About this role
Job SummaryThis vacancy is for a Budget Analyst in the Office of the Secretary within the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Budget in the Department of Commerce. As a Budget Analyst, the incumbent plans, organizes, and carries out a major, substantive budget for a significant program component, ensuring the effective integration of program and budget planning.
QualificationsQualification 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-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series 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 at the GS-14 level: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 (or equivalent pay band) level. Specialized Experience is defined as: Monitors and reports to managers on the status of funds executed throughout the fiscal (or calendar) year from appropriations to closeout; and Evaluates annual budget projections or spending forecasts and provides recommendations to improve accuracy of projections.
Major DutiesAs a Budget Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Provide long-range analysis of the potential effects of budgetary actions on national economic, social, and political objectives. May develop, recommend, and implement budgetary policies affecting the financing and accomplishment of national programs. Track progress of bureau appropriations through Congress. Justifies budget before OMB staff. Reviews, approves, disapproves, and recommends the amount and timing of allotments of funds to agency components and programs. Develop proposed appropriation language in support of new or revised program and budgetary requirements. May develop, recommend, and implement budgetary policies affecting the financing and accomplishment of national programs. Provide advice to top management on the Federal budget process. Provides authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation and OMB policies and precedents. This position is also advertised under OS-OB-DE-26-13023620, which is open to Delegated Examining eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Budget Analyst GS-0560-14, FPL GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.RequirementsYou must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. This position requires a SECRET CLEARANCE: Any required investigations and clearances must be completed before the selectee can be placed in the position. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. A probationary or trial period may be required. Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/). If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Bargaining Unit Position: No Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid License required: No Drug Test Required: Yes - This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter. Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible, which do not require time-in-grade/band.