Budget Analyst

You will serve as a Budget Analyst with Office of the Secretary of Interior. This position is located in the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Assistant Secretary, Policy Management & Budget, Division of Budget & Program Review. This Division is responsible for Departmental budget formulation and execution activities.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Directs Department-wide budget formulation, planning, and justification activities. Oversees budget execution, policy implementation, and fiscal compliance. Advises senior Department leadership on budget strategy and appropriations matters.

Leads budget presentations and interactions with OMB and Congress. Conducts high-level program, financial, and policy analyses to support Departmental decision-making. Salary : $164,956 (Step 1) - $197,200 (Step 10. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. This position is also open to public under announcement CBVZ-27-13093543-DE-DLP. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, 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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience : To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Developing, reviewing, or managing budget estimates, justifications, budget requests, budget execution activities, and funding actions for large organizations or programs. Interpreting and applying appropriations law, OMB Circular A-11, budget policies, regulations, and fiscal guidance to ensure compliance and support budget decisions.

Evaluating budget proposals, program performance, funding requirements, costs, risks, efficiencies, and policy impacts and developing recommendations for senior leadership. Preparing budget justifications, briefing materials, presentations, Congressional responses, testimony, reports, or other products for executive leadership, OMB, Congress, or other oversight entities.

Advising senior management on budgetary matters and leading improvements to budget processes, procedures, financial controls, reporting systems, or automated budget tools. Must meet all to qualify . You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.

g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) 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.

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.