Budget Analyst
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
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Lead Budget Analyst
Offices, Boards and Divisions
Department of Justice
Location
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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 involves leading budget planning and analysis for the Department of Justice, focusing on creating policies, reviewing financial data, and solving budget challenges to ensure efficient use of funds across law enforcement and corrections programs.
A good fit would be someone with extensive experience in federal budgeting who enjoys guiding teams, analyzing numbers, and advising on financial strategies in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in federal service
- Experience developing budgetary policies or procedures
- Knowledge of budget planning processes throughout the budget life cycle (preparation, presentation, defense, authorization, and accountability)
- Ability to resolve budgetary issues or problems
- Skills in applying qualitative and quantitative methods to improve team effectiveness and budget work products
- Experience providing administrative and policy direction for budget formulation and justification
- Proficiency in reviewing historical data to validate budget estimates for multi-functional programs
Full Job Description
This position serves as a Lead Budget Analyst in the Justice Management Division, Budget Staff, Law Enforcement and Corrections Group located in Washington, DC.
The Budget Staff has principal departmental responsibility for the development, direction, and execution of Department-wide program budget operations; funds control; planning and conduct 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: Developing budgetary policies or procedures; Applying budget planning processes as it relates to the budget life cycle (e.g.
budget preparation, presentation and defense, authorization and accountability); AND Resolving budgetary issues or problems.
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: Apply qualitative and quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze, and improve team effectiveness, efficiency, and work products.
Provide administrative and policy direction in the formulation and justification of budgets. Review historical data to validate estimates for a multi-functional budget program.
Recommend solutions to budget formulation, justification, presentation, and execution problems related to multi-year appropriations.
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