Financial Analyst

US Western Area Power Administration; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site position

Job summary

US Western Area Power Administration is seeking a Financial Analyst to perform forecasting, analysis, and financial duties supporting the budget and spend reporting. This on-site role requires at least one year of specialized experience and a strong background in finance and Excel.

Applicants must be prepared to work at a duty location in California and comply with non-remote requirements. The role emphasizes budgeting expertise and financial data analysis to support management decision-making.

Qualifications

• Specialized forecasting, analysis, and financial duties related to budget and spend.
• Experience with financial data analysis and reporting.
• Understanding of budgeting processes and validation of spend.

Responsibilities

• Support formulation, submission, justification, execution, and reporting of budget and actual spend.
• Perform forecasting and financial analyses to inform management decisions.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure accurate budgetary data and spend tracking.

Skills

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Excel

Budget reporting

Tools

Excel

Financial software

Job description

This position is part of the WAPA Headquarters. As a Financial Analyst, you will perform a variety of forecasting, analysis, and financial duties supporting the formulation, submission, justification, execution, analysis and reporting of WAPA's budget and actual spend.

**This is NOT A REMOTE POSITION. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty location(s) identified.*

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must possess one (1) year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. The experience need not have been in the federal government.

• To qualify for the GS-07: Applicants must have either:
  • One (1) year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement -OR-
  • One (1) year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent pay band. This experience MUST include one (1) of the following:
    • Reviewing and analyzing financial data, identifying errors and/or formulating questions
    • Working with financial data in excel or other financial systems
• To qualify for the GS-09: Applicants must have either:
  • Two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related -OR-
  • One (1) year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent pay band. This experience MUST include everything from the GS-07 above AND one (1) of the following:
    • Working in a team responsible for budgeting or accounting for an organization
    • Analyzing and reporting financial data using financial software and excel
• To qualify for the GS-11: Applicants must have either:
  • Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M., if related -OR-
  • One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent pay band. This experience MUST include everything from the GS-09 above AND the following:
    • Working with large amounts of financial data, cleaning, analyzing, identifying trends, and providing recommendations to management
• To qualify for the GS-12: For the GS-12 level, education cannot be substituted for experience. Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent pay band. This experience MUST include everything from the GS-11 above AND one (1) of the following:
  • Reporting expenses of an organization, working with management to formulate forecasts, and presenting results to stakeholders
  • Managing projects and process improvement efforts

For the GS-12 level, education cannot be substituted for experience.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.