Budget Analyst

USPTO; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia seeks a Budget Analyst to support the Budget Execution Division, analyzing resources and reporting results to agency leaders. The position emphasizes collaboration to align spending with priorities and provide critical information to executives.

The role includes assisting with budget estimates and reviewing submissions for reasonableness under OPM standards. On-site presence is required, with limited telework per agency policy.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience must include extracting, reviewing and analyzing numerical information to develop findings and write reports.
• Experience working in a team to deliver goods or services on time with defined deadlines.
• Experience responding to customer questions with routine information and advice.

Responsibilities

• Assist with budget estimates, analysis and justifications under supervision.
• Review bureau and office budget submissions for reasonableness and conformance with procedures.
• Provide routine information and advice to business unit customers.

Skills

Specialized Experience

Job description

This position is located in the Budget Execution Division, Office of Planning and Budget, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Budget Execution Division is responsible for coordinating agency-wide spend plans, analyzing resources, managing controls, and reporting results. Budget analysts work collaboratively to align spending with the agency's strategic priorities and deliver critical information to agency leaders.

Telework

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year.

Duties

This position serves as a budget analyst. This is your next ideal career move if:

• You are driven assisting more experienced budget analysts in the preparation of budget estimates, analysis and justifications.
• You are eager to review OMB directives and circulars; providing routine information, analysis and advice to business unit customers.
• You are driven to review bureau and office budget submissions for reasonableness, accuracy and conformance with procedures and guidelines; monitoring the budget.
• You enjoy assisting with analysis; and recommending reprogramming of funds as needed.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available here.

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS- 5.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Ability to extract, review, and analyze numerical information to develop findings and write reports and analyses; and
• Experience working as a member of a team to deliver goods or services on time with defined deadlines; and
• Experience responding to customer questions with routine information and advice.

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.

Education

If this position requires proof of higher education, or you are substituting education for experience, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. Please refer to General Schedule Qualification Policies for more information. You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient.

Conditions of Employment

Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals and your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies. If selected, you will be required to pass a background investigation.

The full list of conditions and qualifications can be found on the USAJOBS posting.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, retaliation for engaging in protected activity, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.