Budget Analyst

Office of the Secretary of the Interior•Lakewood, CO

18d•Hybrid

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 independently develops multi-year budget estimates and recommendations for Departmental leadership; evaluates programmatic, legislative, and policy changes and incorporates them into budget strategies; and prepares justification materials, position papers, and talking points for senior officials. The analyst oversees financial execution for assigned accounts, advises leadership on reprogramming and funding options, resolves complex financial-system discrepancies, and provides guidance on policy impacts, execution risks, and long-term resource needs. The position also leads cost-benefit analyses, program evaluations, analytical modeling, Department-wide projects, cross-functional work groups, and urgent budget analyses, and represents the Department in engagements with OMB, auditors, and senior Department staff. Duties are suitable for telework, which may be permitted with supervisory approval. The role has GS-13 and GS-14 qualification levels, each requiring at least one year of specialized experience at the preceding grade level. Education cannot substitute for experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Participation in Direct Deposit is required.
Must pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
May be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
Meet applicable Time-in-Grade requirements if a current Federal employee.
GS-13: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including leading budget formulation for a program portfolio, developing multi-year estimates and integrating performance measures, serving as a technical authority on apportionment, allotment, and execution, developing execution strategies during continuing resolutions, building forecasting models or dashboards and briefing senior leaders, and mentoring junior analysts or establishing SOPs or quality controls.
GS-14: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13, including advising senior leaders on budget strategy, 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 the required experience.
Applicants must document work schedules or hours worked as specified in the announcement to support experience crediting.

Responsibilities

Develop multi-year budget estimates and authoritative recommendations for Departmental leadership.
Evaluate programmatic, legislative, and policy changes and incorporate them into budget strategies.
Prepare budget 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 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.