Budget Analyst
What you'd do
The incumbent is under the general administrative direction of the Supervisory Budget Analyst, Fiscal Service and works to support the budgetary operations and needs of the facility. The purpose of this position is to monitor/analyze various program budgets and provide critical budgetary data to senior leadership, when needed.
Major duties
Provide advice and guidance to program and line managers on the interpretation of budget estimates and the formulation of budget requests in support of the programs of the facility. Provide advice to the assigned organization on modifying budget estimates in response to the annual mid-year and fall reviews. Reviews initiate budget submission to ensure that planning guidelines are followed and the estimates for the fiscal programs are in line targets. Develop proposed budgetary and procedural guidance (i.e., format for budget estimates) for issuance to the organizations. Develop summary charts providing a synopsis of the facility's budget request and highlights issues with pertinent background information so that effective budget decisions can be made. Reviews operating plans for conformation with established policies, plans, and objectives. Evaluate operating plans for reasonableness of workload, obligations, and outlay data, insures that monthly and yearly trends are reflected in the operating plan and recommends any necessary adjustments. Review facility budgetary and program requirements to assure their conformance with established agency policies and the intent of Congress. Review actual obligations, outlays, and workload levels to highlight potential operating and financial problem. Investigates and explains deviations from fiscal operating plans and program objectives. Develop monthly analyses of program actual and possible trends, with detailed explanation of significant deviations. Prepare special analyses, studies, and reports as requested by the supervisor and higher authority. Initiates, develops, and conducts special studies relating to facility business lines and ancillary programs accounts. Participate in the fund distribution process and controls and reviews assigned areas at the planning, apportionment and allotment stages. Assist in the preparation of instructions pertaining to format, content, and underlying policy assumptions for facility preparation and submission of monthly budget operating plans. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD09104A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/15/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. +3yrs of VA Budget Analyst Experience preferred You may qualify based on your experience and/or education s described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience with VA budget regulations and methods to edit and review long-range budget for assigned accounts. Experience with Federal and VA budget policies and processes to review, analyze, and evaluate requirements for financed and unfinanced obligations. Experience executing budgets to ensure reliability of funding levels and funds are allocated on a timely basis and obligated effectively for activities served. Experience applying principles, practices and methods of budget execution to determine whether obligations, expenditures, and requested allotments are within funding limitations in the approved budget. Experience in applying budget concepts, methods and techniques to form, execute and administer financial management of funds for assigned programs and activities, Experience compiling, narrative and statistical data and preparing a variety of reports, studies, fact sheet memoranda, and presentations covering status of funds for assigned program. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. (Note Transcripts required) OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. (Note Transcripts required) 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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