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. EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. 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 for the ZA-3 or GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Supporting all functions of the budget formulation and execution process; Participating in the development and execution of program organizational budgets and spending plans; and Assisting with financial reporting activities, and routine budget analysis. OR SUBSTITUTION OF 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 of education and experience. A combination of education and experience as described above. Note: Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-11 . To qualify for the ZA-4 or GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Reviewing or leading the budget formulation and execution process; Identifying budget variances and evaluating operational changes in funding to recommend budgetary action; Conducting advanced budgetary data analytics; and Developing and presenting budgetary briefings for senior and executive level personnel.
This position is located in the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer (CFO/CAO), with two vacancies in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS-25-12607268-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.