Budget Analyst

About the role

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-11. At the GS-9 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence.

Responsibilities

• Provides advice and guidance to leaders on the interpretation of budget estimates and formulation of budget requests.
• Reviews facility budgetary and program requirements to assure conformance with policies and the intent of Congress.
• Provides advice on modifying budget estimates and assures that planning guidelines are followed based on estimates for the fiscal programs.
• Develops proposed budgetary and procedural guidance, develops summary charts, and highlights issues with background information so that effective budget decisions can be made.
• Participates in the fund distribution process and controls; assists in preparing instructions to format, content, underlying policy assumptions and submits budget operating plans.
• Reviews and evaluates operating plans for reasonableness of workload, obligations, and outlay data. Insures monthly and yearly trends reflect the operating plans and recommends necessary adjustments.
• Reviews actual obligation, outlays, and workload levels to highlight potential operating and financial problems and takes action when necessary.
• Investigates and explains deviations from fiscal operating plans and program objectives. Develops analyses of program actual and possible trends, with detailed explanation of significant deviations.
• Prepares special analyses, studies, and reports to leadership.
• Initiates, develops, and conducts special studies relating to facility business lines and ancillary programs accounts.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Requirements

To qualify for this Budget Analyst GS-9 grade level, applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements:

• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-7) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes performing financial work applying standardized practices of budget administration; gathering, reviewing, verifying, and consolidating a variety of financial data needed in the formulation and presentation of budget requests; using automated financial software and Microsoft Office programs to prepare budgetary and financial reports.
• SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
• COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education (in excess of one year) and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

Qualifications

To qualify for this Budget Analyst GS-11 grade level, applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements:

• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. In addition to the specialized experience for the lower grade above, specialized experience for the GS-11 includes compiling statistical and narrative data to prepare a variety of reports, studies, fact sheets, and presentations covering status of funds; and developing analyses of actual and possible trends, investigating and explaining budgetary/fiscal deviations in obligations/expenditure.
• SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed a 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.
• COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education (in excess of two years) and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.