This Budget Analyst position is with the Washington Fish and Wildlife Office located in Lacey, Washington. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement R1-25-12612270-JMJ-MP. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

As a Budget Analyst your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Formulate budgets for current and future activities based on proposed and actual expenditures; analyze budgetary trends, characteristics, and deficiencies within program areas and report recommendations to management and external audiences. Enter and retrieve financial data from automated systems to track and manage budgetary data; create spreadsheets, tables, charts, graphs, or diagrams; and present information to explain or justify financial decisions, conclusions, findings, and recommendations to others. Manage multiple fund types with different expiration dates and allocate expenses through various funding mechanisms (eg., reimbursable agreements, contracts, financial assistance agreements, and Intra/Inter agency agreements) in a financial plan. Apply knowledge of financial principles, policies, and procedures in managing and overseeing budgetary commitments and appropriated funds; determine whether estimates of funding needs and requests are in line with program plans and work methods by working with customers within and outside of the agency. Supervise and provide guidance to subordinate staff, manage staff workload, develop performance standards, assist in work planning and scheduling, review and provide feedback on the work of others, identify areas for staff improvement, and assist in staff development.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation
• Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 12/02/2024 will be considered. In order to qualify for this position, you must possess Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualification for the GS-11 One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-9 in the Federal service. Experience may include (1) managing and overseeing budgetary commitments and appropriated funds; (2) determining whether estimates of funding needs and requests are in line with program plans and work methods; (3) analyzing and evaluating budget data to identify trends, characteristics, and deficiencies, and making recommendations to management and external audiences; (4) using computerized financial programming and tracking software to manage budgetary data and create spreadsheets, charts, graphs, or diagrams; (5) reviewing and presenting budgetary information to explain or justify financial decisions, conclusions, findings, or recommendations; (6) advising internal and external customers on financial data (e.g., reimbursable agreements, contracts, financial assistance agreements, and intra-/interagency agreements); and/or (7) leading and directing a team of budget professionals. OR Three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., or possession of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. OR A combination of education and experience as described in 1 and 2 above which together equals 100% of the requirement 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; 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.

Education

PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov)

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
• Email: [email protected]