Budget Analyst

Summary This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare (CM), Contractor Management Group. As a Budget Analyst, GS-0560-13, you will be responsible for the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) budget formulation and execution for the annual CMS Operating Plan. Responsibilities Work independently as a project leader to develop refinements to current cost estimation methodologies that include recurring and nonrecurring expenses. Manage project plans, ensuring timely completion of action items and achievement of critical milestones. Review and evaluate programmatic changes through the change management process to determine the financial/budgetary impact on MAC contract requirements and statement of work. Identify, compile, monitor and analyze MAC cost, budget and workload data in order to detect areas of contractor operation performance that may require corrective action. Provide technical support to staff and applies modeling and statistical techniques to forecast financial and key operational performance metrics. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: (1) Conducting budget formulation, execution, and cost forecasting to support program funding decisions; (2) Using Python to analyze financial and operational data to support budget decisions; (3) Applying qualitative and quantitative methods to assess performance and brief leadership; and (4) Developing statistical analyses (such as predictive modeling, regression modeling) to evaluate health care utilization or business financial data. 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. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: Education Additional Information Bargaining Unit Position: Yes - American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923 Tour of Duty: Flexible Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at