Duties

The Budget Division seeks a self-motivated Budget Analyst (entry level or experienced professional) to perform a wide variety of budget analyst duties in support of the financial management of the Judiciary. The Budget Division prepares the Judiciary's annual budget request to Congress; oversees the execution of the Judiciary's budget; allocates resources; monitors spending; and produces special analyses, financial projections, and reports on Judiciary budget issues. The Division's work includes budget formulation, budget execution, and program budgeting and analysis, including the development of analytical and policy products which directly improve fiscal responsibility, accountability, and efficiency. Applicants should be knowledgeable about the federal budget process and also possess strong writing and quantitative skills to prepare budgetary, analytical, and policy documents. This position is in the Budget Formulation Branch. Responsibilities include:

At Entry Level:

Assisting with the development of components of the Judiciary's annual budget requests, justifications, and re-estimates to Congress, including drafting strong supporting narratives, tables, and graphic displays.

Assisting in reviewing, analyzing, and preparing budget estimates for one or more national programs.

Assisting with preparing a variety of written documents such as budget justifications, agenda items, analytical reports, and policy documents.

Collaborating with internal stakeholders on a wide range of budget formulation and execution issues.

Performing analyses of judiciary program spending, including projections of current or proposed spending.

Working with program staff as well as other staff within the Budget Division on a variety of team projects.

At Full Performance Level:

Leading the development of complex components of the Judiciary's annual budget requests, justifications, and re-estimates to Congress, including drafting strong supporting narratives, tables, and graphic displays.

Reviewing, analyzing, and preparing budget estimates for one or more national programs.

Conducting complex quantitative and qualitative analyses of Judiciary programs.

Preparing a variety of written documents such as budget justifications, decision memoranda, agenda items, analytical reports, and policy documents for the Director, the Deputy Director, judicial officers, members of Congress, the Budget Committee, and other senior management officials with the purpose of turning complex data into high level information appropriate for a wide variety of audiences.

Leading briefings for managers of national programs to discuss budget formulation, budget execution, and other programmatic issues.

Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of budget formulation and execution issues.

Participating in the development of the Judiciary's national financial plans.

Performing analyses of judiciary program spending, including projections of current or proposed spending.

Participating in the execution of annual spending plans, and monitoring expenditures and preparing regular reports and executive summary information on those plans.

Working with program staff as well as other staff within the Budget Division on a variety of team projects.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens / . For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification .

All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.

New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ .

All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.

You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.

If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

NOTE: THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ALLOWS APPLICANTS TO QUALIFY USING EITHER THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION. DETAILS ARE LISTED BELOW.

At Entry level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience for this position is demonstrated experience directly related to the formulation, execution, and evaluation of complex budget programs.

OR

Education: If you are using your education to qualify for the specialized experience requirement, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of courses (which includes equivalent information from the transcript e.g., course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade), from an accredited college or university, with a major in a field that provided you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. This information must show superior academic achievement. Superior academic achievement is defined as a 3.5 GPA in your major or an overall GPA of 2.9. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

Evaluation of Foreign Education : Evaluation of Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants must provide the following in order for foreign education to be acceptable: A copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation; the type of education received; the level of education in relation to the U.S. education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the U.S. National Council for the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials; the content of the education program earned abroad and the standard obtained; the status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; information on what the evaluation service did to obtain this information; and any other information of interest pertaining to the assessment/evaluation of the foreign education. Failure to provide required/sufficient documentation will result in lost consideration.

At Full Performance Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience for this position is demonstrated experience directly related to the formulation, execution, and evaluation of complex budget programs.

Education

This job series does not requirement education to qualify; however, applicants can use their education to qualify in lieu of the specialized experience.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.