Budget Analyst

Department of State (Agency Wide)

$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in budgeting and financial management or related fields.
  • Ability to prepare executive-level briefings on budget execution.
  • Strong analytical skills for cost-benefit analysis and long-term budgeting strategies.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multi-year budgets for organizations.
  • Expertise in advising managers on budgetary needs and actions.

Responsibilities

  • Plans and coordinates annual and multi-year budgeting processes.
  • Conducts detailed analysis for preparing budget estimates in collaboration with program officials.
  • Advises management on necessary budgetary actions for program goals.
  • Develops proposals for funding methods and evaluates program cost effectiveness.
  • Ensures that operational planning aligns with resource requirements.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive federal benefits package for employees and families.
  • Eligibility for telework agreements with supervisory approval.
  • Participation in the Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP).
  • Opportunities for multiple positions to be filled from this announcement.
  • Employee access to various resources for improving efficiency in government operations.
Full Job Description
Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of Budget and Planning (BP). BP carries out the responsibilities of preparing and submitting the Department's budget requests, managing the Department's operational resource requirements, and ensuring that operational planning and performance management is synchronized with the Department's resource requirements. Coordinates with the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources in developing policies, plans, and programs to achieve foreign policy goals.

Duties

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  • Plans, organizes, coordinates and carries out annual and multi-year budgeting in support of assigned appropriations.
  • Assesses planned and anticipated program initiatives and activities through detailed analysis and consideration of program requirements in collaboration with program officials to prepare annual budget estimates.
  • Advises program and other managers of the necessity for and type of budgetary action to be implemented to meet their particular programmatic requirements.
  • Develops proposals concerning alternative methods, sources, and timing of financing for substantive programs and devises and applies criteria for evaluating the progress and cost effectiveness of accomplishing program plans, goals, and objectives.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.


Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

  • Experience formulating, justifying, and executing multi-year budgets for an organization.
  • Experience providing oversight of and adjustment to existing budgets through cost-benefit analyses and long-range analyses.
  • Experience preparing executive level briefing related to budget execution.


There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Additional information

  • To request a reasonable accommodation for additional time on the timed sections of the assessment, please submit your request using the "Request a Reasonable Accommodation" button within the Assessment Application.
    For all other reasonable accommodations at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations (OAA) at [redacted].
    OAA is responsible for reviewing and adjudicating reasonable accommodation (RA) requests for the Assessment Battery being used for this announcement. The following applies to all RA requests:
    • RA requests cover additional time on timed sections only.

    • Applicants submitting a RA request MUST attach supporting medical documentation signed by a licensed, treating medical provider. The documentation should describe the nature, severity, and expected duration of the condition, identify the relevant medical condition or diagnosis, and explain the basis for the requested extension. RA requests that do not contain supporting medical documentation attachments at the time of initial request may be subject to further review.

    • Note: the following documents do not, on their own, qualify for automatic approval of the RA request: Schedule A letters, VA benefits letters, or SSA letters.

    • Applicants MUST submit their application before the vacancy closes, even if pending an accommodation decision.

    • Applicants are encouraged to carefully follow instructions related to medical documentation provided in the vacancy announcement prior to beginning the RA process.

    • Applicants will have 48 hours after their RA request is adjudicated to complete the assessment battery. Scores generated after the allotted timeframe will not be admissible and the applicant will not be considered further for the vacancy.

  • If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
  • Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's CTAP & ICTAP eligibility website for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority consideration. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualifications, and demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position.


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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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