Program Analyst

As a Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Preparing and reviewing funding allocations for effective program implementation of resources. Developing monthly spend plans for salaries and benefits, travel, and overseas travel and related entitlements.

Monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures of allocated resources by extracting and analyzing financial reports. Making recommendations to the Director of Budget and Finance regarding funding realignments and/or funding adjustments.

Developing cost-benefit analysis of proposed budgetary and program actions and advising Department officials and program managers of the most cost-effective courses of action. Serving as the sole point of contact between contacts within BIS to provide monthly financial status update.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Program Analyst GS-0343-11, (FPL: GS-12) positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

This position is also advertised under BIS-DOA-MP-26-13034412, which is open to Merit Promotion eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.

This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series 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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service or its non-federal equivalency.

Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Applying expertise in the budget process and associated policies, directives, procedures, and regulations to develop and provide authoritative guidance; AND 2) Providing analysis, research, and recommendations to the team to inform budgetary actions and decision-making; AND 3) Assisting in developing budget formulation estimates; AND 4) Supporting the development and preparation of budget justifications; AND 5) Facilitating communication and coordination between office staff and bureau budget offices on budgetary matters; AND 6) Utilizing financial and budgetary systems to track, monitor, and perform budgetary and financial activities. -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION - Applicants may qualify with 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

MUST PROVIDE A COPY TRANSCRIPTS -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.