The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experience and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings. The position is vital within the Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the facilities where research programs are conducted. This position will be located in various Agency-level research facilities within the VA.

Duties

Major Duties: Exercises judgment in decision making, regarding the balance of the overall budget to assure proper emphasis on critical areas. Assembles historical data on costs trends, and forecasts, allocates and tracks fiscal expenditures and human resources demands. The work involves comparing and contrasting content and historical budget and workload data for the same or closely related programs and activities to discern trends in spending and to anticipate needs for funds or reprogramming actions. Ensures obligations incurred and resulting expenditures of funds are in accordance with pertinent, research and procurement regulations. Reconciles cost control records with monthly, quarterly, and annual fiscal reports. These documents include but are not limited to Daily Status of Funds, Annual Budget Plan, Quarterly Analysis of Unobligated Balances, Audit Transaction List, Transaction Status Report and Running Balances. Reviews and assures grants budget requests are complete, appropriate, and justified for project needs to determine an appropriate starting date. Performs studies and audits on the use of funds throughout each fiscal year. Apply commonly used qualitative and quantitative analytical methods, techniques, and administrative duties. Analyze and evaluate research plans and funding for one or multiple future budget year, including but not limited to cost-benefit analyses, risk sensitivity analyses, probability assessments. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Full Time Monday-Friday 8:00ma-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD46969A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/16/2025. 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.. 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 and/or education as described below: GS-9 a. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as Reviews and assures grants budget requests are complete, appropriate, and justified for project needs to determine an appropriate starting date. Exercises judgment in decision making, regarding the balance of the overall budget to assure proper emphasis on critical areas. Provides data to be used for analyses, projections, and interpretations to maintain maximum efficiency, effectiveness, and economy. Assembles, historical data on cost and cost trends. OR, b. Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such degree. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED), OR, c. Combination: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be qualifying. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR GS-11 a. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as Ensures obligations incurred and resulting expenditures of funds are in accordance with pertinent, research and procurement regulations. Ensures each project account has sufficient funding to cover the cost of purchase orders before the purchase order is created. Coordinates the budgetary program, which includes, but is not limited to, managing material, budgets, and expenditures of supply, contracts, salary, travel, and equipment funds for all research programs at the Research service. OR, b. Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have PH. D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR, c. Combination: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be qualifying. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) To receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your position, you must provide official documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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 position uses a computer and standard office equipment to complete tasks. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. On occasion, the position may carry light items. 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/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Phoenix ORD VISN 22 3333 North Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85012 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: VHANationalRecruitmentCenter@va.gov