If you are interested in a career as a Budget Analyst this job is for you! You will be a valued team member who manages Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA) budget operations to include execution formulation and funds control.
Bargaining Unit Status and Chapter: Not Covered AFGE Local 1456
This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies
This is not a law enforcement position.
As a Budget Analyst you will:
1. Have responsiblity for PSA budget formulation and execution functions. Monitor adjust and report on current and prior fiscal year execution and funds expenditures. Develop and issue fiscal guidance and procedures through annual program operating plans and work with program officials and senior PSA management to forecast spending requirements for OMB budget submissions. Analyze operating and support programs prepare cost-benefit and other funding analyses and develop funding estimates and alternatives. Prepare or advise on testimony and responds to questions from OMB and Congress.
2. Support development of the annual Agency master spend plan considering historical spending and other analyses requirements identified by program offices payroll projections new initiatives and OMB and Congressional guidance. Monitor Congressional actions/news programs for passing continuing resolutions (CRs) and/or enacted appropriations. Adjust projections as necessary for CRs shutdown sequestration reductions or other guidance issued by OMB and Congress. Plan and execute shutdown fiscal activities if necessary.
Conditions of Employment
1. Must be a U.S. Citizen
2. Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
3. Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
4. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period if not already completed
5. All applicants are subject to a comprehensive criminal background investigation and required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
6. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice
7. Status applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade
8. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the close of this announcement
9. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
To qualify for this position you must meet the specialized experience requirement below.
To qualify for the GS-14 grade level you must have one year of specialized experience related to the duties of the position that was comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level.
Specialized experience is defined as administering the full range of an Agency wide budgetary function to include budget execution formulation and funds control. Specialized experience also includes working knowledge of budget execution process formulation process and funds control and their interrelationships. This includes the execution and formulation methods as well as budget policies regulations and analytical techniques to analyze and evaluate continual changes in funding.
NOTE: Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the experience requirements will result in an Ineligible rating.
There is no education substitution at this grade level. 1. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant or Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other applicants for this position. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal/PSA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice your most recent performance rating and your most recent SF-50 noting current position grade level and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for more information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility. A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses grades semester year and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail basis your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: information
2. If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility you must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure or you will not be considered under the merit promotion process. Also you should submit your most recent performance appraisal.
3. Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998: Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active duty service may apply. If you are applying under this provision please submit a copy of your DD-214 (unedited long version).
4. You can apply for a non-competitive appointment if you meet the basic eligibility requirements and you are eligible for special appointment such as those authorized for the severely disabled; certain Vietnam era and disabled veterans; returned volunteers from the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps Vista etc. Please indicate the type of special appointment you are seeking if any on your application and follow all other instructions for applying shown in this announcement.
5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office in other Federal agency personnel offices and on OPMs web site at OPM Qualification Standards.
6. In accordance with Executive Order 14170 and the Merit Hiring Plan guidance issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management applicants for this position are invited to respond to four essay questions. These questions are designed to provide you with an opportunity to share your commitment to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution as well as your dedication to public service. While your responses are not required and will not be scored we encourage you to thoughtfully address each question. Please provide a response of 200 words or less to each question. You will be asked to certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) such as a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT or Copilot. Click here to review the questions should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Required Experience:
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