Lead Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Justice Management Division, Budget Staff, Budget Operations Group (BOG).

Budget Staff has principal departmental responsibility for the development, direction and execution of Department-wide program budget operations; Department-wide funds control; and planning and conduct of program budget review efforts throughout the Department to assist top level officials in the assessment of objectives and efficiency.

To qualify for the position of Lead Budget Analyst, at GS-0560-14, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

Specialize Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Coordinating and/or integrates current and long-range financial planning data pertaining to the budgets of several major subordinate organizations; Providing administrative and policy direction in the formulation, justification, and execution of budgets for various components of responsibility; Researching and/or applying a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze and improve team effectiveness, efficiency and work products.

You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 03/18/2026 of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.

See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you.

You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 03/18/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application. Major Duties:

The duties and responsibilities for a Lead Budget Analyst, GS-0560-14 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Analyze, advise, and recommend solutions to budget formulation, justification, presentation, and execution problems related to multi-year appropriations.

Identify, distribute and balance workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established work flow and skill level.

Provide leadership to full performance Budget Analysts by coaching the team in selection and application of appropriate problem solving and assisting the team in identifying a viable solution.

Provide broad administrative and policy direction in the formulation and justification of budgets for various components of responsibility.

Plan and implement agency-wide program and budget guidance governing the execution of budgets.