bureau or major component(s) of a bureau. You are driven to review, analyze, and interpret existing and proposed legislation, appropriation language, executive orders, and OMB circulars and bulletins.

You're able to become an expert in providing advice and recommendations for budgetary actions including formulation budget estimates for multi-year programs and tracking the progress of USPTO's appropriation through Congress. You are eager to assists with justification of budget before senior leadership within OCFO. You are eager to develop cost-benefit analysis of proposed budgetary and program actions and advise Agency leadership and program managers of most advantageous courses of action.