Budget Analyst

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain accurate systems for monitoring and tracking budget execution for current and prior-year funds ensuring availability and preventing over-obligation.
• Oversee budget execution activities including reviewing financial reports reconciling accounts in FBMS/BTS correcting discrepancies and preparing status-of-funds reports.
• Analyze expenditure trends financial data and budget variances to identify issues recommend corrective actions and guide program managers on financial impacts.
• Formulate execute monitor and reconcile annual budget plans including closing prior-year funds developing out-year estimates and preparing budget projections.
• Ensure compliance with Departmental and bureau budget policies internal controls apportionments and fiscal regulations; identify and mitigate potential integrity or Anti-Deficiency risks.
• Review automated financial systems for proper coding data accuracy and reporting needs; extract and create ad-hoc financial reports using Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) Systems Applications and Products (SAP) and Business Warehouse (BW) and related systems.
• Prepare financial analyses justifications summaries and recommendations to support funding requests reprogramming actions staffing decisions and operational priorities.
• Provide program managers with guidance on budget planning formulation financial controls and expenditure monitoring including training on budget procedures and reporting requirements.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit
• You cannot hold an active real estate license nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/22/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level:

Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Examples of qualifying experience may include Formulating and justifying budgets; Track analyze and brief management and make recommendations on data analysis; analyzing budget submissions from a program or component for compliance with agency policy; reviewing commitments obligations expenditures and undelivered orders at the Treasury Account Symbol level for an assigned account.

On your resume you must include hours per week worked.

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Education: Successful completion of at least Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related in a field of study.

You must include transcripts.

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Combination of education and experience as listed above. To combine education and experience first take the percentage of your qualifying graduate education beyond the second year (only graduate education in excess of 36 semester hours counts toward GS-11). Then take the number of months of full-time specialized experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

On your resume you must include hours per week and include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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.