Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S.

Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO), International Operations and Advisory Directorate (IOAD), Mission Support Division. Location negotiable upon selection.

Locations can be filled at any of the ports listed. Locate a Port of Entry: Locate a Port of Entry | U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Generating required financial reports and creating and submitting journal vouchers to support the full Journal Vouchering process for assigned accounts.

Reconciling pay and non-pay financial data across multiple funding lines to determine and document available reimbursable authority for the fiscal year.

Using Analysis for Excel and advanced Excel functions such as pivot tables, formulas, and automation tools on recurring financial datasets to organize, calculate, and validate budget and execution data.

Running Budget Execution and Status Application reports and applying appropriate labor codes on a regular schedule to track, review, and document overtime charges for designated organizations.

Accessing and navigating CBP financial systems to run standard and ad-hoc reports and to initiate and document the distribution and realignment of funding among program and project codes.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.

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.

You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 04/17/2026.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation: U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity.

During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances.

For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP.

Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.

If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S.

Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S.

government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S.

government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment.

Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible.

View information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. Major Duties:

It is recommended that you apply as soon as possible in order to receive consideration as this announcement will close on 04/17/2026 at 11:59 p.m.

ET or on the day we receive 75 applicants (whichever comes first.) Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

In this position, you will be the expert on all phases of the budgeting process, providing senior leadership with analyses, forecasts, and recommendations to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies for budget development and execution.

You will directly support the agency's mission by ensuring effective resource allocation and fiscal accountability, enabling CBP to carry out customs, immigration, and anti-terrorism operations efficiently and lawfully.

This position starts at a salary of $106,437.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $138,370.00 (GS-13, Step 10).

You will be responsible for developing, executing, and managing the operating budget, overseeing procurement and travel programs, and leading process improvement initiatives.

Your role will involve collaborating with stakeholders, analyzing financial data, and recommending solutions to optimize resource utilization and support operational requirements.

Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Managing multiple appropriations and working directly with Program Managers to secure funding for mission requirements.

Reconciling requests with current expenditure levels and anticipated changes in programming and staffing.

Researching budget execution plans, reports of fund usage, planned and actual local expenditures, and working with the national office to resolve reporting and other problems.

Monitoring the Federal Employee Pay Act (FEPA), Customs Officer Pay Reform Act (COPRA) overtime, to ensure usage is within established budgetary allocations and restrictions.

Working with a cross-section of employees across CBP to manage various programs. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.

If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.

Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.