Budget Analyst

GS-7: Specialized experience: One (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled - Budget Analyst. My experience is equivalent to at least the GS-5 level in federal service. Specialized experience is experience utilizing the principles, concepts, and methodology of budget formulation to review, edit, and consolidate budget estimates and to adjust data in related forms and schedules; experience determining whether obligations, expenditures, and requested allotments are within funding limitations in the approved budget; and experience using automated software to perform queries and produce reports.

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Education: one (1) year of graduate-level education which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work and is related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying graduate education would include study in the fields of accounting, finance, business, public administration, economics, statistics, political science, or sociology. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

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Combination of education/experience: An equivalent level of graduate level education above a bachelor's degree, as described in B above, and specialized experience, as described in A above, to meet the total qualification requirements for this position. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

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Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): I have completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position of a Budget Analyst and meet one of the following: 1. Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university or major subdivision. 2. A grade-point average of "B" (a GPA of 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. 3. A grade point average of "B+" (a GPA of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. 4. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. For a list of recognized honor societies please visit http://www.achsnatl.org/quick_link.asp. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

GS-9: Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level of GS-7 in federal service. Specialized experience is experience applying knowledge of budgetary policies and processes, precedents, goals, objective, regulations, and guidelines for the sources, types and methods for finding agencies and programs in order to analyze and administer a large, complex budget, and ensure that budget estimates, projections, and submissions conform to requirements, guidelines, and financial objectives; experience applying comprehensive knowledge of the complex and interwoven relationship between budgetary and financial procedures and directives needed to recommend feasible actions addressing abrupt changes in program requirements; experience in the analysis and comparison of selected object class and line item obligations and expenditures in the approved operating budget to determine whether funds are being used appropriately; experience adjusting data on the appropriate forms and schedules to reflect changes in funds available, obligations, and expenditures; and experience writing brief factual reports detailing the purposes for which funds were obligated and expended.

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Education: a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.B. or J.D., if related. Education must be related to the position and must demonstrate the knowledge, sills, and abilities necessary to do the work. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

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Combination of experience/education: An equivalent combination of specialized experience and successfully completed graduate education beyond a bachelor's degree, as described above, to meet the requirements for this position? (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

GS-11: Specialized experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is experience applying knowledge of budgetary policies and processes, precedents, goals, objective, regulations, and guidelines for the sources, types and methods for finding agencies and programs in order to analyze and administer a large, complex budget, and ensure that budget estimates, projections, and submissions conform to requirements, guidelines, and financial objectives; experience applying comprehensive knowledge of the complex and interwoven relationship between budgetary and financial procedures and directives needed to recommend feasible actions addressing abrupt changes in program requirements; experience in the analysis and comparison of selected object class and line item obligations and expenditures in the approved operating budget to determine whether funds are being used appropriately; experience adjusting data on the appropriate forms and schedules to reflect changes in funds available, obligations, and expenditures; experience writing brief factual reports detailing the purposes for which funds were obligated and expended; and experience applying auditing techniques and methodologies to complete on-going and ad-hoc analysis of financial status and to conduct difficult reconciliations involving the interfaces and interrelationships between and among financial and budgetary systems.

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Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M., if related. Education must be related to the position and must demonstrate the knowledge, sills, and abilities necessary to do the work. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

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Combination of experience/education: An equivalent combination of specialized experience and successfully completed graduate education beyond a master's degree, as described above, to meet the requirements for this position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.


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/.