Management and Program Analyst.

National Cemetery Administration; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

National Cemetery Administration, Pacific District Office, seeks a Management and Program Analyst to serve as Finance Liaison. The role provides objective analyses and recommendations to support administrative, financial, programmatic, and operational decision-making.

Responsibilities include evaluating programs, coordinating financial activities, preparing reports, conducting cost analyses, developing budgets, and collaborating with stakeholders across the agency.

Qualifications

• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• Background/security investigation is required.
• Specialized experience: one year of equivalent to GS-12 in the normal line of progression.

Responsibilities

• Analyze program effectiveness and performance against goals.
• Coordinate district financial activities and budget reporting.
• Prepare decision-support reports for leadership and other levels.
• Conduct life-cycle cost analyses and economic evaluations.
• Coordinate development of future budget projections and submissions.
• Review internal controls and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support objectives.
• Perform Government Travel Charge Card duties and related processes.
• Review and approve actions in Concur and assist with unfunded requirements.

Job description

Duties

The Management and Program Analyst serves as the Finance Liaison for the National Cemetery Administration, Pacific District Office. The incumbent provides objective analyses, evaluations, and recommendations that support administrative, financial, programmatic, and operational decision-making.

Major Duties Include:

• Analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of programs and operations in meeting established goals, performance measures, and objectives.
• Coordinating district financial activities, including annual financial closeout, variance reporting, full-time equivalent projections, management of accounts, awards expenditures, and budget and finance reporting.
• Preparing analytical studies, forecasts, program status reports, and other decision-support products for district leadership and other organizational levels.
• Conducting life-cycle cost analyses, cost-benefit studies, and economic evaluations of current or proposed programs and projects.
• Coordinating the development of future budget projections and submissions for the District Office and district cemeteries.
• Evaluating internal controls and recommending or implementing policies and procedures for their development, maintenance, and improvement.
• Conducting internal audits, reviews, and inspections to assess the adequacy of internal controls within West District programs and operations.
• Researching and evaluating new or improved business and management practices for application to agency programs and operations.
• Analyzing management information requirements and developing program or administrative reporting systems, data-gathering methods, analytical techniques, and evaluation methodologies.
• Reviewing proposed legislation and regulations to determine their impact on program operations and management.
• Developing or revising administrative program policies, regulations, goals, objectives, reports, and other management products.
• Analyzing data to identify significant findings, risks, trends, and opportunities for program improvement.
• Presenting findings, conclusions, recommendations, and alternative courses of action to agency administrators, managers, subject-matter experts, technical personnel, and other federal officials.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to obtain information, resolve complex problems, and support program objectives.
• Maintaining program and administrative reference materials, project files, policies, procedures, and written guidance.
• Performing Government Travel Charge Card responsibilities, including Individual Billing Account and Centrally Billed Account Agency/Organization Program Coordinator duties.
• Reviewing and approving actions in Concur and supporting the development, submission, review, and oversight of Unfunded Requirement submissions.
• Participating in agency, interagency, Department of Veterans Affairs, or National Cemetery Administration committees and workgroups, as authorized, including providing technical advice, presentations, papers, or panel participation.

Performs public outreach as needed.

Work schedule

Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Compressed/Flexible Schedule:

Not Available

Telework:

Not Available

Position Description Title/PD#

Management and Program Analyst/PD1741847

The full performance level of this position is GS-13

Relocation Expenses

Not Authorized

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report:

Not Required

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If your most recent non-award SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade.

Time-In-Grade Requirements Also Apply To Former Federal Employees Applying For Reinstatement As Well As Current Employees Applying For Veterans Employment Opportunities Act Of 1998 (VEOA) Appointment. You May Qualify Based On Your Experience, As Described Below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: managing a broad range of administrative and operational programs, projects and services, adherence to requirements, and oversight/improvement of programs, policies, and procedures.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Budget Administration
• Teaches Others
• Education and Training
• Communication
• Organization Awareness
• Change Management

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; religions; 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.

Note

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements

Work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. As a Condition Of Employment For Accepting This Position, You Will Be Required To Serve a 1-year Probationary Period During Which We Will Evaluate Your Fitness And Whether Your Continued Employment Advances The Public Interest. In Determining If Your Employment Advances The Public Interest, We May 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. 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.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

PLEASE NOTE

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:

Special Employment Consideration

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)

provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

Placement Policy

The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit The Fair Chance Act.

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