BUDGET ANALYST

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Qualifications:

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience:

For the GS-14, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Preparing statistical and narrative reports using budget, financial, or programmatic data; AND
• Working closely with program and accounting staff to estimate funding requirements; AND
• Implementation of budget formulation and execution activities for various programs (e.g., direct loan or loan guarantee programs, etc.); AND
• Assisting in the development of appropriation language to support budgetary requirements.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-14 you must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks.

Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Responsibilities:

HUD's Mission
The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

The Office of Housing provides vital public services through its nationally administered programs. It oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the largest mortgage insurer in the world, and regulates important parts of the housing industry. The Office of Housing is committed to building and preserving healthy neighborhoods and communities through homeownership, rental housing and healthcare opportunities.

The DAS for Finance and Budget is responsible for the integrity of all Housing-FHA accounting records, the preparation of timely and accurate financial and management reports on all FHA activities.

As a BUDGET ANALYST, you will:

• Provide advice to top management on the Federal budget process.
• Provide long-range analysis of the potential effects of budgetary actions on national economic, social, and political objectives.
• Provide authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation and OMB policies and precedents.
• Review, approve, disapprove, and recommend 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. Track progress of program office appropriations through Congress.
• Justifiy budget before OMB staff. Provide liaison between OMB staff and program office budget offices.

Salary : $143,913