Budget Analyst

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) managing financial programs to ensure full utilization of funds; 2) developing basic procedures or policies for the organization's budget process; 3) providing advice to management on budgetary matters; 4) validating that funds are available to meet mission requirements; 5) utilizing web-based systems to perform a wide variety of budgetary and analytical tasks, such as General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), Defense Travel System (DTS), or Government Travel Card (GTC); and 6) analyzing budget reports and recommending solutions to problems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years (54 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Accounting, Auditing, Contracting, and Financial Analysis (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).

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Combination of Education and Experience: A 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%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)