Budget Analyst

Summary

This position is located within the USDA, Economic Research Service, Office of the Administrator, Director of Administrative and Financial Services, Budget Execution Staff. In this position, you will serve as a budget and financial advisor to the Agency Budget Officer. You will also serve as a subject matter expert for travel and acquisitions. USDA employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.

Duties

• •Participates in the formulation, coordination, and implementation of budget execution, updates, policies, plans and activities.
• •Oversees the annual projections for all major agency acquisitions, to include the reservation/movement of funds to ensure funds availability, and the review of all documents related to the acquisition.
• •Ensures that organization's mission, goals, and values are clearly communicated to staff, customers and stakeholders.
• •Conducts any amendments/corrections that need to be made to requisitions in the portal.
• •Develops performance and operational metrics to ensure customer satisfaction and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-12 grade level for consideration for the GS-11 grade level). GS-12 Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-12 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-11 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience assisting with annual projections for all major acquisitions; conducting research related to budget execution and writing reports; and training staff members on budget execution. GS-13 Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-13 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-12 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience serving as a budget and financial advisor; assessing business processes and identifying opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency; analyzing financial data; and identifying errors in the systems and providing solutions. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.