Clarification from the agency

This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies, and other status eligible applicants. See the eligibility section in the questionnaire for a list of all eligible statuses and the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more details.

Major Duties:

• Provides technical and administrative supervision to a staff of budget analysts responsible for formulating and executing the appropriations budget for Administrations and Staff Offices under their purview.
• Advises upper level management (including the Executive Director, Programming, Analysis, & Evaluation, the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Budget, and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)) and influences consideration in the general management of programs by providing expertise on all aspects of budget formulation, execution and program evaluation and analysis.
• Recommends to the ADAS for Benefits and General Administration, complex plans and guidelines or changes to be established for improving the budget and budgetary operations of programs such as reviewing historical data, current status, apportioned levels and working directly with program managers who oversee the actual execution of hiring, non-pay, and contract award.
• Oversees the development of annual operating plan submissions for consistency and conciseness with established administration-wide policies, goals, appropriation acts and the President's Budget priorities.
• Assist in the formulation and administration of policies, procedures, and directives for the preparation, approval and issuance of program allotments.
• Directs the preparation of instructions and guidelines for developing and submitting budget estimates, annual operating plans and quarterly, mid-year and end-of-year budget execution reviews to VA leaders and staff in conjunction with other internal organizations.
• Directs the coordination of a wide range of VA budgetary functions in the budget formulation and execution process.
• Reviews and evaluates the annual operating plans, which support VA's multi-billion dollar appropriations.
• Provides expert advice and guidance to resource formulation staff for overall accuracy, conformance to account totals, and adherence to instructions.
• Identifies any instances where estimates do not conform to approved Department policies, plans, or objectives and recommends appropriate adjustments to correct such inconsistencies.
• Serves as liaison with OMB personnel on all budgetary matters pertaining to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Drafts analyses that examine the impact and significance to the Department's budget on new or revised legislation, policies, procedures, and program requirements to ensure that high-level management may make appropriate budget decisions related to program resourcing levels.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• 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.

• 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/27/2026.

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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience includes:

• Reviewing/analyzing, revising, and making recommendations on budget requests; and
• Experience in the formulation and administration of policies, procedures, and directives for financial management activities.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Financial Management
• Organizational Awareness
• Analytical Reasoning
• Planning and Evaluating
• Communications

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; religions; 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: Work is performed for the most part while seated. The incumbent, however, lifts and carries reference books, working papers, and similar items to and from meetings. A moderate amount of standing and walking is required in getting to and from meeting places away from the worksite.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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 found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

• Expert knowledge and understanding of the Departmental and Federal budget process, including knowledge of the Congressional budget process, and a thorough and detailed understanding of OMB policies, directives, and regulations to plan, formulate and prepare presentation material to support a multi-billion dollar appropriation.
• High degree of skill in analyzing program and budgetary relationships and budget estimates as they relate to multi-year planning by the organization.
• Skill in interpreting complex legislation and policy guidance to determine the effects on budgets and programs and provide advice and guidance to appropriate program staff when requested.
• Proven experience and finesse in coordinating often competing resource requests from high-level stakeholders, both career staff and political employees.
• Experience managing a team of Budget Analysts with diverse portfolios and unique budgetary challenges.
• Detail-oriented leader committed to providing quality analysis to senior leaders.

Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, DC. This includes all locations that fall within a 50 mile driving distance from 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20420.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

Structured Resume Review. Subject matter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. SMEs will review ONLY two (2) pages of your resume, starting at your work experience. SMEs will not review additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume). Applicants passing the structured resume review will move on to the next phase of the assessment process.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Area of Consideration: Eligible applicants will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

• All current, permanent VA Employees in the Office of Management.
• All other current, permanent VA employees
• All other applicants (if status)