Budget Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Research and Development at the VA Medical Center in Buffalo - NY.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS One year specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge - skills - and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position - and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable - specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: applying knowledge of accounting principles - financial management - and research operations; analyzing financial data; and preparing financial spreadsheets and reports. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. ~OR~ A Ph.D. - equivalent doctoral degree - 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree - or an LL.M. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school - 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. Transcripts required. ~OR~ An equivalent combination of specialized experience and progressively higher level graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of the position. Experience must be detailed in your resume and transcripts required. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. 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; religions; 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.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Functions as the primary fiscal - budgetary - logistics - and contracting expert
• Serves as an expert on research-related budgetary policies - precedents - goals - objectives - regulations - and guidelines
• and uses judgment in choosing and applying the appropriate policies - practices - and regulations for the specific funding agency or research activity
• Exercises judgment in decision making - regarding the balance of the overall budget to ensure proper emphasis on critical areas
• Provides procedural and regulatory guidance concerning availability of or limitations on the use of funds
• Ensures obligations incurred and resulting expenditures of funds are in accordance with pertinent - research and procurement regulations
• Ensures regulatory provisions are applied to the appropriation and budgetary process of research applications
• Reviews and ensures grant budget requests are complete - appropriate - and justified for project needs to determine an appropriate starting date
• Assembles historical data on costs trends - and forecasts - allocates and tracks fiscal expenditures and human resources demand
• Maintains cost accounting ledgers for current and prior year appropriations assigned to research
• Formulates and executes short-and-long term budget plans
• Reconciles cost control records with monthly - quarterly - and annual fiscal reports
• Performs studies and audits on control and use of funds throughout each fiscal year
• Analyzes historical financial operating data and spending patterns
• Serves as a designee to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and oversees areas of acquisition administration and contractor's performance - as it pertains to Research & Development
• Performs related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
• Telework: Not authorized.