Budget Assistant to the Governor
State of Washington
Posted: January 26, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Justice, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System
Department of Justice
Location
Kansas City, Kansas
Salary
$75,897 - $118,261
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves managing budgets for a regional office in the federal prison system, including overseeing funding for operations, salaries, and programs across multiple institutions to ensure smooth and secure correctional services.
The role requires analyzing financial data, creating annual plans, and providing guidance to teams on budget matters.
It's a good fit for someone with strong financial analysis skills and experience in government or public sector budgeting who enjoys working in a structured environment focused on public safety.
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: GS-11: Ph.D.
or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
Graduate education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. GS-12: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this level.
OR Experience: GS-11 and GS-12: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.
Some examples of this qualifying experience are: GS-11: Experience in analyzing and evaluating program plans and funding.
Experience in providing training and/or technical assistance on budget reprogramming actions, policies, principles and procedures.
Experience in compiling, developing and analyzing various fiscal reports and projections, and making recommendations on fiscal matters.
GS-12: Experience analyzing the impact of equity formulas, populations, programs, etc., to budget requests and allotments; including periodically redistributing resources as a result of reprogramming of funds and other changes through continuing resolution, etc.
Experience in analyzing and revising annual budget estimates in accordance with program and legislative changes.
Experience in providing advice, guidance, training or evaluation for programs in regional field institutions. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience.
To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.
**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:
Serves as the Budget Manager and directs the annual allocation for operations in the regional office.
Oversees management of salary and operating budgets for the entire region, to include oversight of institution budgets within the region.
Coordinates the budget operations, furnishes guidelines and technical expertise to institutions in the region.
Responsible for review and evaluation of statistical reports submitted by the institutions.
Formulates and develops the annual regional operating plan for each fiscal year by each correctional discipline.
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