Budget Analyst

U.S.-Fish-; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Alaska Fish & Wildlife Field Office seeks a Budget Analyst to support financial management, budgeting, and reporting across its fisheries and ecological services programs. Located in interior Alaska, the office oversees activities across a vast landscape and coordinates funding, obligations, and expenditures to inform leadership decisions.

Qualified applicants must meet the minimum education or experience requirements and provide transcripts.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience maintaining and reconciling accounting records in an enterprise financial system.
• Education: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate study.
• Combination of education and experience: hours and months formula; transcripts required.

Education

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

Job description

You will serve as a Budget Analyst for the Northern Alaska Fish & Wildlife Field Office, which is a combined fisheries and ecological services office. Located in interior Alaska, this office is responsible for activities across the 240 million acres of Alaska located north of the Alaska Range and all of the U.S. portion of the Yukon River watershed.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience, 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience maintaining and reconciling accounting records in an enterprise financial system, tracking obligations and expenditures, and preparing recurring and special management reports that support budget decisions; Performing budget formulation and execution for multiple accounts or funding sources, monitoring funds against authorized levels, redistributing funds to align resources with priorities, and conducting year-end closeout; Providing guidance on cost documentation, including calculating and applying indirect costs, and advising on reimbursable processes, procedures, and rates; Preparing reports on the status of funds, expenditures, and obligations for leadership, and coordinating recurring and one-time budget and financial data calls; Serving as liaison for internal control reviews or audits and applying internal control and audit principles to ensure compliance with policies and procedures; Monitoring administrative ceilings or controls such as staffing levels, procurement, awards, and travel; maintaining administrative manuals and guidance; reviewing administrative documents for accuracy and compliance; and providing administrative support across payroll, fleet management, personnel actions, and travel. You must include hours per week worked.

-OR-

• Education: Successful completion of at least a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. (Degree must reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.). You must include transcripts.

-OR-

• Combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours (or equivalent), and divide by 18 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

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.