Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Washington, District of Columbia. These are bargaining unit positions. Please limit your resume to 2 pages.

If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In order to qualify for the GS-13 Budget Analyst- Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience at the GS- 12 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as: Advising program official and budget staffs of the necessity for and type of budgetary action, of trends in the obligation of funds to meet program needs, and recommends approval or disapproval of requests for allotments and similar funding requests; Preparing and editing narrative justification and projected funding needs, and assures the data in requests is formally and accurately documented in a wide variety of unrelated forms, schedules and reports; Monitoring the obligation and expenditure of funds to ensure that funds are authorized, properly allocated, and obligated timely.

Prepares and executes the budget with many different sources and types of funding such as direct multiyear appropriations, allotments from many different appropriations, transfers of funds from other agencies, reimbursements for services performed, revenue from working capital funds, and trust accounts.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.

Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Major Duties:

As a Budget Analyst, at the full performance you will perform the following duties: Develops, recommends, interprets, and implements budgetary financial policies and renders authoritative interpretation of Executive Orders, budgetary guidelines, directives and policies and precedents Develops timetables for obtaining needed funding and provide expert advice to managers and all budget staff members on all phases of the budget program Implement budget controls through the review and approval of obligation and expenditure of funds while analyzing and evaluating continual changes in program plans and funding, and the effect on financial and budget program milestones.

Prepares official quarterly, annual and one-of-a kind reports requested by the Department, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and/or Congressional Committees and Member of Congress