Budget Analyst

Summary

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection Enterprise Services, Administrative Services Division, Financial Resources Branch, located in Indianapolis, IN. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Duties

Joining Customs & Border Protection (CBP) will allow you to use your expertise in providing essential support in budget formation, execution, pay and position analysis, and financial reporting. This position starts at a salary of $62,297.00 (GS-9, Step 1) to $97,991.00 (GS-11, Step 10) with promotion potential to $117,446 (GS-12 Step 10). Typical Work assignments include: Performing budget formulation, execution, and analysis activities for assigned programs, accounts, or functional areas, including preparing and reviewing annual and multi-year budget estimates. Monitoring budget execution by tracking funds, obligations, expenditures, and spending patterns to identify variances, funding gaps, excess balances, or other execution concerns. Conducting pay projections, compensation analyses, and workforce forecasts to assess personnel compensation and benefits funding requirements and staffing-related cost trends. Analyzing financial, budgetary, and workforce data to evaluate resource utilization, identify discrepancies or risks, and recommend corrective actions or resource adjustments. Providing technical and analytical support to program staff and management by interpreting budget guidance, preparing financial reports and briefings, and supporting budget-related decision-making. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.

Qualifications

Experience - GS-09: You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Reviewing budget requests, financial data, or supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness. Tracking obligations, expenditures, or funding balances to support budget execution activities. Preparing budget status reports, financial summaries, or briefing materials for management review. Applying established budget policies, procedures, or guidance to support routine financial management activities. Experience - GS-11: You qualify for the GS-011 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Reviewing budget estimates, financial data, or supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness. Tracking obligations, expenditures, or funding balances to support budget execution. Preparing budget reports, financial summaries, or variance analyses for management review. Applying budget policies, procedures, or financial guidance to support resource management activities. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Education Substitution - GS-09: A master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, a J.D. or an LL.B. degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for experience required at this level. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise two years of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 36 semester hours or 54 quarter hours. Education Substitution - GS-11: A Ph.D. or an equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. degree may substitute for experience required at this level. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise three years of graduate study. If that information is not available, use 54 semester hours or 81 quarter hours. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. More information on this qualification standard is located here. 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. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 11/03/2026. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was wo