Budget Analyst

Office of the Secretary of the Interior•Lakewood, CO

About The Position

The Budget Analyst serves in the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management & Budget, Budget Administration. The position develops and evaluates budget strategies, oversees financial execution, provides fiscal guidance to leadership, and conducts analyses and special projects. The role is suitable for telework, which may be allowed with supervisory approval. The position is advertised at GS-13 and GS-14. At GS-13, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12. At GS-14, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13. Education may not substitute for experience. Qualifications must be met by October 26, 2026. Employment is subject to U.S. citizenship or national status, background investigation and favorable adjudication, Selective Service registration where applicable, Direct Deposit participation, and successful E-Verify verification. A one-year probationary period may be required. Pay depends on selected grade and duty location; first-time federal hires normally start at step 1. The work is primarily sedentary in a typical office environment, with some walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen or National.
Pass a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Participate in Direct Deposit and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
GS-13: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including leading budget formulation for a portfolio of programs through multi-year estimates and performance measures; serving as a technical authority on apportionment, allotment, and execution and developing strategies during continuing resolutions; building analytical models or dashboards to forecast execution and briefing senior leadership; and mentoring junior analysts and establishing SOPs or quality controls for data integrity and budget-process compliance.
GS-14: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13, including advising senior leadership on budget strategy and leading enterprise-wide formulation and execution for complex appropriations; directing apportionment strategy and execution-risk management while ensuring Antideficiency Act compliance; leading OMB submissions and Congressional Budget Justifications and representing the organization in high-level reviews; and modernizing budget processes through data standards, workflow automation, or performance-based budgeting.
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
Resume must specify full-time (or 40 hours per week) or part-time hours per week for experience to be credited.

Responsibilities

Independently develop multi-year budget estimates and authoritative recommendations for Departmental leadership.
Evaluate programmatic, legislative, and policy changes and incorporate them into budget strategies.
Write justification materials, position papers, and talking points for senior officials.
Oversee financial execution for assigned accounts, including complex apportionment structures and multi-sourced funding.
Advise leadership on reprogramming strategies, risks, execution pace, and funding realignment options.
Lead resolution of complex financial-system discrepancies and data-quality issues.
Provide authoritative guidance on fiscal impacts of policy decisions, bureau-level execution risks, and long-term resource requirements.
Lead cost-benefit analyses, program evaluations, and development of analytical models.
Represent the Department in engagements with OMB, auditors, and senior Departmental staff.
Lead Department-wide special projects, cross-functional work groups, and urgent budget drills requiring rapid analysis.