Supervisory Budget Analyst
What you'd do
The position is at the full performance level and is in the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Finance Service line. The primary purpose of the Supervisory Budget Analyst is to manage the formulation, preparation, justification, and execution of the budget. The incumbent serves as the subject-matter expert for matters relating to the budget process, fund control point management, funds analysis, data trending, costing of transactions, financial reporting, and generation of salary projections.
Major duties
Incumbent prepares the facility's annual budget plan in a timely and accurate manner by employing a wide scope of analytical devices that include analysis of historical patterns, cost benefit and trend analyses, operating accounts and salary projections, data retrieval from a variety of sources, and interviews with program managers and subject-matter experts. Responsible for the management of funds distribution. Identifies ineffective or underperforming programs within the operating plan, recommends reprogramming of funds as required, and anticipates/predicts funding needs or surpluses. Prepares cost benefit analyses to aid in allocation or redistribution of funds, and reviews estimates from program officials and appraises their validity. Employee reviews, analyzes, revises, and recommends approval, disapproval, or changes to budget requests and justifications. Serves as the facility point-of-contact for all budgetary reports required by VACO, VISN offices, public affairs, other private or government organizations, and HCS Executive management. Responsible for conducting cost analyses and making financially responsible recommendations on new and existing contracts and agreements, analyzing cost data received from VACO, VISN, or other VA facilities, and preparing studies for HCS Executive management. Provides technical and administrative supervision to the budget department staff (including TCF Interns when applicable) Interviews candidates for positions in the department; recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignments to department positions; identifies and provides for training needs Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Full Time Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Budget Analyst/PD13862A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 07/31/2026. 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. Experience may have been gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work. Experience in substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical, or other responsible work may be qualifying as long as it provided evidence of the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) necessary to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Experience of a general clerical nature (typing, filing, routine procedural processing, maintaining records, or other nonspecialized tasks) is not creditable. Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Preferred Experience: Experience preparing the facility's budget and producing accurate and timely analyses of funding and expenditures throughout the fiscal year. Experience with managing funds distribution and monitoring expenditures from multiple appropriations that are good for multiple years, or funds that do not expire, and programs operated through donated funds. Experienced in supervising a Budget team, ensuring that financial policies are being followed in accordance with Appropriations Law. Experienced in monitoring expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of VHA programs. Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with some light exertion related to walking to and from meetings, lifting light books and papers to and from the work site. 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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