Budget Analyst

The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System's Research & Development Service (RDS) is seeking a Budget Analyst to support the financial operations of a complex and expanding research program. The ideal candidate excels in analytical work, demonstrates strong attention to detail, and communicates effectively with researchers, administrators, and leadership. This role is essential to ensuring accurate fiscal planning, compliance, and support of innovative research initiatives across the healthcare system. EDUCATION: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ . If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ . RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary purpose of this position is to oversee all aspects of the Research Service fiscal program in conjunction with the Administrative Officer (AO) and Associate Chief of Staff ACOS/R for Research, and to strategically plan, prepare, and carry out the fiscal program for Research Service, both immediate and long-range plans. This requires the ability to develop budgetary plans, projections, and reports, and to interpret information received from Office of Research in Development (ORD), the individual VA Research programs, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS) Fiscal Service, and other sources. The position for BPVAHCS RDS, functions as its primary fiscal, budgetary, logistics, and contracting expert.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

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.

Provides administrative support to meet the strategic planning goals of RDS.

Exercises judgment in decision making, balance of the over-all budget to assure 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 health services, research laws, and regulations.

Reviews and assures grants budget requests are complete, appropriate, and justified for project needs to determine an appropriate starting date.

Performs budget work for the RDS in support of one or more of the phrases or systems involved in budget administration including the formulation, presentation, or execution of a budget.

Performs studies and audits on control and use of funds throughout each fiscal year.

Will act, when needed, as Approving Official, for approving acquired supplies services, and equipment for research laboratory, Veterinary Medical Unit (VMU) areas, or administrative areas, needed for the Research Service program requested by purchase card holders within the service.

Others duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm.

Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/ PD112840

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/21/2026.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS7.

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:

To qualify for this position at the GS-9 level, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in federal service that demonstrates providing administrative support to meet organizational strategic planning goals, preparing budget reports, and assisting with routine fiscal documentation.

Performing scheduled audits of fund control point records to ensure proper management and accountability of funds.

Analyzing historical financial operating data, spending patterns, and financial reports by correlating and verifying information from multiple sources.

Preparing routine budget and financial reports, including budget projections, to provide administrative and analytical support for organizational strategic planning goals.

Reviewing the status of obligations and monitors operating and financial programs to assist in identifying potential reprogramming needs.

Assisting with monitoring contracts and purchase card transactions by reviewing documentation for completeness and compliance with established procedures.

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Education: Successful completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher- level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. ~ OR~

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience, as described above, to meet the total requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in federal service that demonstrates performing budget formulation and execution duties, conducting financial analysis, and advising managers on budget policy and financial procedures.

Establishing and implementing financial systems and processes to support budget administration, including long-range planning and resource forecasting.

Resolving budget-related issues and recommends solutions requiring coordination with program officials, management, and other stakeholders.

Developing budget reports for presentation to leadership and program officials, explains deviations, and recommends revisions when warranted.

Applying procurement regulations and serves in an oversight capacity as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) and Purchase Card holder, including monitoring contracts and purchase card transactions to ensure compliance.

Preparing all external reports or analyses concerning budget execution for program oversight.

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Education: Successful completion of a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree, three 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 this position. ~OR~

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first two years) and specialized experience, as described above, to meet the total requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position.

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/ . SALARY: QuantitativeValue EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Other