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***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

• Researches, prepares, and defends position regarding budgetary and financial reports to management;
• Compiles, consolidates reviews, analyzes, and edits those portions of budget estimates which pertain to personnel salaries and expenses;
• Reviews, edits and consolidates annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations and programs into an annual budget proposal;
• Prepares or edits narrative justifications and projected funding needs, ensures data in requests are formally and accurately documented in a wide variety of unrelated formats, schedules, and/or reports. Incumbent revises data, as necessary, for inclusion in budget reports and schedules furnished to top management, VA Headquarters, and the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN);
• Analyzes and forecasts operational budget for the facility, and for changes in nature, type, and costs of services produced;
• Monitors the execution of a budget with many different sources and types of funding; such as direct single and multi-year appropriations, allotments from many different appropriations, transfers of funds from other agencies, as well as reimbursable agreements;
• Prepares a variety of reports covering the status of funds, expenses, and obligations;
• Plans the work to be accomplished by the unit, sets priorities and work schedules, and assigns work based upon the priorities and capabilities of subordinate staff;
• Oversees subordinate analyst efforts to properly coordinate financial program reviews, projections and unfunded requirements with operational requirement owner, necessary functional subject matter experts, local leadership and higher headquarters program/functional managers;
• Develops performance standards and conducts performance evaluations, Interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointments, promotions, and/or reassignments, hears and resolves complaints, issues disciplinary actions to employees and is the recommending official for adverse actions;
• Performs other directly related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

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
• 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 dentification 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 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, all applicants must meet the following requirement:

Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties the Supervisory Budget Analyst - Budget Officer position. Typically, this work would be found within the fields of finance, budget and/or accounting; provided knowledge of, and skill in applying, budget and finance principles, practices, and methods of budget execution and knowledge of organizational structure, programs, and work methods, examining budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations; analyzing budgeting and accounting reports; overseeing budget expenditures; preparing financial analyses comparing actual costs incurred; preparing reports sufficient to provide advice to staff members and management. Specialized experience also includes supervising and leading a team of budget staff, providing workload, disciplinary actions and performance standards. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Database Management Systems
• Financial Management
• Information Management
• Problem Solving

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.

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.

Physical Requirements: The work is mainly sedentary, although at times may require some standing, bending, walking, carrying light items such as paper, books, files, boxes, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

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/.

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. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

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.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.

Application of Veterans' Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligible applicants that meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category (except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher).

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.