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Posted: March 20, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Budget Analyst

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys

Department of Justice

Fresh

Salary

$104,349 - $135,657

per year

Closes

March 27, 2026More DOJ jobs →

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing the budget for a U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles, including planning, preparing reports, and ensuring financial resources are used correctly under various laws.

You'll handle everything from creating annual budgets to advising on spending and maintaining financial systems.

It's a good fit for someone with strong experience in government finance who enjoys detailed planning and problem-solving in a legal environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in federal service, focusing on budget or financial management
  • Intensive knowledge of budget and finance policies, principles, and practices
  • Experience developing and maintaining integrated financial planning and reporting systems
  • Ability to oversee financial management operations and advise on resource utilization in compliance with laws
  • Proficiency in formulating, presenting, and executing short- and long-range budgets
  • Skills in designing comprehensive financial management systems and preparing budgetary reports
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a background investigation clearance

Full Job Description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates an intensive knowledge of budget and finance policies, principles, and practices sufficient to manage the budget process.

Examples of specialized experience include developing and maintaining an integrated financial planning and reporting system that involves both long-range programmatic plans and the annual budget; overseeing financial management operations; advising management on the proper and effective utilization of all financial resources under the district's jurisdiction in accordance with a wide variety of laws.

Major Duties:

If selected for this position, you will be responsible for the formulation, presentation, and execution phases of the district's short and long-range budget.

Typical work assignments will include: Design, development and maintenance of a comprehensive financial management system Plans and carries out an accounting program within delegation Operates and controls financial systems Devises and maintains an obligation reporting system that ensures costs are captured at the time commitments are made Provides technical guidance, advice, and assistance to the Budget Officer in the planning and development of future budget requirements Provides recommendations for establishing district procedural instructions Prepares district budget estimates, annual administrative budgets, and operating plans Provides a wide variety of budgetary reports Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/20/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-CAC-12912887-MS