BUDGET ANALYST
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Budget Analyst (Regional Budget Analyst)
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System
Department of Justice
Location
Salary
$111,896 - $145,468
per year
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing budgets for a regional office in the federal prison system, including overseeing funding for salaries, operations, and institutions to support secure and humane correctional environments.
The role requires analyzing financial impacts from program changes, providing guidance to field offices, and developing annual operating plans.
It's a good fit for someone with strong financial analysis skills and experience in government or institutional budgeting who wants to contribute to public safety and rehabilitation efforts.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in budget analysis
- Knowledge of analyzing equity formulas, populations, programs, and their impact on budget requests and allotments
- Experience in revising annual budget estimates based on program and legislative changes
- Skills in providing advice, guidance, training, or evaluation for regional programs and institutions
- Ability to oversee salary and operating budgets for a region, including redistribution of resources due to funding changes
- Proficiency in reviewing and evaluating statistical reports from institutions
- Experience formulating and developing annual regional operating plans by correctional discipline
Full Job Description
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: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this level.
OR Experience: 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 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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