FUL-Budget Analyst

National Park Service (DOI); Oregon; On-site; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework during emergencies

Job summary

The National Park Service seeks a FUL-Budget Analyst at Crater Lake, OR. You will independently perform routine budget analysis, assist with budget development and instructions to managers for funding estimates for the coming fiscal year.

Telework is allowed only during emergencies. This is a permanent, full-time GS-9 position with a salary range of $61,722–$80,243 per year, with travel up to 25%. Background check required.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: budget and finance work; tracking expenditures by proper accounts and type; providing information on salary calculations for budget planning; analyzing changes in program plans and funding.
• Education: master's degree or higher or 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such degree or LL.B./J.D., if related.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify; include hours worked per week.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a consultant and advisor in budget and financial management matters.
• Formulate and execute broad financial plans and policies affecting funds use.
• Review and analyze financial plans and summaries; identify deviations and recommend corrective action.
• Develop plans, procedures, standards for budgeting allocations, apportionments and financial controls.

Skills

Budget analysis

Financial management

Financial reporting

Education

Master's degree or higher

Graduate education (2 years)

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a FUL-Budget Analyst

The incumbent independently performs routine budget analyst duties. Assists with the development, preparation, and revision of the unit budget, and in the preparation of instructions to managers regarding funding estimates and budget planning for the coming fiscal year.

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Location: Crater Lake, OR

Telework eligible: Yes—The duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.

Remote job: No

Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

Salary: $61,722 – $80,243 per year First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Pay scale & grade: GS 9

Promotion potential: 11

Work schedule: Full-time – You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.

Travel Required: 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

Appointment type: Permanent

Occupations and job series: 0560 Budget Analysis

Supervisory status: No

Federal service type: This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union: No

Drug test: No

Security clearance: Not Required

Position sensitivity and risk: Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.

• Credentialing
• Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required: No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number: CAHS-27-13075785-FUL-DJA

Control number: 891116200

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority and is open to U.S. Citizens and Nationals who meet all eligibility requirements, including permanent and exclusive residency within the defined vicinity of the field unit as described in this announcement. Under this authority, veterans’ preference and traditional rating and ranking procedures do not apply.

Duties

• Serves as a consultant and advisor in all phases of budget and related financial management matters.
• Formulate and execute broad financial plans and policies affecting the authorization and use of funds.
• Review and analyze financial plans and summaries prepared for comparison of budgets to allowances; determine significant deviations and reasons, and recommends corrective action, where necessary.
• Responsible for the formulation and effectuation of plans, procedures, standards and methodscovering all phases of the budgeting allocatoins, apportionments and financial controls.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license throughout employment.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual’s employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/17/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements. 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:

Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: budget and finance work; tracking expenditures by proper accounts and type; providing information on salary calculations for incorporation into budget planning, preparation, and execution; analyzing and evaluating changes in program plans and funding and their effect on the budget; and preparing financial reports consistent with regulations and guidelines. You must include hours per week worked.

-OR- Education : Successful completion of at least 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. You must include transcripts.–

Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include your resume with hours worked per week annotated, as well as 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.

Education

You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education. https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification

Additional information

This position will be filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is: Field Unit Local Hiring for Crater Lake National Park located at 1 Sager Building Crater Lake, OR 97604 is defined as the counties of Klamath, Jackson, Douglas and Deschutes. You must provide proof of residency within the defined vicinity (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy, etc.). See the Required Documents section for information on how to verify current residence.

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position’s supervisor.

Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary.

Working Conditions: The work is performed in a typical office setting.

All Department of Interior (DOI) employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here https://www.doi.gov/ethics/ethics-prohibitions.

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.

Benefits

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Required documents

1. Two Page Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Your 2-page resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements. Note: Current and former Federal employees should include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. If experience is for a career ladder position, please ensure to clearly distinguish the job duties for each grade level and how long you were working in each grade level. Resume Builder: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include
2. Proof of residence (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy). SF-50 ++cannot++ be accepted as proof of residence.
3. All college transcript(s), if qualifying based on education. Please submit both undergraduate and graduate level transcripts, as applicable.
4. Veteran Documentation , if applicable, such as: DD-214, SF15, letter from Veteran Affairs, etc.
5. Current or prior federal employees who hold or have held a non-temporary appointment in the federal competitive or excepted service within the previous 52 weeks must submit official documentation (i.e. SF50s) proving they meet time-in-grade requirements to be eligible for the grade level of this announcement.

Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials – you must remove your image from all documents.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency’s staffing offices.