Supervisory Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

The Director of the Discretionary Budget Staff reports to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Budget and Policy in the Office of Financial Management (OFM).

The Director is responsible for managing and leading activities involving programming, formulation, and execution of VBA's administrative budget, to include the discretionary General Operating Expenses (GOE) account and VBA's portion of the mandatory Toxic Exposures Fund (TEF) account.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:03/13/2026.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements (unless if in the commuting area and eligible for a non-competitive hiring authority such as Schedule A, VRA, or 30% or more disabled Veterans).

For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14 level.

If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-15 grade level (or higher).

The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

These requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement and those applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-15 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

In addition, the applicant must demonstrate specialized experience in overseeing the work of budget submissions, cost estimates, and spending.

Must effectively perform a wide variety of administrative and high-level analytical duties in ensuring the technical accuracy of budget activities.

The position, by virtue of its requirement to interact with senior VA officials and both internal and external stakeholders, requires the applicant to be professional, strategic, and collaborative.

The applicant must have demonstrated experience making recommendations to senior officials on resource allocations.

The applicant must possess and demonstrate a high degree of initiative, resourcefulness, and mature judgment. The application must demonstrate strong technical skills and communication skills.

In addition, the applicant must be able to set priorities and lead a team working on projects with high visibility and public impact.

Lastly, the applicant must have experience in providing administrative and technical guidance to a team to ensure the work of this directorate is accomplished timely and with high quality.

Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Specific duties include: Directs the programming cycle of the budget process, ensuring 5-year budget projections align with VBA's strategic plan and risk registry.

Directs preparation of all budget submissions for the cost to administer benefit payments, covering the complete budget cycle (Departmental, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congressional submissions).

Leads the execution of budget resources for VBA's administrative expenses, to include apportionment and reapportionment requests, internal controls for distribution of funds across the VBA enterprise, decisions to ensure the most effective and economical use of available funds.

Recommends reprogramming as needed to best utilize funds and maintain maximum efficiency and flexibility.

Guides and reviews cost estimates required in connection with legislation, regulatory changes, and management initiatives in collaboration with program and staff offices.

Plans and coordinates the preparation of special briefings on budget matters, which are presented to the VBA Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Under Secretary for Benefits (USB), the Secretary, OMB, and Congress.

Collaborates with VBA elements on formal testimony, transcripts, and questions for use by VBA and VA witnesses in hearings with the Appropriating and Authorizing Committees of the House and Senate as well as OMB.

Serves as the principal liaison between the VBA's CFO and the senior leaders on matters relating to the development, review, and revision of field station plans, allowances, and similar funding issues.

Is vested with authority to commit the VBA CFO to fund programs, projects, policy, and procedural changes impacting VBA.

Initiates, develops, and conducts special studies relating to budget issues that are unique and creative with little precedence or guidance.

Prepares recommendations for consideration by VBA's CFO, USB, and VA's other senior leaders.

Analyzes the progress of VBA business lines and staff offices in meeting government-wide and VA initiatives and integration of VA programs with other Federal programs and elimination of overlap or duplication; develops appropriate tracking systems and report formats.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Applicable Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Budget Analyst; 42067-0 Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required