Budget Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead budget formulation and financial planning, including requirements, estimates, projections, and justifications.
• Advise senior officials and program managers on complex budget matters and interpret laws, appropriations, and agency policies.
• Oversee budget execution, funds allocation, and control of commitments, obligations, expenditures, distributions, and reprogramming.
• Maintain fiduciary controls, prevent over-obligation and premature release of budget authority, and ensure compliance.
• Prepare budget materials, briefings, Congressional and oversight responses, and executive-level financial information.
• Analyze legislative and funding developments; conduct financial analyses, special studies, and cost-benefit assessments.
• Recommend improvements to resource management, financial controls, and program effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Expertise in budget formulation, financial planning, and analysis of requirements, estimates, and projections.
• Ability to advise officials and program managers on complex budget matters.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, appropriations, and OMB, Treasury, HHS, and agency policies.
• Ability to prepare budget and executive-level financial materials and conduct complex analyses.

Pay

• Salary is $106,437–$172,980 per year; grade is GS 13.

Schedule and appointment

• Full-time, permanent appointment.
• Occasional travel required.

Locations

• Listed job locations are Phoenix, Arizona, and Washington, D.C.