Budget Analyst

Summary

You will serve as a Budget Analyst with Office of the Secretary of Interior. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary Policy Management & Budget, Budget Administration, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Salary with locality pay will vary based on current duty station. GS-13 - GS-14 range : $121,785-$187,093. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Duties

• Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Independently develops multi-year budget estimates and authoritative recommendations for Departmental leadership. Evaluates programmatic, legislative, and policy changes and incorporates them into budget strategies. Writes high-impact justification materials, position papers, and talking points for senior officials. Oversees financial execution for assigned accounts, including complex apportionment structures and multi-sourced funding. Advises leadership on reprogramming strategies, risks, execution pace, and funding realignment options. Leads resolution of complex system discrepancies and data-quality issues in the financial system of record. Provides authoritative guidance on fiscal impacts of policy decisions, bureau-level execution risks, and long-term resource requirements. Leads cost-benefit analyses, program evaluations, and development of analytical models. Represents the Department in engagements with OMB, auditors, and senior Departmental staff. Leads Department-wide special projects, cross functional work groups, and urgent budget drills requiring rapid, expert-level analysis. The position is suitable for telework and the incumbent may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/24/2026-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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Led budget formulation for a portfolio of programs by developing multi-year estimates and integrating performance measures Served as a technical authority on apportionment, allotment, and execution and designed strategies to optimize execution during continuing resolutions Built analytical models or dashboards to forecast execution trends and briefed senior leadership Mentored junior analysts and established SOPs or quality controls to improve data integrity and budget-process compliance Must meet all to qualify. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Advised senior leadership on budget strategy and led enterprise-wide formulation and execution for complex appropriations Directed apportionment strategy and execution risk management and ensured Antideficiency Act compliance Led development of OMB submissions and Congressional Budget Justifications and represented the organization in high-level reviews Driven modernization of budget processes by establishing data standards, automating workflows, or implementing performance-based budgeting Must meet all to qualify.

Requirements

Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. 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/. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

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 09/24/2026-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/13052514 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. 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.