Supervisory Budget Analyst

Veterans Health Administration; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Supervisory Budget Analyst serves as the Budget Officer for the VHSO, overseeing the Budget section within the Finance (Fiscal) Service. The incumbent ensures accurate budget formulation, multi-year forecasting, execution monitoring, and salary payment for more than 2,000 employees.

This role leads a team of Budget Analysts, coordinates budget support requirements, and provides authoritative guidance on budget policy, compliance and financial reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience illustrating budget proposals and multi-year budgets.
• Ability to review and consolidate annual budgets and forecasts.
• Experience guiding leadership on budget policy and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Budget section as Budget Officer for VHSO.
• Lead budgeting for 2,000+ employees with formulation and forecasting.
• Coordinate budget support and provide policy guidance to leadership.
• Supervise a team of Budget Analysts and monitor execution.

Skills

Accountability

Customer Service

Decisiveness

Flexibility

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Resilience

Planning and Evaluating

Attention to Detail

Influencing/Negotiating

Job description

The Supervisory Budget Analyst serves as the Budget Officer for the VHSO, overseeing the Budget section within the Finance (Fiscal) Service. The incumbent ensures accurate budget formulation, multi-year forecasting, execution monitoring, and salary payment for more than 2,000 employees. This role leads a team of Budget Analysts, coordinates budget support requirements, and provides authoritative guidance on budget policy, compliance and financial reporting to senior leadership.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2026. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 the most recent 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 SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• developing budget proposals by reviewing, editing and consolidating annual and multi-year budget estimates
• Identify and analyze trends in the receipt, obligation or expenditure of funds to ensure timeliness and funding is being properly used to support program objectives
• Identify unforeseen factors in the development and production of budget requests and provide consultation to leadership on how to overcome barriers
• Supervise or lead a section or team , developing performance standards, identifying training needs and developing staff

This experience must be supported by your resume to be creditable. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Planning and Evaluating Attention to Detail Problem Solving Manages & Organizes Information Influencing/Negotiating 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: The work is mainly sedentary, although at times it may require some standing, bending, walking, carrying of light items such as papers, books, files, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient cl