Budget Analyst

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Long Beach, CA

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About The Position

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR), Operations, Management, and Information Division (OMI), with one vacancy in the listed locations. This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS-27-13081316-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Requirements

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable ( www.sss.gov )
• Qualification requirements must be met by closing date of the announcement.
• One year probationary period may be required.
• Background investigation will be required.
• Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• Note: A one year probationary period will be required unless you are a current Department of Commerce (including NOAA) employee and are in the same line of work and with no more than a 30 day break in service.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period, we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; Needs and interests of the agency; Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
• Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active.
• Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
• There is no positive education requirement for this position.
• Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.
• Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
• This experience need not have been in the federal government.
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
• Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
• You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• To qualify at the ZA-3 or GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Contributing to budget estimates or reviewing justifications for use in presenting funding requests or recommendations; Compiling or analyzing of budgetary data to forecast organization or program funding needs; and Reviewing or approving financial resources associated with yearly allocations or financial documents.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
• A combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and specialized experience may be used to meet the total experience requirements.
• Only graduate-level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.

Responsibilities

• Support higher level analysts with the preparation of annual budget estimates, operating plans and labor projections for the West Coast Region.
• Analyze, review and revise budget estimates, justification statements and execution plan for office programs.
• Assist in reviewing and timing of allotted funds to programs and prioritize use of financial resources.
• Provide fund certification and expenditure approval across contracts, grants, interagency agreements, travel, training, and general operational spending.
• Conduct analysis of financial conditions of programs and present findings and recommendations to management.
• Plan, develop and execute financial practices and procedures to enhance the validity, accuracy, timeliness and integrity of financial processes.
• Utilize automated systems to input, review and analyze cost data for budget planning and execution.
• Collect historical data, workload statistics and objectives to prepare budget forms and statistical summaries needed to formulate the required budget.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed