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Budget Analyst

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

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$69,905 - $109,959

per year

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GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing budgets, tracking financial performance, and supporting operations like mail and print services at a VA medical center in Providence, Rhode Island.

The role requires analyzing funding needs, preparing reports, and ensuring efficient use of resources to support healthcare services for veterans.

It's a good fit for someone with a background in finance or budgeting who enjoys detail-oriented work in a government healthcare setting and is willing to work on-site.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-7 level (for GS-9) or GS-9 level (for GS-11) in federal service, including budget analysis and financial procedures
  • Knowledge of organizational missions, budget practices, regulations, and funding sources
  • Ability to relate organizational needs to budget figures and work independently on assignments
  • Master's degree or equivalent graduate education (for GS-9) or Ph.D./doctoral degree (for GS-11) as substitution for experience
  • Combination of graduate education (beyond 18 semester hours) and relevant experience
  • Must live within or relocate to a commutable distance of Providence, RI; not a virtual position
  • Support for mail operations, print center tasks, and annual expenditure reporting

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 master's 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 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (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): I have 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): I have 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*** Duties include but may not be limited to: Tracks Measures of Performance (MoP) and Measures of Effectiveness (MoE).

Inputs and contributes to the required annual Mail Management Expenditure Report. Provides support in all aspects of mail operations. Responsible for mail distribution.

Provides support in all aspects of Print Center operations. Processing batch print jobs including receipt, processing, printing, postage, and mailing as outlined within Federal Laws and Regulations.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CARZ-12905833-26-LKJ