Budget Analyst

US Office of the Inspector General, USPS; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The USPS Office of Inspector General in Arlington, VA is seeking a Budget Analyst to support the agency's budget forecasting, formulation, and execution. You will design, coordinate, and maintain budget data, provide financial guidance, and help develop policy changes.

Strong Excel, Power BI, and AI tooling skills are highly valued. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and at least three years of specialized budgeting experience, with desirable expertise in accounting/finance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least three years of specialized experience in budgeting functions.
• Experience with financial management systems to manage accounting and budget data.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budget forecasting, formulation, and execution.
• Develop budget objectives, estimate resource costs, and evaluate plan effectiveness.
• Provide financial advice and consultation to agency staff on budget matters.
• Develop recommendations for new policy changes and improve budget processes.
• Utilize Excel, Power BI and other tools to support budget analyses.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Payroll trend analysis

Payroll projections

Data modeling

Financial forecasting

Budget process knowledge

Communicate effectively in writing and

Education

Bachelor's degree

Accounting/Finance/Economics degree

Tools

Dynamic 365

Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse)

Excel

AI Tools

Job description

The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Budget Analyst position in OIG Mission Support located in Arlington, VA. Bring your skills and voice to our team!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

You must meet ALL of the minimum qualifications listed below.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

AND

• At least three years of specialized experience that includes supporting the annual budget forecasting, formulation, and execution to include planning, designing, coordinating, implementing, and maintaining an agency's budget; performing the full range of program planning functions such as developing budget objectives, estimating resource costs, and evaluating plan effectiveness; providing financial advice and consultation to agency staff on complex and sensitive budget matters; developing recommendations for new policy changes; experience with financial management systems to manage accounting and budget data.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics from an accredited college or university
• Experience in developing solutions using Dynamic 365, and Power Platform suite of tools (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and Dataverse)

EVALUATION FACTORS

You must have the experience, knowledge and skills as listed in EACH of the evaluation factors. Failure to demonstrate that you meet all of the evaluation factor requirements as listed below will result in a score of zero (0); an ineligible status, and you will not be referred for further consideration. Include your major accomplishments relevant to the position requirements in your resume.

• Strong analytical skills, including expertise in payroll trend analysis, payroll projections, data modeling, and financial forecasting.
• Comprehensive knowledge of all phases of the budget process, such as formulation, justification, presentation, and execution.
• Experience in performing reconciliations, analyzing information, identifying problems and resolutions, and making budget execution recommendations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, presenting concise and well-considered suggestions to leadership and other agency personnel.
• Proficiency in creating budget tables and writing narratives to support agency congressional budget justifications.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Microsoft Products, Power BI, and AI Tools to include the use of AI Prompting.

You will no longer be considered for this position if you receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor.

Failure to demonstrate that you meet all evaluation factor requirements will result in a score of zero (0). Upon receipt of a zero score, you will be deemed "not minimally qualified," and you will not be referred for further consideration.