Summary

The Supervisory Budget Analyst manages the formulation, preparation, justification, and execution of the budget for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System (HCS). The incumbent serves as the point-of-contact and subject-matter expert for all matters relating to the budget process, fund control point management, funds analysis, data trending, costing of transactions, financial reporting, and generation of salary projections.

Duties

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Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Prepare the facility's annual budget plan in a timely and accurate manner by employing a wide scope of analytical devices that include analysis of historical patterns, cost benefit and trend analyses, etc.
• Responsible for the management of funds distribution from more than ten appropriations.
• Develop and maintain computer programs relating to all aspects of personal services costs and budget execution.
• Provide management with independently produced, accurate, and timely analyses of funding and expenditure situations throughout the fiscal year.
• Identify ineffective or underperforming programs within the operating plan, recommend reprogramming of funds as required, and predict future funding needs or surpluses.
• Prepare cost benefit analyses to aid in allocation or redistribution of funds.
• Review, analyze, revise, and recommend approval, disapproval, or changes to budget requests and justifications.
• Conduct cost analyses and make financially responsible recommendations on new and existing contracts and agreements.
• Provide technical and administrative supervision to the budget department staff.
• Ensure HCS policies and priorities are being followed in accordance with underlying concepts of appropriations law.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

Telework: This position may be authorized Ad-hoc for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Budget Analyst/PD235290

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/15/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

You must qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience includes: performing various supervisory duties, such as establishing performance standards and balancing workload; developing or managing an operating budget; analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data for budgetary planning and fund management; preparing various plans or reports related to budget execution, funds, expenses, and/or obligations; utilizing various software systems to track financial data; and auditing/reviewing work to ensure they meet policy and regulations.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. The work is primarily sedentary with some light exertion related to walking to and from meetings, lifting light books and papers to and from the work site.

Work Environment: The work is performed in an office setting or in a virtual/remote position from home.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

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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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