Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

In this position, you will serve as a Budget Analyst in the Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation (OPBE) on the Budget Formulation and Execution team.

This section is responsible for budget formulation and execution; strategic planning; legislative and regulatory review; and liaising on congressional affairs.

You will provide input on the budget effects of new legislation, new priorities, and major litigation initiatives that support the priorities of the Division.

If you are a current or former government employee on a permanent appointment in the competitive service, you will need to demonstrate 1-year (52-weeks) at the next lower grade level as listed in the qualifications below.

Time-in-Grade applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

Additionally, please ensure to submit an applicable SF-50 (please refer to the "required documents" section for additional information).

To qualify for the position of Budget Analyst, at GS-0560-12/13you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

To qualify for the GS-12 Budget Analyst position, you must demonstrate that you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the federal service performing such duties as: participating in the development of the Spring Call, OMB, and Congressional budget submissions; analyzing reports on obligations: expenditures, receipts, workload, unit cost, and personnel in relation to approved work programs and available funds; communicating, when necessary, with the Budget Officer/Comptroller, Assistant Budget Officer, Procurement Officer, Finance and Accounting Officer, and personnel in the Division's litigating branches regarding emerging issues and trends impacting the Division; advising the Budget Officer and Assistant Budget Officer on the budgetary and programmatic impact of appropriations bills, budget actions and laws; assisting Budget Officer, Procurement Officer, and Finance and Accounting Officer; and personnel in the Division's litigating branches regarding emerging issues and trends impacting the Division; drafting portions of briefings for senior Division and Departmental leadership; assisting in briefing OPBE officials on budget options.

To qualify for the GS-13 Budget Analyst position, you must demonstrate that you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service performing such duties as: participating in all aspects of the development of the Spring Call, OMB, and Congressional budget submissions; analyzing reports on obligations: expenditures, receipts, workload, unit cost, and personnel in relation to approved work programs and available funds; regularly communicating with the Budget Officer/Comptroller Assistant Budget Officer, Procurement Officer, Finance and Accounting Officer, and personnel in the Division's litigating branches regarding emerging issues and trends impacting the Division; advising the Budget Officer and Assistant Budget Officer on the budgetary and programmatic impact of appropriations bills, budget actions and laws; assisting Budget Officer, Procurement Officer, and Finance and Accounting Officer; and personnel in the Division's litigating branches regarding emerging issues and trends impacting the Division; drafting briefings for senior Division and Departmental leadership; briefing OPBE officials on budget options and offers well-grounded and well-reasoned recommendations.

You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 04/07/2026 of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.

See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. Major Duties:

The duties and responsibilities for a GS-0560-12/13 Budget Analyst generally include, but are not limited to, the following: GS-12 Participating in the development of the Spring Call, OMB, and Congressional budget submissions.

Preparing workload analyses, budget justifications, and outlay projections.

Communicating, when necessary, with the Budget Officer/Comptroller, Assistant Budget Officer, Procurement Officer, Finance and Accounting Officer, and personnel in the Division's litigating branches and the Justice Management Division (JMD) regarding emerging issues and trends impacting the Division.

Drafting portions of briefings for senior Division and Departmental leadership. Assists in briefing OPBE Chiefs on budget options.

Researching priorities for, mission of, and budget policies/procedures of the Division, the Department, and the Administration. Ensures the budget documents fully reflect these priorities.

Assisting in conducting annual year-end closing activities and reconciles with accounting records; and carefully monitors the distribution of an extensive array of reimbursable positions to the vendors' program areas to ensure ful1 utilization of reimbursable allocated slots.

Analyzing financial reports and consolidating spending patterns and trends in a clear and succinct manner.

Assisting in conducting studies and surveys encompassing large, difficult, and diverse projects to achieve savings.

Analyzing and reports on annual and supplemental requests for working capital fund accounts and operating budgets. Monitors, tracks, and reports on program obligations.

Assisting in conducting annual year-end closing activities and reconciles with accounting records.

Analyzing reports on obligations, expenditures, receipts, workload, unit cost, and personnel in relation to approved work programs and available funds.

GS-13 Participating in all aspects of the development of the Spring Call, OMB, and Congressional budget submissions. Preparing workload analyses, budget justifications, and outlay projections.

Regularly communicating with the Budget Officer/Comptroller; Assistant Budget Officer, Procurement Officer, and Finance and Accounting Officer; and personnel in the Division's litigating branches and the Justice Management Division (JMD) regarding emerging issues and trends impacting the Division.

Drafting briefings for senior Division and Departmental leadership. Briefing OPBE Chiefs on budget options.

Editing and revising justifications to ensure analytically sound resource analysis and cogent justifications.

Analyzing financial reports and consolidating spending patterns and trends in a clear and succinct manner.

Maintaining current information on the status of all operations and maintenance funds to identify actual or potential problem areas, trends, deficiency standards, areas of imbalance, or similar factors that could impact the effective management of control of these funds.

Independently analyzing reports on obligations, expenditures, receipts, workload, unit cost, and personnel in relation to approved work programs and available funds.

Conducting studies and surveys encompassing large, difficult, and diverse projects to achieve savings.

Independently researching priorities for, mission of, and budget policies/procedures of the Division, the Department, and the Administration.

Ensures the budget documents fully reflect these priorities.

conducting annual year-end closing activities and reconciles with accounting records; and carefully monitors the distribution of an extensive array of reimbursable positions to the vendors' program areas to ensure ful1 utilization of reimbursable allocated slots.

Analyzes, evaluates, recommends, and revises annual and supplemental requests for all working capital fund accounts and operating budgets. Monitors, tracks, and reports on program obligations.