BUDGET ANALYST

All applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: QUALIFICATIONS INFORMATION GS-11: 1) Implementing standard budgeting processes and systems, funding concepts, and methods of the budgetary function; 2) Obtaining, compiling, and summarizing narrative information and quantitative data for use by others; 3) Applying evaluative techniques to identify and analyze common budgetary and funding problems; AND 4) Skills in writing sufficient to participate in the documentation of findings and recommendations. -OR- A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such degree. GS-12: 1) Utilizing automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish budget/funding tasks; 2) Managing budget operations to establish policy and provide instruction; 3) Analyzing program-budgetary relationships to relate multi-year development programs to the planning, estimation, and modification of supporting multi-year appropriated fund program and budget estimates; AND 4)Interpreting legislative and regulatory policy guidance to determine the effects on the assigned budget and programs, providing advice and guidance to budget and management personnel, and make adjustments in resources to affected programs and activities. GS-13: 1) Developing policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques and methodologies pertaining to budget formulation and financial management; 2) Utilizing automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish budget/funding tasks; 3) Gathering, assembling, and analyzing data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems; AND 4) Managing budget operations to establish policy and provide instruction as related budget calls and other budget formulation or execution processes to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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. Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position within thirty (30) days of the closing date of this announcement.
The Office of Inspector General is an independent office within the EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient & cost effective manner. We perform audits, evaluations, & investigations of the EPA to promote economy, efficiency, and to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse. We strive to provide solutions to problems that ultimately result in making America a cleaner and healthier place.