Program Analyst

As a Program Analyst you will perform the following duties:

• Preparing and reviewing funding allocations for effective program implementation of resources.
• Developing monthly spend plans for salaries and benefits travel and overseas travel and related entitlements.
• Monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures of allocated resources by extracting and analyzing financial reports.
• Making recommendations to the Director of Budget and Finance regarding funding realignments and/or funding adjustments.
• Developing cost-benefit analysis of proposed budgetary and program actions and advising Department officials and program managers of the most cost-effective courses of action.
• Serving as the sole point of contact between contacts within BIS to provide monthly financial status update.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• This position requires a TOP SECRET: Any required investigations and clearances must be completed before the selectee can be placed in the position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check a review of financial issues as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• A probationary or trial period may be required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306 Declaration for Federal Employment and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid
• Drug Test Required: Yes this position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter.
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority reinstatement eligible non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band.
• Student Loan Repayment may be offered.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Managements website located at: must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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 religious; 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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service or its non-federal equivalency.

Specialized experience is defined as:

1) Applying expertise in the Federal budget process and associated policies directives procedures and regulations to develop and provide authoritative guidance; AND

2) Providing analysis research and recommendations to the team to inform budgetary actions and decision-making; AND

3) Assisting in developing budget formulation estimates; AND

4) Supporting the development and preparation of budget justifications; AND

5) Facilitating communication and coordination between office staff and bureau budget offices on budgetary matters; AND

6) Utilizing financial and budgetary systems to track monitor and perform budgetary and financial activities.

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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION - Applicants may qualify with 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. MUST PROVIDE A COPY TRANSCRIPTS

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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEA combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.