Budget Analyst

Summary

You will serve as a Budget Analyst with Office of the Secretary of Interior. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary Policy Management & Budget, Budget and Reporting Operations.

This position is also open to public under announcement 13093475. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

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Duties

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Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Assists in the development and review of budget instructions, guidance, and schedules.
• Supports improvements to Department-wide budget processes through standardized procedures and tools.
• Participates in preparing budget estimates, narrative justifications, and exhibits.
• Analyzes budget execution data to track obligations, expenditures, and trends.
• Assists with funds allocation and apportionment processes.
• Contributes to analytical materials supporting leadership decision-making.
• Provides analytical support for materials prepared for OMB, Congress, and leadership.
• Assists in reviewing testimony, hearing questions, and briefing papers.
• Communicates with bureau budget offices to gather necessary data.
• Provides guidance to program staff on budget procedures and reporting requirements.
• Conducts analyses of program requests, budget execution patterns, and resource requirements.
• Reviews program performance and financial practices for alignment with budget guidance.
• Evaluates resource utilization and identifies potential efficiencies.
• Assists in preparing analytical summaries and management briefings.

The position is suitable for telework and the incumbent may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. 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.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level:

Experience : To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Supported budget formulation by preparing OMB A-11-compliant schedules, exhibits, and narratives and ensured cross-year consistency of estimates.
2. Monitored and executed budgets by tracking commitments, obligations, and outlays and produced monthly execution reports and variance analyses.
3. Identified surpluses or shortfalls and recommended within-account adjustments in accordance with laws, policies, and internal controls.
4. Developed briefing materials and responses to data calls and maintained audit-ready documentation and standard operating procedures.

Must meet all to qualify.

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level:

Experience : To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Led budget formulation for a portfolio of programs by developing multi-year estimates and integrating performance measures.
2. Served as a technical authority on apportionment, allotment, and execution and designed strategies to optimize execution during continuing resolutions.
3. Built analytical models or dashboards to forecast execution trends and briefed senior leadership.
4. Mentored junior analysts and established SOPs or quality controls to improve data integrity and budget-process compliance.

Must meet all to qualify.

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; religious; 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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.

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. (

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

Physical Demands/Work Environment: Work is primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items. Work occurs in a typical office environment with normal risks and discomforts.

The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

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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