Budget Analyst

Bureau of Labor Statistics

$80K — $100K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in federal civilian budgeting, particularly long-range budget planning
  • Experience making recommendations to management on budgetary decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to formulate and present budgets effectively
  • Familiarity with preparing financial reports for federal agencies and Congress
  • Knowledge of internal control systems regarding resource management

Responsibilities

  • Oversee budget execution functions and resolve funding issues
  • Plan, implement, and negotiate budgetary policies and programs
  • Develop and monitor internal control systems for resource management
  • Provide leadership and guidance on budgeting functions to BLS offices
  • Coordinate resource planning, allocation, and usage with ongoing analysis of spending

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package as a U.S. government employee
  • Eligibility for telework depending on management decisions
  • Access to health and wellness programs
  • Retirement plans and savings opportunities
  • Paid leave and holidays
Full Job Description
Summary

The position is located in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Administration.

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Duties

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Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Providing oversight of and support for a full range of budget execution functions, including resolving funding issues related to accomplishing the BLS mission
  • Planning, initiating, implementing, and negotiating the application of major budget and financial management programs and policies for BLS and analyzing any potential problems
  • Developing, modifying, and monitoring the use of internal control systems to ensure that BLS resources are efficiently and effectively managed and coordinating resource planning, allocation, and usage
  • Providing leadership and staff guidance to BLS offices on the establishment and administration of budget and financial management functions and ensuring the provision of customer service to BLS program offices and BLS support offices
  • Coordinating resource planning, allocation, and usage, and engaging in ongoing review and analysis of BLS spending and creation of regular reports for high-level OA and BLS staff


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Must be at least 16 years old.
  • Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
  • Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.


Qualifications

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, 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-13: To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the federal service. This experience must be in federal civilian budgeting, particularly long-range budget planning. Specialized experience includes meeting ALL of the following:

  • Making recommendations to management on the implications of budgetary decisions in current and future years;
  • Formulating and presenting budgets;
  • Preparing reports to other federal agencies and Congress on the status and use of appropriated funds.


Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Additional information

This position is inside the bargaining unit and will be included in the Local 12, AFGE bargaining unit.

For more information, click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.

Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

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.

Benefits

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