Budget Analyst

Quick Facts

• Role: Budget Analyst

Description

Provide budget administration and financial advisory support for internal operating programs, including budget formulation, analysis, and forecasting of annual funding needs. Serve as the Primary Purchase Card Coordinator by managing credit card setup, training, reporting, and issue resolution. Compile documentation and presentation materials to support budget hearings and internal and external program funding decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and perform financial assistance work for internal programs (e.g., education, research, operations, construction, maintenance) supporting facility mission objectives

• Perform budget work for internal operating programs across budget administration phases (formulation, presentation, execution)

• Prepare detailed analyses and estimates of annual funding needs for future budget years; provide procedural and regulatory guidance on fund availability and limitations

• Act as Primary Purchase Card Coordinator: establish/submit new credit cards, ensure training completion, register cards in VISTA, prepare/certify/submit required reports, assist cardholders, and take action for procedure violations

• Assemble and develop background data and documentation for budget hearings; prepare consolidated justifications and briefing materials

• Compile and coordinate budget presentation materials; gather and correlate program/activity information with projected operational costs in formats aligned with legislative/regulatory guidance

• Conduct budget analysis to identify and examine relationships across budget parts and review requests from outside entities

• Perform budget formulation for external programs, including detailed analyses and funding estimates for future budget years

• Plan and conduct studies to determine requirements for updated financial information and consolidate study results for program components

• Provide financial statements and cost reports (balance sheets, recommendations) to support policy analysis

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration (for males born after 12/31/1959)

• Background/security investigation and completion of online onboarding

• Seasonal influenza vaccination and COVID-19 vaccination participation requirements

• 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9 in the normal line of progression (budget administration, travel/fiscal certification, control execution, and review of assigned portions of the appropriated funds budget)

Benefits

Comprehensive federal employee benefits package (eligibility depends on position type).