Budget Analyst

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Holidays

Telework

Life insurance

Health benefits

Federal retirement system

Job summary

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys is seeking a budget analyst to support financial management and program planning.

The role involves preparing budget estimates and justifications, monitoring allocations, and analyzing expenditures to inform management decisions. Opportunities to grow into more complex responsibilities develop with experience. The position emphasizes data analysis, regulatory compliance, and clear communication with program managers across

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience at GS-09 level.
• Experience preparing preliminary budget estimates and justifications.
• Experience monitoring budget allocation and execution to ensure program objectives are met.
• Ability to extract and summarize data from financial systems for managers.

Responsibilities

• Administrating a financial management program including long-range plans and the annual budget.
• Maintaining financial policies.
• Providing recommendations to improve program plans, budget proposals, and cost of operations.
• Analyzing expenditure data to identify variables affecting costs.
• Determining reasonable fund levels and evaluating requests.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Data extraction

Policy understanding

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Summary

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

Typical work assignments will include:

• Administrating a financial management program which includes long-range programmatic plans and the annual budget as key components.
• Maintaining financial policies.
• Providing recommendations and alternative approaches to improve program plans, budget proposals, cost of operations, and program accomplishments.
• Analyzing of expenditure data to identify variables affecting costs.
• Determining reasonable fund levels and evaluating validity of requests.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet the definition of specialized experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing duties such as assisting in the preparation of preliminary budget estimates and justifications; assisting with the monitoring of budget allocation and execution to ensure that operating program objectives are met; extracting and summarizing data from financial systems to inform managers about fund status; monitoring expenditures to ensure funds are used within legal and administrative constraints. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)- The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

• paid vacation
• sick leave
• holidays
• telework
• life insurance
• health benefits
• participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System

Selective Service

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

EEO Statement/Policy

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non‑merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

Political Appointees (Current or Former):

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non‑Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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