Duties

As a Budget Analyst, your typical work assignments might include:

• Working in the budget office at department and agency level, devoting your efforts primarily to the preparation of detailed budgetary guidance as policies, procedures, and/or regulations. Budget and program officials at subordinate organizational components use the guidance to prepare and execute operating budgets;
• Working within department and agency levels to plan, prepare, and present budget requests to OMB, and to various Congressional appropriations committees;
• Preparation of requests for apportionment and review and consolidation of budget estimates and other work submitted by budget staffs of subordinate components and echelons. Budget analysts at all levels of an agency are responsible for detecting and reporting existing and anticipated violations of budgetary law or regulations; or
• Involvement in implementing all or part of the provisions of the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA). This responsibility may include merging the Congressional Budget Justification document with the GPRA-required Annual Performance Plan (APR) and/or Performance Accountability Report (PAR). Responsibility also may include helping program managers prepare goals, objectives, and performance measures or indicators required by the APR and PAR, as well as making these items consistent with the budget request;
• Working in intra-governmental funded (revolving or franchise or working capital) activities that: a) utilize established standard rates and/or charges for supplies and services furnished to customers; and b) use financial statements that may include a balance sheet, statement of net cost, statement of changes in net position, statement of budgetary resources, and statement of financing reflecting organizational assets, liabilities, operating expenses, and working capital.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen or national.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USA Hire assessment.
• Travel and security clearance requirements will vary depending on the position being filled.
• Some positions may require a pre-employment drug test and/or random drug testing during the period of employment.
• A Public Trust Background Investigation is required; select positions may require a higher security clearance.

This announcement will be used for vacancies at various Federal agencies. If agency-specific requirements apply, you will be notified by the individual agency after you are referred for consideration.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the appropriate Minimum Qualifications requirement below for the grade level(s) to which they are applying.

Minimum Qualifications :

To qualify for the GS-12 level, applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service, including the following:

• Advising managers and other officials on requirements for the preparation, documentation, and submission of budget requests;
• Applying budget-related laws, regulations, policies, precedents, methods, and techniques;
• Performing a segment of the budget administration work done in the employing component or organization;
• Performing budgetary functions and duties associated with the budget process (i.e., budget formulation and justification, presentation and enactment, or execution) for assigned organizational subdivisions, program areas, object classes, or line items;
• Preparing allotments and sub-allotments of funds for distribution to program managers; or
• Providing input to policy development, and/or interpreting budget policies.

To qualify for the GS-13 level, applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service, including the following:

• Analyzing the relative costs and benefits of alternative program plans;
• Checking the accuracy and validity of obligations and expenditures and the propriety of commitments;
• Developing budgetary guidance;
• Performing or advising on analytical, technical, and administrative duties in the budget administration process (i.e., budget formulation and justification, presentation and enactment, and execution);
• Providing advice to program managers, leadership, and others on the purpose for which money in the budget may legally be used, the timeframe within which available budget funds or authority must be used, the amount and type of funding available, trends in the obligation and/or expenditure of funds, the effects of budgetary changes on related activities (e.g., purchase of office supplies and equipment, maintenance of buildings and grounds, hiring of personnel, and payment for travel expenses), and issues pertaining to applicable regulations and policies; or
• Providing guidance concerning the legal and regulatory aspects of the acquisition and use of funds for program and administrative purposes.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Education

There is no education that is qualifying at these grade levels.

Additional information

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified, you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be rated well-qualified by scoring 85 or better on the assessment. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

Reasonable Accommodation Requests : If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire .

Telework: Available, as determined by agency policy.

Drug Testing: Varies, some positions may require.