Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in Fiscal Service of the New England Health care System, Providence VA Medical Center which is in Providence, Rhode Island.

To apply for this position, you must have the following qualifications: For the GS 9 position SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS 7) in Federal Service that includes performing the following duties (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position.

We will not make assumptions regarding experience.): Skill in applying: employing organization's missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding; commonly used budget and/or finance practices, procedures, regulations, precedents, policies, and guides that specifically pertain to the work assigned; and as required, sources of factual data about budgeting and/or finance matters relevant to assigned tasks sufficient to: relate needs and accomplishments of the organization to anticipated and/or actual dollar figures in the budget; relate this knowledge to the needs of the serviced organizations; and work independently on routine or continuing assignments.

-OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed a masters or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B.

or J.D., if related.

-OR- COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate-level education (beyond 18 semester hours) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level.

The education portion must include graduate courses directly related to the work of this position. For the GS 11 position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS 9) in Federal Service that includes performing the following duties (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position.

We will not make assumptions regarding experience.): Provide advice and guidance.; Reviews facility budgetary and program requirements.; Develops proposed budgetary and procedural guidance (i.e., format for budget estimates).; Reviews actual obligations, outlays, and workload levels to highlight potential operating and financial problems and take appropriate action when necessary.

-OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.

-OR- COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate-level education (beyond 18 semester hours) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level.

The education portion must include graduate courses directly related to the work of this position.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties include but are not limited to: Provide advice and guidance to program and line managers on the interpretation of budget estimates and the formulation of budget requests in support of the programs of the facility.

Reviews facility budgetary and program requirements to assure their conformance with established agency policies and the intent of Congress.

Provides advice to the assigned organization on modifying budget estimates in response to the annual mid-year and fall reviews.

Reviews initial budget submission to ensure that planning guidelines are followed and the estimates for the fiscal programs are in line with targets.

Develops proposed budgetary and procedural guidance (i.e., format for budget estimates) for issuance to the organizations.

Develop summary charts providing a synopsis of the facility's budget request and highlight issues with pertinent background information so that effective budget decisions can be made.

Participates in the fund distribution process and controls and reviews assigned areas at the planning, apportionment and allotment stages.

Assists in the preparation of instructions pertaining to format, content, and underlying policy assumptions for facility preparation and submission of monthly budget operating plans.

Reviews operating plans for conformation with established policies, plans, and objectives. Evaluates operating plans for reasonableness of workload, obligations, and outlay data.

Ensures that monthly and yearly trends are reflected in the operating plan and recommends any necessary adjustments.

Reviews actual obligations, outlays, and workload levels to highlight potential operating and financial problems and take appropriate action when necessary.

Investigates and explains deviations from fiscal operating plans and program objectives.

Develops monthly analyses of program actual and possible trends with detailed explanation of significant deviations. Develops additional analysis providing historical data of programs.

Prepares special analyses, studies, and reports as requested by the supervisor and higher authority.

Initiates, develops, and conducts special studies relating to facility business lines and ancillary programs accounts. Those studies are unique and creative with little precedence for guidance.