Management and Program Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center (BC), Chief Financial Operations Office, Budget Division.

The incumbent performs management and program analysis assignments supporting workforce analytics, payroll reporting, budget formulation support, and data management activities for the three FPAC agencies - the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and FPAC Business Center (FBC).

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Duties

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• Develop and manage Salary and Expense payroll budget request through the budget formulation and execution process for assigned FPAC Salary and Expense agencies.
• Performs management and program analysis assignments supporting workforce analytics, payroll, and budget programs for assigned FPAC Salary and Expense agencies.
• Develop, maintain and continuously enhance payroll forecast tools for FBC, RMA and FSA; identify and resolve variances between forecast and actuals and present findings directly to senior leadership.
• Design, develop and maintain dashboards and analytical tools - including PowerBI, Power Automate and Power Query, covering workforce costs, awards, payroll, supplemental fundings and FTE utilization to support senior leadership decision-making.
• Monitor and analyze direct and supplemental payroll funding impacts and new hire pipeline trends across all three FPAC Salary and Expense agencies.
• Leads coordination with FPAC Agencies and HRD on complex workforce analytics, payroll forecasting, staffing, costs, benefits, and budget program operations for FPAC agencies.
• Develops and implement strategies to advance data-driven resource management, modernize analytics tools and build workforce analytics across FPAC.

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected, you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.
• Successful completion of a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period unless previous federal service is creditable. Refer to Next Steps for more information.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Specialized Experience Requirement

For the GS-12 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Performing management and program analysis assignments supporting workforce analytics, payroll reporting, or budget formulation activities for Federal agency programs, including collecting, organizing, and analyzing workforce or payroll data using established analytical methods and procedures.
• Maintaining or updating analytical tools, dashboards, or data management systems used to track and report on workforce, payroll, staffing, or FTE data, FTE data for Federal agency programs, ensuring data accuracy and currency within established formats and schedules.
• Preparing standard workforce or staffing analysis reports, including new hire pipeline reports, staff year usage reports, onboarding and separation reports, or payroll variance analyses, using established data sources and reporting frameworks.
• Supporting budget formulation or payroll forecasting activities for Federal programs by preparing assigned data components, maintaining tracking tools, and contributing to recurring analytical deliverables within established production workflows.

For the GS-13 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Independently developing and maintaining payroll forecast tools, staffing dashboards, or FTE utilization analyses that directly support senior leadership decision-making on resource allocation.
• Independently developing and managing Salary and Expense budget requests, Departmental Estimates, or President's Budget requirements for Federal programs, including independently determining funding allocation, preparing budget exhibits, and ensuring compliance with appropriation law requirements.
• Independently designing, developing, and maintaining data dashboards or analytical tools including Power BI, Power Automate, or comparable platforms to monitor and report on workforce, payroll, supplemental funding, or award data for Federal agency programs, with outputs used directly by senior leadership.
• Independently coordinating with human resources, budget, and program offices on complex workforce and payroll issues.
• Independently developing and presenting high-level staffing and payroll analyses to senior leadership, including Status of Funding presentations, supplemental funding impact analyses, and ad-hoc cost analyses supporting personnel and hiring decisions.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement.

This position is subject to all applicable laws, regulations, and policies under the direction of Agency. Selection does not restrict the Agency from any future reorganization or realignment efforts. If a change in duty location is required after selection due to a directed reassignment, relocation expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. Declination of a directed reassignment could result in your removal from Federal service.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.

VEOA : Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran's Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA): Provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Refer to PUBLIC LAW 114-47-AUG. 7, 2015 for more information.

Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees : Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. (

Promotion Potential: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Locality Pay: The salary for each location may vary depending on geographically defined locality pay areas.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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