Budget Analyst

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Anchorage, AK

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Budget Analyst serves the Northern Alaska Fish & Wildlife Field Office, a combined fisheries and ecological services office located in interior Alaska. The office is responsible for activities across the 240 million acres of Alaska north of the Alaska Range and the U.S. portion of the Yukon River watershed. The analyst maintains financial and budget systems, monitors funding and administrative controls, prepares reports to support budget decisions, and provides guidance and administrative support to office staff and managers. The role also supports internal control reviews, audits, investigations, and year-end closeout operations.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must participate in Direct Deposit.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must meet the minimum age and education or student-status conditions described in the announcement.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period; continued employment requires written agency certification that it advances the public interest.
• For GS-9 qualification through experience, must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-7, including the budget, accounting, reporting, cost documentation, audit, administrative control, and support duties described in the announcement.
• For qualification through education, must have a related master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D.; transcripts are required.
• May qualify through a combination of qualifying graduate education beyond 18 semester hours and experience, totaling at least 100 percent under the announcement's calculation method.
• Experience documentation must state full-time or part-time status and hours worked per week; transcripts are required when education is used to qualify.
• To receive credit for foreign education, must provide an evaluation showing it is at least equivalent to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Field Office accounting systems in the Financial Business Management System (FBMS) and Budget Tracking System; reconcile records, produce recurring and special management reports, resolve difficult operational issues, and track accounts such as Resource Management, Construction, and Reimbursable.
• Provide cost documentation guidance to Field Office and program administrative staff and managers, including calculating and applying indirect costs; advise on reimbursable processes, procedures, and rates.
• Monitor budgets and administrative procedures for alignment with established policies; provide monthly reconciliations and status reports; redistribute funds using initiative and sound judgment.
• Prepare reports on the status of funds, expenditures, and obligations for Field and Regional offices to inform budget decisions; coordinate recurring and one-time budget and financial data calls.
• Serve as Field Office liaison for internal control reviews, audits, and investigations.
• Conduct year-end closeout operations and maintain obligations within authorized funding levels.
• Monitor and maintain procurement, awards, travel, and administrative ceilings or other controls.
• Maintain and update administrative manuals and inform Field Office staff of new administrative policies and procedures.
• Review Regional Office documents for accuracy and compliance.
• Provide administrative support across payroll, fleet management, personnel actions, and travel.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be offered to eligible candidates on a case-by-case basis; it is not guaranteed.
• A continued service agreement may be required if eligible for a permanent change in duty station, recruitment incentive, or relocation incentive.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level