Budget Analyst

Summary

You will serve as a Budget Analyst(Scorekeeper) with Office of the Secretary of Interior. This is a Schedule Policy/Career position. Salary Information: GS-15: $169,279 (step 1) - $197,200.00 (step 10). First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Duties

• This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of Policy, Management, and Budget (PMB), Office of Budget (POB), located in Washington, DC. This is a Schedule Policy/Career position. At the full performance level GS-15 some of the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Serves as a senior budget analyst in the Department of the Interior's Office of Budget responsible for the full range of budget development, execution and presentation activities. Provides the Division Chief with formulation and execution expertise for assigned accounts and special projects as assigned. 2. Leads and implements improvements to Department-wide budget processes and procedures. This includes development and implementation of automated systems to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the budget process and collection of budget request data for the entire Department. 3. Coordinates and assists in preparation of Secretarial, Assistant Secretarial and bureau budget presentations to the Office of Management and Budget and the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees. Reviews, coordinates, or prepares testimony, Congressional hearing transcripts, Congressional hearing summaries, and Congressional Questions for the Record. 4. Conducts program analyses, reviews and studies of Departmental functions and programs. These analyses involve examining program objectives, policies, procedures, standards, performance, progress, work operations, financial practices, internal management controls, costs, identification of efficiencies and savings, and Departmental and Administration goals and objectives. 5. Advises the Director of Budget and Departmental leadership on budget matters using a thorough and detailed knowledge of budget concepts, principles and practices, appropriations laws and regulations, Departmental programs and policies, Administration and Office of Management and Budget policies and requirements, and Congressional procedures, policies and directives. 6. Provides authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation and OMB policies and precedents. Provides detailed review, thorough analysis, and expert advice on correct and legal implementation of sequestration, reprogramming authority limitations, continuing resolution calculations, across the board reduction calculations, and alignment of committee support table reporting with Interior reports and systems.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. GS-15: To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Conducting program analyses, reviews and studies of functions and programs related to budget and resourcing. 2. Advising leadership on budget matters using a thorough and detailed knowledge of budget concepts, programs, priorities, policies, procedures, regulations and law. 3. Providing expert advice on sequestration, reprogramming, continuing resolutions, and alignment of committee support table reporting. Must meet all. You must include hours per week worked. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service. Employment in this position will be at-will. You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position, if applicable. Merit Systems Protection Board(MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code will not be available to an individual serving in this position. Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Office of General Counsel or agency equivalent position and not the Office of Special Counsel. As described in Executive Order 14171 dated January 20th, 2025, this position is covered by the Schedule Policy/Career. Any questions should be sent to the email address identified in the agency contact information of the Job Opportunity Announcement.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the 09/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement to receive consideration. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13045779 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status, visit https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.