Budget Analyst

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Long Beach, CA

4d • Onsite

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-27-13081317-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. 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 the closing date of the announcement.
• If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the 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.
• 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.
• One year 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.

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.
• Learn more about federal benefits.

What This Job Offers

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