Budget Analyst

National Park Service•Springdale, UT

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Budget Analyst serves with the National Park Service at Zion National Park. The role supports development and execution of the unit budget, including preparing funding estimates, assisting program managers and staff with budget planning, reviewing supporting documentation, and analyzing project costs. Duties are developmental when the position is filled below the full performance level. Work is sedentary and performed in an office setting. Telework is suitable only during an emergency or natural disaster. The position may require on-call work, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, shift work, and occasional overnight travel away from home. The employee must obtain and maintain a government charge card for travel and purchase authority and complete required training.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Must undergo a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must participate in Direct Deposit and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
Must complete required training and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
For GS-07 qualification through experience: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05, involving reviewing financial documents to verify budget account codes and amounts; comparing job or work orders and funding requests with account balances to confirm fund availability; and adjusting account balances to reflect allotments, transfers, obligations, expenditures, and other changes to available funds.
Alternatively, qualify through at least one year of related graduate-level education, Superior Academic Achievement with a directly related bachelor's degree, or an allowable combination of education and experience.
Applicants must meet qualifications by November 10, 2026. Competitive candidates must also meet applicable time-in-grade requirements.
Applicants must document hours worked per week as specified in the announcement; education used to qualify must be supported by transcripts.
Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Responsibilities

Assist with developing, preparing, and revising the unit budget and prepare instructions for managers regarding funding estimates and budget planning for the coming fiscal year.
Draft procedural guidance on the format for submitting annual estimates of funding needs.
Provide data and assistance to program managers and unit staff preparing budget and program planning summaries.
Assist with execution of the current-year unit budget, including analyzing needs, recommending modifications, and making allotments.
Review budget justification data supporting estimates or allotment requests for accuracy and adequacy by comparing it with source documents, such as acquisition records, historical financial data, payroll reports, and fixed-cost data.
Prepare data summaries for routine and special budget execution reports.
Tabulate cost data for individual projects, such as construction, research, or maintenance, and apply basic budget analysis, such as cost-benefit ratios, to show the effects of funding-level changes.