Budget Analyst

Department of State Headquarters•Washington, DC

About The Position

This position is in the Office of the Executive Director, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs (NEA-SCA/EX). The Budget Analyst is responsible for the financial management of all domestic activities and coordinates, formulates, presents, and executes budgets for Bureau domestic resources. The role involves a wide range of budgetary and analytical duties, including negotiations with offices within the servicing bureaus. The position provides budget oversight, control, and execution for an assigned budget area; represents the Bureau on Global Financial Management System (GFMS) task forces, review boards, and Department of State financial systems; and assists the Budget Officer with implementing financial management and budget systems, programs, and databases, as well as the Budget Team Leader for the bureaus. The analyst reviews budget requests for consistency, accuracy, and compliance with instructions developed by the Bureau Budget Officer or Budget Team Lead. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance, and undergo random drug testing. An Annual Confidential Financial Disclosure is required within the first 30 days. Federal applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements. Situational telework may be permitted if eligible and approved by a supervisor.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
Annual Confidential Financial Disclosure is required within the first 30 days.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the position duties.
Specialized experience collecting and analyzing funding requirements from field or subordinate offices and preparing fund requests to a higher-level budget authority.
Specialized experience executing budgets, including allotting funds, monitoring obligations and spending against approved requirements, and using financial management and budget systems to prepare budget, financial, and analytical reports.
Specialized experience checking budget submissions for accuracy and compliance with budget instructions and advising managers on requests and supporting documentation.
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time-after-competitive-appointment requirements by the announcement closing date.
There is no education substitution for specialized experience at the GS-12 level.

Responsibilities

Provide budget oversight, control, and execution for the assigned budget area.
Represent the Bureau on Global Financial Management System (GFMS) task forces, review boards, and Department of State financial systems.
Assist the Budget Officer in implementing financial management and budget systems, programs, and databases, and assist the Budget Team Leader for the bureaus.
Coordinate, formulate, present, and execute budgets for all Bureau domestic resources.
Review budget requests for consistency, accuracy, and adherence to budget instructions developed by the Bureau Budget Officer or Budget Team Lead.
Collect and analyze funding requirements from field or subordinate offices and prepare fund requests for a higher-level budget authority.
Allot funds, monitor obligations and spending against approved requirements, and use financial management and budget systems to prepare budget, financial, and analytical reports.
Advise managers on preparing budget requests and supporting documentation.