Budget Analyst

Summary

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys Offices visit At the full performance level you will be responsible for planning implementing and administering the full spectrum of budget and financial management services. If selected for this position you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.

Duties include:
- Gathering and consolidating narrative information and statistical data needed for budget operations and financial reporting
- Researching legal regulatory program and budgetary information
- Monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures for the office
- Verifying that obligations and expenditures occur on a timely-basis in accordance with regulatory controls
- Providing information based on the products of the financial management system
- Analyzing expenditure data to identify variables affecting costs
- Preparing annual administrative budgets and operating plans
- Providing a wide variety of budgetary reports

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint credit and tax checks and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable.
• If selected you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below: Specialized Experience Education OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates knowledge of budget and finance principles practices and methods to perform budget execution formulation financial reporting and internal control functions. Examples of specialized experience include gathering statistical data needed for financial reporting reviewing the accuracy of budget and program data monitoring obligations and expenditures and compiling budget requests.

Education: One of the following types of education in a closely related field (e.g. Accounting Financial Management Public Administration Business Administration): a Masters or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification order to qualify based on a combination graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year.

GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below: Specialized Experience Education OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level.

Specialized experience is defined as performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates an intensive knowledge of budget and finance policies principles and practices sufficient to manage the budget process. Examples of specialized experience include formulating and executing the budget; overseeing financial management operations; conducting audits tracking funds and developing statistical reports.

Education: One of the following types of education in a closely related field (e.g. Accounting Financial Management Public Administration Business Administration): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification order to qualify based on a combination graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214 in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more certain other veterans spouses of certain members of the armed forces and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.
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All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria see
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Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

Candidates 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.