Budget Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• At least one year of full-time specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level, demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the position's duties. Examples include managing budget guidance in budget planning and formulation; tracking and collecting data from information systems and preparing budget and finance reports; reviewing appropriations acts and fund distributions, obligations, expenditures, and funding allocations to evaluate program, project, and operational costs; and coordinating strategic planning, policy direction and guidance, and development and review of appropriations and authorization.
• Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Merit Promotion candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
• A background security investigation and favorable adjudication are required for appointment.
• Applicants required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must be registered to be eligible for appointment.

Responsibilities

• Manage budget formulation, justification, strategic planning, and execution.
• Develop and coordinate budgets for offices, divisions, and branches, including construction estimates for the Bureaus of Indian Education and Indian Affairs for OMB and Greenbook submissions.
• Advise on budget estimates, justifications, facilities management programs, and applicable agency, department, and OMB requirements.
• Prepare budget submissions, Congressional justifications and hearing materials, responses to questions for the record, and Effects of Congressional Action Statements.
• Integrate performance goals, measures, and outcomes into budget submissions in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act.
• Support the distribution, obligation, expenditure, reallocation, and execution of funds in accordance with operating plans and authorized objectives.
• Use application systems to monitor fund execution, reconcile accounts, process financial and business payment authorizations and invoicing, and ensure accurate budget and financial reporting.
• Monitor program performance and analyze financial and workload data.
• Provide status reports, alternatives, and recommendations to senior leadership, agency officials, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; the specific benefits offered depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.