Budget Analyst

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the GS-09 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting with compiling and presenting financial data into worksheets, budget schedules, or other supplemental reports needed for budget and funding reviews; and Assisting the preparation of a variety of reports covering the status of funds, expenses, and obligations. OR EDUCATION: Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR COMBINATION: A combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only graduate-level education in excess of one year is qualifying of combination of education and experience. To qualify at the GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Compiling and presenting financial data into work sheets, budget schedules, and other supplemental reports needed for budget and funding reviews; and Preparing analyses of financial data in support of requests for apportionments or revisions of apportionments. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR COMBINATION: A combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only graduate-level education in excess of two years is qualifying of combination of education and experience. To qualify at the GS-12 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting in the planning and execution of an organizational budget; Tracking budget forecasts and estimates for programs or projects; and Utilizing financial and reporting systems to monitor the obligation and expenditures of funds.
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Eastern Regional Headquarters, Administrative Management Division (AMD), with one vacancy located in Bohemia, NY. This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-25-12564016-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.