Budget Analyst
JOB DETAIL
Summary
This position is located in the Washington, DC Commuting Area in the Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), located at 500 D Street, SW., Washington, DC.
The Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security (REFS) is responsible for worldwide leadership and integrated technical expertise of the programming of USAID in agricultural-led growth and environmental sustainability.
Duties
- Using budget estimates from REFS program managers, assists in the development of operating year budgets for the Bureau for Food Security and with the review of proposed budgets for compliance with management policies, priorities, and objectives.
- Reviews and coordinates accounting documents that reflect relatively stable budget execution activities for the Bureau, such as commitments, obligations, pipelines, adjustments, allotments, and distributions.
- Performs analysis of program budgets, employing techniques such as trend analysis, and program trade-offs. Analyzes historical data and estimates, as well as current spending records and trends, for a budget for an area of an organization’s program.
- Analyzes expenditures versus commitments to assist in the resolution of problems inherent in the management of resources for the Bureau. Receives reports concerning expenditures and analyzes these reports to determine proper application of funds.
- Analyzes financial reports of obligations and expenditures. Identifies differences between proposed changes to operating programs and projected spending for those programs, recommending solutions to address budget shortages and fiscal problems.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- United States Citizenship is required.
- Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
- If you have no prior Federal experience or are selected under Delegated Examining procedures, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- If you select to be considered under Merit Promotion requirements, you must meet the Time-in-Grade requirements before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
- These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP’s) under the Agency’s approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.
Qualifications
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.
Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position include experience:
GS-11:
(a) Supporting the execution of a budget by providing analysis under the direction of more senior staff.
(b) Maintaining spreadsheets with financial information and providing reports to support decision makers.
(c) Entering and monitoring straightforward transactions in financial and procurement systems such as for small purchases or simple contract actions.
OR
Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities, to do the work of the position.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
GS-12:
(a) Providing advice and recommendations for the execution of a portion of a program budget.
(b) Coordinating with managers or technical staff to ensure budget recommendations reflect programmatic requirements.
(c) Entering and monitoring transactions in financial and procurement systems, such as for contract and grant actions.
GS-13:
(a) Providing advice and recommendations for the execution of a portion of a program budget, including operational planning.
(b) Coordinating with technical staff to ensure budget recommendations reflect programmatic requirements.
(c) Independently entering and monitoring complex transactions in financial and procurement systems
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 relevant to the position’s duties to be filled, including volunteer experience.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position’s minimum requirements. In addition, a well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training.
A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors.
Education
To qualify using education at the GS-11 level, you must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities, to do the work of the position. If using education, transcripts are required.
