Job summary

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Major duties

Analyzes the impact of new or revised legislation, policies, and procedures on assigned programs or funds. Reviews, analyzes, edits and consolidates budget data. Prepares a multitude of specialized budget reports for submission to headquarters. Prepares assigned portions of the Mid-Year Review funding and required supporting justification. Identifies requirements short-falls and trade-offs, and prepares appropriate supporting documentation and impact statements. Develops budget/program processes, procedures and guidance for executing financial management plans and programs. Allocates funds to individual organizations/programs based on an analysis of budget estimates, historical expenditures, projected workload, and approved funding. Monitors monthly commitments, expenditures, and multi-work year limitations for assigned accounts. Prepares a variety of reports covering the status of funds, open commitments, spend plan reconciliation, unfunded requirements, and priority list.

Qualification

To qualify for a Budget Analyst your resume and supporting documentation must support: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Identifying issues and providing recommendations to improve budgetary processes, daily monetary transactions and commonly reviewed reports. Reviewing, analyzing and interpreting policies and procedures on budget matters. Creates, approves, and certifies various funding documents and financial transactions on a daily basis.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Evaluations

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Budget Execution Budget Formulation, Justification, and Presentation Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Budget Oral Communication Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score. Once the application process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documentation will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire.