Budget Analyst

As a Budget Analyst, GS-0560-14, your typical work assignments may include the following: Plans, organizes, and carries out a major, substantive budget for a significant program component. The incumbent ensures the effective integration of program and budget planning.

Performs a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties connected with the review, justification and presentation of the budgets for a major component(s) of the Department of Homeland Security. Provides expert advice to management on the Federal budget process.

Projects and analyzes the potential effects of budgetary actions on program viability and the attainment of program objectives and formulates innovative approaches and strategies to resolve extremely complex budgetary conflicts and satisfy major budget program objectives.

Formulates and implements authoritative budgetary Department-wide instructions, standards, and other guidelines that have a profound impact on the financing and accomplishment of varied and major national programs.

Interprets and assesses the impact of new and revised congressional legislation on the formulation and execution of the full range of program budgets within the Department. Analyzes and evaluates continual changes in program plans and funding and their effect on financial and budget program milestones.

Analyzes financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for financial and/or budget actions. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.

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Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Utilizing established federal budget policies and processes (i.e., Congressional, Departmental, and Office of Management and Budget), to formulate federal budget estimates for submission to OMB and Congress; 2) Drafting budget narrative justifications for submission to OMB and Congress; 3) Preparing budget execution plans; and 4) Advising managers on appropriate budgetary actions to be taken to meet agency/organizational needs.

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary.

If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job).

If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.