Budget Analyst

Veterans Health Administration • San Antonio, TX

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is intended to serve as a Budget Analyst and financial liaison for Finance Service and various VHA and multiple individual entities. This position has primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining a complex integrated system of financial systems, appropriations, and services which contribute to the effective management control over facility operations.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Must complete all required steps in the process.
• Requires an online assessment.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Must serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period.
• Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Experience in budgeting, execution, and analysis within a federal government agency, including utilizing federal financial management systems and software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite and applications.
• Experience with VISTA.
• Familiarity with the VA procurement process.

Nice To Haves

• Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical expertise care line managers, and service chiefs regarding all aspects of budget formulation, justification, presentation, and execution.
• Works with all care line managers and service chiefs in planning the type of financial data and information to be submitted in support of budget estimates.
• Keeps abreast of pending and enacted legislation and governmental regulations affecting the availability of appropriated funds.
• Responsible for the distribution of funds to various control points, analyzing actual expenditures as compared to the plan, and making projections to indicate needed adjustments in the budget plan.
• Performs budgeting for relatively unstable operating programs which require reprogramming several times a year, i.e., when patient workload decreases or increases, the Budget Analyst can withdrawal funds from one control point and utilize it more efficiently in another.
• Resolves difficult problems of prediction and forecasting due to uncertainties or changes in operating programs; fluctuations in patient census; provider shortages causing workload to be sent to non-VA programs; changing salary estimates due to constant occurrence of vacant positions and the amount of lag time required to fill positions.
• Actively assists in the participation of both short and long-range planning activities and in this capacity can influence decisions and actions that involve scope of programs and overall policies and procedures of the Chillicothe medical facilities.
• Collaborate with other service chiefs/care line managers to negotiate and/or coordinate work related changes affecting their service/care line and Budget.
• Responsible for meeting the needs of customers while supporting the missions of the San Antonio VA Medical Center.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

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.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level