Lead Budget Analyst
What you'd do
This position is located in the Fiscal Office. The incumbent performs a specified portion or portions of the full range of budget analysis assignments The incumbent also leads a team of budget analyst in performing the budget oversight and execution work assigned to the team.
Major duties
Duties include but are not limited to: Communicates the strategic mission and vision of the office to the team members and integrate them into the day-to-day operations. Advises management and appropriate personnel on the technical aspects essential in the development of budget estimates. Negotiates with operating officials to secure agreement on fund reductions as required. Reviews regulatory guidance and in consideration of increase and/or decrease in funds, executes reprogramming from time to time throughout the year. Coordinates reimbursable funding requests from various storage sites. Performs variance analyses monthly and quarterly and makes regular salary and FTEE projections W Continually advises supervisor on actions necessary to meet end-of- year targets as actual objections may differ from original plans Prepares or directs preparation of comprehensive analyses and furnishes detailed data and explanations concerning reasons for discrepancies and unusual situations which effect. Reviews budget estimate input for compliance with policy, rules, regulations, and procedures prescribed and provided by higher headquarters. Establishes controls and monitors use and rate of commitments and obligations through review or documentation, accounting records and personal interface with action officers and management and budget officials internal and external to the organization. Determines method of budget presentation. Performs related budgetary tasks. Serves as a team leader or coach in providing authoritative technical assistance, guidance and advice to a team of three budget analyst Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm. Subject to changed based on Agency Needs. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework AD-HOC). Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Budget Analyst/PD10346O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/06/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Specialized experience includes analyzing financial and budgetary actions; and ensuring that revenues and expenditures are accounted for and administers the disbursements and reconciliation of funds; Develop internal budget models, policies and procedures; Provides estimates of salary costs, prepares working documents; controls and analysis; Align internal budget categories with current financial management systems; and identify and provide for training needs finding ways to improve production or increase the quality of work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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