Summary

This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Performance Planning and CFO in Washington, DC. The incumbent serves as a senior analyst on all budget, financial management, and program planning activities.

Duties

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As a/an Budget Analyst at theGS- 0560-14, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Analyzes legislation, appropriations language, OMB directives and Treasury Department guidelines pertaining to the Agency's budgeting and planning requirements.
• Develops budget plans by performing analysis of budget systems, cost standards, cost effectiveness, cost benefit ratios, historical spending, etc. Concurrently translates budget plans into financial management terms. This planning function requires the use of specialized forecasting techniques including statistical, quantitative, economic, trend, and other analyses.
• Uses to the maximum extent possible all available data processing equipment to automate routine office budgetary operations, provide more thorough, detailed, timely analyses, and gather, store, and perform a wide variety of analytical operations on programmatic and budgetary data for use in developing annual and multi-year budget estimates and for reviewing and controlling the expenditure of funds.
• Prepares formal consolidation budget forecasts and reports on budget execution required by SBA officials, OMB, and Congress; and coordinates the preparation and execution of the budget for a major segment of the agency's budget.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must successfully complete a background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

GS-14: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector:

1. performing a wide variety of analytical duties connected with budget formulation, justification, and execution; and
2. planning and organizing budgets for a whole organization and developing presentations to external stakeholders; and
3. setting standardized budgetary processes to enhance budget execution and financial planning for an organization; and
4. reviewing and summarizing legislation, regulation, and policies for budgetary and financial impact for an organization.

These qualifications must be clearly referenced in your resume.

If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site:

Budget Analysis Series 0560

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.

Generally, time in Non-Pay status as a federal employee is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed above.

All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 08/20/2026.

Education

There is no education substitution for this grade level.

Additional information

Consistent with work requirements and current SBA Policy, and all applicable provisions of the collective bargaining agreement with AFGE the SBA offers employees opportunities to perform work at an alternative location (e.g. home).

Additional vacancies may be filled from this vacancy announcement if additional vacancies occur within 180 days of the date the certificates were issued.

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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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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.

Telework may be available. For information on Telework visit: http://www.telework.gov/

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