Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI).

OUI is responsible for providing leadership, direction, oversight, and assistance to state workforce agencies in the implementation and administration of state unemployment insurance (UI) programs, Federal unemployment compensation programs, and other wage-loss, worker dislocation and adjustment assistance compensation programs.

This position is inside the bargaining unit. You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Budget Analyst, as described below.

GS-09: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-07 in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Qualifying specialized experience is defined as the following: you must meet 2 out of the 3: Analyzing and evaluating financial and budgetary information.

Assisting with formulating, executing, and monitoring budgets for an organization.

Using financial management systems and/or automated software programs to create documents, reports, and/or spreadsheets.

OR Education: Possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B or J.D, if related, that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position; OR Combination of experience and education: Possess a combination of specialized experience as described above AND graduate education as described above, which when combined would equate to at least 100%.

(Only graduate education in excess of 1 year of full-time graduate education may be used to qualify with combination of experience and education).

WHEN DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCE IN YOUR RESUME, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. NO ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE MADE ABOUT YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE. Major Duties:

This is a career ladder progression position with a full performance level of a GS-12.

The GS-9 is a developmental position and will perform progressively more difficult work in various phases of budget operations in order to give the incumbent the experience and skills needed to perform at the higher grade level.

GS-09 Major Duties: Considers program goals, provisions of applicable policies, regulations, and procedures, and alternative methods of obtaining and distributing funds.

Revises and compiles budget information and enters consolidated estimates in appropriate forms, reports, spreadsheets, and/or schedules.

Provides budgetary support for assigned programs, divisions, or sub-agencies.

Assists with formulating, reviewing, and analyzing budget estimates using historical data, precedents, and information provided by management officials.

Evaluates data submitted for consistency with previous estimates, current levels of program operations, and anticipated changes in staffing and/or funding levels.

Translates organizational needs and objectives, by line item and object class, into budget dollars and the funding actions required to accomplish them.

Uses accepted budgetary methods and techniques to analyze data and reconcile accounts.

Writes brief factual reports that detail the purposes (e.g., travel, overtime, or office supplies) for which funds were obligated and expended.

Participates in efforts regarding long and short-range financial planning for assigned organizations and may participate on teams or committees to discuss budget planning, management, policies, and procedures.