Budget Analyst

Role Overview

The Budget Analyst will handle budget planning, justification, and execution while supporting financial oversight and the development, implementation, and monitoring of various departmental and office programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage budget formulation, justification, execution, and support oversight of department and office program finances.
• Monitor budget spending to ensure funds are used according to authorized program guidelines.
• Analyze data sources underpinning recommendations for fund reallocations or new projects not yet funded in current budgets.
• Collaborate with management to develop budget presentation strategies and advise on policy, regulations, and legislation implications.
• Interpret and apply budget instructions relevant to assigned program budgets.
• Identify financial problems, conduct research, and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze budget relationships and provide recommendations under tight deadlines, amidst program changes and budget objective gaps.
• Advise leadership on budget estimates interpretation and formulation of budget requests.
• Create proposed budget and procedural guidance, develop summary charts, and highlight key issues with supporting information to aid sound budget decisions.

Qualifications & Conditions

• Must pass a pre-employment background check.
• May be required to complete a probation period.
• Maintain a bank account for direct deposit/electronic transfer.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Applicants must meet qualification standards including one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-07 level within 30 days after announcement closure.

Experience or Education Requirements

• Specialized experience includes budget formulation, justification, execution, and managing multiple department/office programs in museums, cultural centers, or related environments.
• Alternatively, two years of progressively higher graduate education leading to a master’s or equivalent degree related to the position can substitute experience.
• Combination of education and experience may also satisfy qualification requirements.
• Part-time and unpaid experiences, such as volunteer work, will be credited where applicable.

Additional Information

• This role is part of the bargaining unit.
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized, contingent on availability and require service agreement.
• Applications may be considered for similar vacancies across the institution.
• Candidates should be committed to improving federal government efficiency and uphold constitutional values.
• The Federal Government provides a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, leave, life insurance, long-term care insurance, and retirement programs.