Budget Analyst

In this role as a Budget Analyst, you will be responsible for: Serving as a senior budget analyst, performing the full range of budget work providing expert advice and guidance and developing plans, procedures, and instructions for formulating and executing program budgets applicable to agency operations; Formulating annual and multi-year payroll budget estimates, including analyzing staffing levels, projecting the fiscal impact of personnel actions, calculating comprehensive fully burdened labor costs, monitoring full-time equivalent usage against authorized ceilings, reconciling biweekly payroll actuals, and developing complex "what-if" scenarios to advise leadership on budgetary impacts; Developing and preparing guidance on complex budget policy issues referred because of the complexity or sensitivity of the topics involved, precedent setting implications, short suspense time, deviation from established regulations, or other unusual actions; Recommending, justifying, and providing rationale for any reprogramming of funds and restructuring of projects/programs to ensure adequate and efficient distribution of resources, and advises of potential or immediate changes in plans or policies; Verifying and monitoring integrated operating program data in various financial systems and consolidates the data for an overview of the financial status of major programs and operations.

Evaluates data relationships between operating programs and the financial state of assigned organizations. Enters and adjusts data for a wide variety of reports; Evaluating total program execution to detect potential financial problem areas and initiates corrective actions.

Prepares and participates in program reviews to determine progress against approved funding, schedules, and objectives; Interpreting financial data to identify trends and real or potential financial problems.

Ensures erroneous or unclear data, reports, or documentation are detected and corrected prior to release of final financial reports; and Reviewing a variety of incoming, outgoing, and summary documents to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of financial operations and financial reports.

Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-13 level. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector.

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. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: SK-14: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-13 level.

Specialized experience includes: Identifying trends in datasets and drawing conclusions that inform allocation of funding, including payroll; AND Using financial management systems, spreadsheets, and query tools; AND Presenting financial data to non-financial stakeholders.

ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information: Competency 1: Financial Management - Implements and/or advises on all financial aspects of the organization and the agency overall.

Competency 2: Financial Data Analysis and Reporting - Conducts studies and analysis of financial data; reports out on study findings. Competency 3: Financial Systems Management - Develops and leverages technological systems to implement financial processes, including the workflow of data.

Competency 4: Technical Communication - Translates technical information into non-technical terms and accurately conveys technical information to end users (e.g., staff, management) and outside parties.