Budget Analyst

Summary

The position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) - Fayetteville VA Medical Center - Fiscal Service Fayetteville - NC. The Budget Analyst supports the VA mission by applying budget analysis theory - concepts - methods and procedures connected with the budget formulation - and execution of VA's particular programs - systems - procedures - functions - and structure of the supported organizational component.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/06/2026\. 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-09\. 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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Reviewing and analyzing organizational budgets - compiling statistical data for reporting - studies - and presentations - utilizing operating systems and software to manipulate data and produce reports - communicating and assisting services with budget matters and electronic financial systems. 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. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED - MUST HAVE DATE DEGREE WAS CONFERRED OR AWARDED). or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. - if related. OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify - a copy of your transcript is required.. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: Provides advice and guidance to program and line managers on the interpretation of budget estimates and the formulation of budget requests in support of the programs of the facility
• Reviews facility budgetary and program requirements to assure their conformance with established agency policies and the intent of Congress
• Provides advice to the assigned organization on modifying budget estimates in response to the annual mid-year and fall reviews
• Reviews initial budget submission to ensure that planning guidelines are followed and the estimates for the fiscal programs are in line targets
• Develops proposed budgetary and procedural guidance {i.e. - format for budget estimates) for issuance to the organizations
• Develop summary charts providing a synopsis of the facility's budget request and highlights issues with pertinent background information so that effective budget decisions can be made
• Participates in the fund distribution process and controls and reviews assigned areas at the planning - apportionment and allotment stages
• Assists in the preparation of instructions pertaining to format - content - and underlying policy assumptions for facility preparation and submission of monthly budget operating plans
• Investigates and explains deviations from fiscal operating plans and program objectives
• Develops monthly analyses of program actual and possible trends - with detailed explanation of significant deviations
• Develops additional analysis providing historical data of programs
• Prepares special analyses - studies - and reports as requested by the supervisor and higher authority
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc at the Supervisor's discretion
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD08056A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized