Budget Analyst

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/16/2026. 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. 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.

For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: extracting, consolidating, validating, and analyzing financial data from enterprise systems and databases with limited supervision; developing and presenting recurring budget and financial reports using Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and analytical tools such as Power BI; assisting with the formulation and execution of service-level budgets; monitoring spending trends, variances, and financial data to identify potential issues; supporting the preparation of budget submissions and justifications; and helping administer the distribution of funds in accordance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and policies; providing guidance to staff on established budget processes, collaborating with program officials to support resource planning and organizational priorities, and applying analytical and cost-benefit techniques to evaluate financial issues and recommend practical solutions.