What are the responsibilities and job description for the Budget Analyst position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
The Budget Analyst located at the Robley Rex VA performs budget analysis - including formulation - justification - presentation - and/or execution of the Medical Center budget. This work requires knowledge and skill in the application of related laws - regulations - policies - precedents - methods and techniques of budgeting.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/02/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: working in a medical office/hospital setting in the FISCAL section - performing budget formulation including preparing detailed analysis and estimates of annual funding; monitoring budget allocation and execution to ensure that operating program objectives are met; preparing budget presentations; devising and maintain controls necessary to ensure full and accurate projects and reports; utilizing the principles - practices - and methods of budget execution; advising staff members and management on budget execution - organizational structure - and programs.. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. - if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of the Budget Analyst. OR - Combination: To calculate - first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting - you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11. For example - an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary and requires no special physical abilities. The work is performed in an office environment with no unusual risks or discomfort. 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/.
Duties
The Budget Analyst located at the Robley Rex VA performs budget analysis - including formulation - justification - presentation - and/or execution of the Medical Center budget. This work requires knowledge and skill in the application of related laws - regulations - policies - precedents - methods and techniques of budgeting.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/02/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: working in a medical office/hospital setting in the FISCAL section - performing budget formulation including preparing detailed analysis and estimates of annual funding; monitoring budget allocation and execution to ensure that operating program objectives are met; preparing budget presentations; devising and maintain controls necessary to ensure full and accurate projects and reports; utilizing the principles - practices - and methods of budget execution; advising staff members and management on budget execution - organizational structure - and programs.. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. - if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of the Budget Analyst. OR - Combination: To calculate - first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting - you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11. For example - an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary and requires no special physical abilities. The work is performed in an office environment with no unusual risks or discomfort. 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/.
Duties
- The duties include but are not limited to: Prepares station directives on budget formulation procedures
- Consolidates annual requests from departments and appraises their validity
- Provides technical assistance to all medical center officials with regard to program funding - control of funds - and allotment procedures
- Prepares analyses to aid in distribution of funds and making management decision
- Completes and assembles the annual Medical Care - research - Prosthetics - OI&T - and Resident House staff budget plans and data for the annual Medical Center management briefings
- Prepares all required reports to be sent to VISN - VA CO - etc. - which deal with the medical centers funding needs and/or excesses for all programs both current and proposed
- Distributes funds to control points throughout the medical center and maintains necessary records thereafter
- Studies usage of funds and prepares cost comparisons and memoranda with recommendations for use by service chiefs in substantiating their budget requests for additional funds to management during the course of the fiscal year
- Analyzes cost data received from Central Office and/or other sources (such as ARC - VSSC - FMS - DSS - etc.) and makes studies available to management when out-of-line situations are indicated
- Provides management with independent analysis of funds and biweekly financial and employment/salary projections through the fiscal officer
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: ADHOC - at management's discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD401070 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Salary : $74,678 - $97,087