Budget Analyst

**YOU MUST APPLY AT https://www.usajobs.gov/job/888134900** **Resumes will NOT be accepted through Indeed or any other format.** **Apply between: 10/09/2026 - 10/16/2026** \*\***\*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION\*\*\*** Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: * Assists in accounting, forecasting, and executing the Research budget. * Reviews annual budget forecasts and spending plans and recommends adjustments based on historical spending plans. * Performs a variety of budgetary, administrative, and statistical functions to determine funding program validity, form future budges needs and provide written assessments to researchers. * Tracks funds distribution, monitors costs and expenditures, reconciles commitments and obligations, identifies excess funds, and prepares reports projecting the use of available resources. * Enters budgetary data into a variety of forms, schedules, and reports, and recommends and adjusts when required. * Prepares a variety of reports related to the status of funds, expenses and obligations. * Serves as a government purchase card holder with authority to make credit card purchases. Purchases supplies, equipment, and services. * Contacts respective contractor/vendor for oral or written quotes and determines source based on price, delivery, etc. * Reviews and reconciles billing statements and resolves discrepancies as required, for processes of payment. * Gathers, extracts, and compiles data for use in recurring and non-recurring report formats and provides status updates on a regular basis. * Prepares statistical reports, noting variances and assisting in determining the cause and effect. * Creates procedural instructions for budget processes and procedures to expedite/facility the correct completion of all budget/financial forms and processes. * Performs other related duties as assigned. * Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am until 4:30pm * Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Requirements / Conditions of Employment * You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job * **To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.** In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. * Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 * Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. * Subject to background/security investigation * Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. * Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: * your performance and conduct; * the needs and interests of the agency; * whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and * whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. **Qualifications** **To qualify for this position, you must meet the following:** **Specialized Experience:** Applicant must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-6) in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: using computerized automated accounting systems to enter budgetary and financial data, to compile, consolidate, organize, summarize, and prepare various budget/financial reports; purchasing supplies and equipment using an organizational credit card; tracking and monitoring costs, expenditures, obligations, and purchases and reconciling these monetary/financial accounts; conducting cost benefit analysis to develop budget plans and forecasts for various funding control point accounts. **NOTE:** Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:** Work is sedentary, being performed for the most part while sitting comfortably at a desk or table. A moderate amount of standing and walking is required when attending meetings and conferences, and in visiting other offices and buildings throughout the facility. Work also requires a one-time, daily pick-up of mail and packages from the on-site warehouse and mailroom and requires the ability to lift 15 pounds. 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/. **Education** There is no educational substitution at this grade level. **How you will be evaluated** You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): * Attention to Detail * Customer Service * Decision Making * Flexibility * Integrity/Honesty * Interpersonal Skills * Reading Comprehension * Self-Management * Stress Tolerance * Teamwork Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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. **IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.** Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Candidates who apply under "All U.S. Citizens" announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows: * Best Qualified - Applicants possessing the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications * Very Highly Qualified - Applicants possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds, to a very considerable extent, the minimum qualifications * Highly Qualified - Applicants possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds, to a considerable extent, the minimum qualifications * Well Qualified - Applicants possessing the type and quality of experience that marginally exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and who demonstrate average proficiency in most of the critical competencies * Qualified - Applicants possessing the type and quality of experience that meets the minimum qualifications **Application of Veterans' Preference**: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligible applicants that meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category (except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher). 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. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $57,150.00 - $74,297.00 per year Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Physical Setting: * Office Work Location: In person