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Budget Officer

Office of Personnel Management

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$147,945 - $192,331

per year

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February 25, 2026More OPM jobs →

GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job as a Budget Officer involves managing the agency's overall budget, creating reports and tools to track spending, and advising top leaders on financial decisions to ensure money is used wisely and follows the rules.

It's a senior role focused on planning budgets, monitoring expenses, and handling risks across different types of funds.

A good fit would be someone with years of high-level government finance experience who enjoys analyzing data and guiding strategic choices.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at the GS-14 level or equivalent in federal service
  • Expertise in developing and implementing agency-wide budget policies, internal controls, and analytical tools
  • Experience exercising authority over funds control, execution, allotments, obligations, and burn rates
  • Knowledge of interpreting complex statutes, appropriations language, OMB circulars, and executive directives
  • Proven ability to provide strategic advice on budget formulation and execution across multiple appropriations (e.g., Salaries & Expenses, Trust, Revolving, mandatory funds)
  • Skills in analyzing fiscal risks, congressional appropriations impacts, and recommending resource strategies
  • Meet time-in-grade requirements (one year at GS-14 for GS-15 eligibility)

Full Job Description

As a Budget Officer at the GS-0560-15, you will be part of Ofc of the Chief Financial Ofcr, Office of Personnel Management.

If selected, you will be responsible for delivering agency wide budget intelligence through authoritative data, dashboards, and executive ready reports.

For the GS 15: You must have one year of all the specialized experience equivalent below to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent which includes all of the following: Developing and implementing agency-wide budget policies, internal controls, and analytical tools to strengthen financial stewardship, improve transparency, and align budget structure and performance objectives with organizational priorities; Exercising delegated authority over funds control and execution, reviewing and recommending allotments, monitoring obligations and burn rates, mitigating over/under execution risks, and ensuring compliance with appropriations; statutes, OMB guidance, and the Anti-deficiency Act; Interpreting and applying complex statutes, appropriations language, OMB circulars, and executive directives to assess fiscal risks and provide strategic decision support to the CFO and senior leadership on policy and operational initiatives; Serving as an authoritative advisor responsible for enterprise-wide budget formulation and execution across multiple appropriations (Salaries & Expenses, Trust, Revolving, and mandatory funds), providing expert guidance to executive leadership on resource allocation, fiscal law, and funding strategy.

Applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-14 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-15 level.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

  • Supervisory duties are estimated at 25% of the incumbent’s time will be dedicated to supervisory responsibilities.
  • Serves as a senior Budget Officer and authoritative expert for agency wide budget formulation and execution.
  • Recommends resource levels, annual allotments, and funding strategies to OCFO senior leadership to ensure alignment of agency priorities, statutory obligations, and available appropriations.
  • Performs independent review and analysis of programmatic and financial data to advise senior leadership on fiscal risks, tradeoffs, and strategic resource decisions.
  • Tracks the progress of agency appropriations through Congress and analyze impacts of Congressional action on execution plans and resource availability.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/20/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-TAL-12891305-ICTAP