Budget Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and VISN 8, at Miami VAMC, FL. The primary responsibility for the complex and constant changing process in the Health care environment. The work is independently in the formulation, presentation and execution phases of the budget program and to present solutions or recommendations that are sound, complete and in conformity with established budget policy or procedures.

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Duties

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Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Establish and implement a comprehensive financial reporting system for leadership and management, develop specific instructions and procedural guidelines for all operating levels of our facility for the preparation and completion of budget estimates.
• Responsible for distributing funds to control points, analyzing actual expenditures compared to the budget plan, and projecting where adjustments to the plan are necessary.
• Provides guidance and procedural instructions to investigators and staff.
• Monitors the status and availability of funds for each program and source to ensure that adequate funds are available and disseminates the information accordingly.
• Reviews progress of all obligations and maintains sufficient familiarity with operating and financial program to make prompt recommendations for reprogramming actions.
• Prepares all external reports or analysis that concerns budget execution at the facility.
• Consider, solve and recommend solutions to problems requiring coordination of operating officials and or management.
• Generate a variety of routine and special reports covering the current status and projections of funds, expenses, and obligations to maintain appropriate level of support for MC operations and individual research studies.
• Exercise judgment in decision making, balance of the over all budget to assure proper emphasis on the more critical or important areas and the adequacy of justification resented by operating officials.
• Required to reconcile the transactions to the applicable fiscal automated database system and must research and resolve discrepancies between various ledgers and make necessary adjustments.
• Participates in the entire process of funds control to include planning for restrictions and revisions to original budget plans, preparation of cost ceiling distribution for operating officials, recommendation for changes to original plan.
• Ensures all invoices are processed in accordance with milestones and analyze financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for financial and or budgetary actions.
• Maintains listings of TDA's transfer of disbursing authority, monitors and controls records for all appropriations to track funding of a variety of accounts.
• Responsible for distributing funds to control points, analyzing actual expenditures compared to the budget plan, and projecting where adjustments to the plan are necessary.
• Present recommendation and direction to management on the status and accessibility of funds in different budget accounts and all aspects of the budget, research proposal and request processes.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework: Not Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/ PD07161A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/04/2026.

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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9 . 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. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized experience : Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Develop budget estimates; Coordinates the formulation and presentation of budgets; Generate a variety of reports covering the current status and projections of funds, expenses, and obligations; Analyze financial statements and other accounting reports, correlating and verifying information; Assists with the allocation and management of single, revolving and multiyear funds; Analyze actual expenditures compared to the budget plan; Develop proposals for budgetary adjustments; Research and resolve discrepancies between the various ledgers and make necessary adjustments; Perform Government Purchase Card procurement from Center accounts, recording and receiving purchases and reconciling bank statements; Analyze data pertaining to the budgets; Perform actions concerning budget estimates, obligations, allotments, costs, FTE ceiling, and position controls.

OR,

• Education : Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

NOTE : Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

OR,

• Combination of Experience & Education : Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education beyond a Master's degree.

NOTE : Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

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Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

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.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

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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