Budget Analyst

Summary

Employee will serve as a Budget Analyst located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Fargo - ND.

To qualify for this Budget Analyst GS-9 grade level – applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. The experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS‑7). Included generally: performing financial work applying standardized practices of budget administration; gathering, reviewing, verifying, and consolidating a variety of financial data needed to formulate and present budget requests;
  
  using automated financial software and Microsoft Office programs to prepare budgetary and financial reports.
• Substitution of Education for Experience (Transcript required): successfully completed a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher‑level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. – if related.
• Combination of Education and Experience (Transcript required): equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education (in excess of one year) and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

To qualify for this Budget Analyst GS‑11 grade level – applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. The experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS‑9). This includes compiling statistical and narrative data to prepare a variety of reports, studies, fact sheets, and presentations covering status of funds;
  
  and developing analyses of actual and possible trends—investigating and explaining budgetary/fiscal deviations in obligations/expenditure.
• Substitution of Education for Experience (Transcript required): successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher‑level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. – if related.
• Combination of Education and Experience (Transcript required): equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education (in excess of two years) and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

For more information on these qualification standards – please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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, 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.

• THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION – YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A 50 DISTANCE FROM THE DUTY LOCATION. This position involves a multi‑grade career ladder.
• The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS‑11.
• At the GS‑9 grade level – you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence.
• You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS‑11.
• Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance – availability of higher‑level work – and availability of funds.
• Duties will include – but may not be limited to the following:
  Provides advice and guidance to leaders on the interpretation of budget estimates and formulation of budget requests.
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