Budget Analyst

Summary This is an Open Continuous Announcement. The initial cut off date for referral of eligible applications will be 7/31/2026. The announcement may be extended if there is not a sufficient pool of applicants for consideration. If extended, applicants will be referred at regular intervals until the position is filled. The application process for this announcement requires a USA Hire Assessment that must be completed within 2 days of application. See the "How to Apply" section below for more details. Responsibilities This Budget Analyst position is within the Hospital and Specialty Medicine Business office at VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. The incumbent, under general guidance of the business manager, performs routine budget administration functions in the formulation, execution, and review of assigned positions of the appropriated budget of assigned service lines. Duties include but are not limited to: Coordinates and assists in the development, preparation, and justification of annual funding needs and revises the annual operating budget for a large Service Line. Researches, compiles and summarizes data concerning personnel salaries and expenses, other elements of resources needed for budget estimates. Determines the costs/benefits of various courses of action or operational methods. Maintains historical service line budget data and elements of resource usage to determine trends in expenditures and proposes budget adjustments. Assists in the formal budget presentations and informal reviews that take place within the VA Puget Sound Health Care System prior to submission. Provides information to VA Puget Sound Fiscal personnel that may be called upon to provide background information and/or expert testimony to defend operations and program. Executes the budget in conformance with Puget Sound Health Care System and VA guidance, priorities and limitations. Reviews requests for additional funds and unfinanced requirements to ensure consistency, accuracy and adherence to policy and priorities. Prepares budget execution reports, status of funds, actual/planned performance, deviation analysis, current trends, future projection and other reports as needed. Ensures obligations incurred and resulting expenditures of funds are in accordance with existing laws and regulations. Serves as a fund Control Point Official with delegated authority to authorize obligation of funds, to establish and maintain administrative control of such funds and to impose restrictions on the use of funds to prevent over obligation. Reviews current and prior year transactions and reports to ensure all obligations and expenditures are properly documented and recorded. Recommends reallocation of funds between elements of resource and fund control point accounts to cover increases in obligation/expenditures within established funding limits. Serves as the Hospital and Specialty Medical Services Government Procurement Card Agency Program Coordinator. Coordinates with Fiscal service the assignment of a control point clerk and control point officer for each fund control point. May be assigned to a variety of special projects, either independently or in concert with other Hospital and Specialty Medical Services or Medical Center Staff. All other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework on an as needed (ad hoc) basis, determined by the needs of the service. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD407370 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items like papers or books. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. Requirements 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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 07/31/2026. 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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 7 that has provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: preparing budget estimates, justifications and cost transfers; participating in the contracting process; reviewing cost records and furnishing historical cost data; maintaining records in electronic data base for preparation of charts/graphs and projected expenditures; interpreting and applying budget and finance regulations, procedures and processes; analyzing and comparing line item obligations and expenditures in approved operating budgets; determining if obligations, expenditures, and requested allotments are within funding limitations in an approved budget; knowledge of the budgetary and financial relationship of the clinical and administrative operations. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D in a related field of the position to be filled. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Education cannot be credited without documentation. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience as described above and successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours). The total combination must equal 100%. Education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Education cannot be credited without documentation. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at 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. 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