Program Analyst

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/08/2024. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees, former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, or a current federal employee applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment must meet time in grade requirements. 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. NOTE: This does not apply to Non-Federal Applicants, or applicants applying for consideration under Non-Competitive Authority (i.e…. “30% or more Disability”, VRA, and/or Schedule A). To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). 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 also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50’s and/or General Adjustment SF-50’s as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06 level. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-07 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: GS-07: Incumbent must have the necessary knowledge and skill in applying Government-wide policies or procedures. Incumbent requires a working knowledge of the operating principles and capabilities of computers and a proficiency in computer skills such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Written and oral communication skills are required to respond to customer inquiries received by phone or email professionally and respectfully. Incumbent must be able to speak and write clearly and effectively to convey information that is easy to understand. GS-09: The incumbent must use judgment in selecting and adapting appropriate guidelines to complete each assignment and task assigned in financial management and administration. Strong written and oral communication skills are required to respond to customer inquiries received by phone or email professionally and respectfully. Incumbent must be able to speak and write clearly and effectively to convey information in a way that is easy to understand through multiple channels such as face-to-face in a one-on-one or group/team setting or by phone, email, or standard mail. Work at this level is characterized by routine and recurring assignments requiring (a) analysis and processing post-payment assignments, (b) formulation, review, and recommendation of VBA Finance Center financial policies and procedures, (c) review, interpretation, and application of existing legislation or VA regulations, and (d) analyzing operations to detect deficiencies. Education – If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. Volunteer Experience: 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: None 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 position is located at the VBA Finance Center (VBAFC), Hines, Illinois, and is organizationally aligned under the Office of Financial Management, VA Central Office. The incumbent in this position serves as a Program Analyst within the VBA Finance Center under the oversight and supervision of the Division Chief. The VBA Finance Center is responsible for providing financial management support to the VA benefit programs with a budget of over $161 billion annually.