Supervisory Budget Analyst

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget in Washington, DC, seeks a GS-15 Supervisory Budget Analyst to lead complex budget formulation and execution activities. The role requires analyzing budget estimates, funding requirements, and multi-year plans, and developing budgetary policies and directives.

Applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements and provide SF-50 documentation to verify eligibility. This is a high-responsibility federal position in the Office of Management and Office of Budget.

Qualifications

• Leading, managing, or providing authoritative technical oversight of complex budget formulation and execution activities.
• Analyzing budget estimates, funding requirements, resource allocations, financial trends, and multi-year budget plans.
• Developing, interpreting, or implementing budgetary policies, procedures, guidance, or directives.

Responsibilities

• Lead budget formulation and execution activities for the organization or major programs.
• Analyze and interpret budget estimates and funding requirements to advise senior management.
• Develop and implement budget policies, procedures, and directives to improve financial management.

Skills

Budget formulation

Budget execution

Policy development

Job description

This position is in the Office of Management (OM), Office of Budget (OB). The mission of the Office of Budget is to formulate, advise on, coordinate, and carry out policies and procedures to assure the financial soundness of the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) programs in terms of comprehensive detailed annual operating plans for spending funds and accomplishing program objectives; long-range planning, and the integration of accounting and budget data.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/18/2026.

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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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 some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. 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-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to experience:

• Leading, managing, or providing authoritative technical oversight of complex budget formulation and execution activities for an organization or major program
• Analyzing budget estimates, funding requirements, resource allocations, financial trends, and/or multi-year budget plans and providing recommendations or advice to senior management
• Developing, interpreting, or implementing budgetary or financial management policies, procedures, guidance, or directives

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: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list series and grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 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 performed for the most part while seated. The incumbent, however, lifts and carries reference books, working papers, and similar items to and from meetings. A moderate amount of standing and walking is required in getting to and from meeting places away from the worksite. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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 for this vacancy. A Well qualified candidate for the GS-15 Supervisory Budget Analyst within the Office of Management will bring extensive executive-level experience managing, and overseeing complex budgets at the highest level