- Position Title
- Budget Analyst
- Agency
- Social Security Administration
- Announcement Number
- SH11215595 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, August 30, 2021 to Friday, September 10, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? Select yes if you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; your permanent grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy; AND your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. (Note: You must submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. Please review the Required Documents section of the announcement for more information.)
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Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces?
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Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs?
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Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources..
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Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs?
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Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources..
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? Select yes if you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; your permanent grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy; AND your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. (Note: You must submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. Please review the Required Documents section of the announcement for more information.)
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Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Assessment 1
It is recommended (not required) that you use a computer to apply for this position -- applicants using a phone often miss key information.
Use the APPLICATION CHECKLIST at the end of this questionnaire for assistance in submitting a complete and comprehensive application.
If you experience difficulties while applying, use the links on the USAJobs website to seek help. If you're still unable to complete your application, submit a USAJobs Help Desk ticket to resolve the issue. You must also email joann.casswell@ssa.gov with the SUBJECT LINE: "SHxxxxxxxx Application Issue" and provide details of the difficulties you're experiencing (with screenshots if applicable). This email must be received before the announcement closes. Technical difficulties reported after the announcement closes cannot be addressed.
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for this GS-07 Budget Analyst position are based on (1) Specialized Experience AND/OR (2) Education. The requirements for both are as follows:
(1) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience as described below. This experience must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-05 OR (if your position/experience is in another federal payscale or outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level equivalent to those performed in a federal position at or above GS-05. This Specialized Experience must have provided you with the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the functions of this GS-07 Budget Analyst position.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is work primarily consisting of administrative support in a financial capacity (e.g., budget administration, accounting, auditing, fiscal or financial management).
DUTIES SHOULD INCLUDE providing financial information (types of funding available, legal uses of available funds and timeframes for spending) and assembling financial data; maintaining financial records; or compiling information for financial reports.
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(2) EDUCATION: In lieu of specialized experience, you can meet the minimum qualifications for this position if you have a Bachelor's Degree with Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) OR a Bachelor's Degree and one full year of graduate level education. SAA means your overall GPA was at least 3.0 out of 4.0, you graduated in the top one-third of your class OR you were elected to a National Honor Society).
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If you do not have the full amount of experience or the full amount of education, you can also meet minimum qualifications if you have a combination of relevant specialized experience and qualifying graduate-level education. Only graduate-level education can be considered when combining education and experience.
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Indicate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for this position. Your application will be evaluated based on your response, so be sure you provide documentation to support your claim.
The following questions pertain to your overall experience as it relates to this position. Answer yes or no to each question, as appropriate. Do not overstate your experience. Affirmative responses are subject to verification.
Your resume must specifically describe duties you perform that demonstrate the experience you claim or you cannot receive credit for it. Information not specifically provided cannot be assumed during the review process.
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Do you have experience at a developmental stage organizing data?
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Do you have experience at a developmental stage drawing conclusions from data sets?
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Do you have experience at a developmental stage executing, formulating or justifying a budget?
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Do you have experience preparing spreadsheets or documents using standard Microsoft Office suite software?
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Do you have experience evaluating data and expressing decisions or findings clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing?
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Do you have experience reviewing data, analyzing data and presenting work products?
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Do you have experience communicating with individuals at a higher level for the purposes of obtaining and conveying information necessary to complete a work assignment?
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Do you have experience preparing materials for briefings and conducting briefings or presentations?
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Do you have experience providing input and performing assignments as part of a team to meet organizational objectives?
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Do you have experience carrying out job responsibilities with other team members while handling sensitive information?
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Do you have experience working with other employees on projects or assignments?
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Do you have experience providing assistance or technical guidance to other employees or management?
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Do you have experience resolving discrepancies and making corrections to documents, records or information?
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Do you have experience interpreting and applying policies, laws and/or regulations?
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Do you have experience applying policies, laws and/or regulations when completing work assignments?
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I understand that successful performance in this position will be assessed during the 1-year probationary period served by all new appointees (e.g., new to SSA and/or new to this series).
**** APPLICATION CHECKLIST ****
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There are no more experience questions to answer, but you will be asked at the end of this Application Checklist to certify that you read this information, which is provided to assist you in submitting a complete and comprehensive application.
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If you don't read and follow these instructions, you may miss vital information pertaining to the application process and/or may cause yourself to lose consideration for this vacancy.
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You are advised to view and print your answers to this questionnaire, as well as print a copy of the vacancy announcement for reference if you are invited for an interview. HR cannot provide copies of this information to applicants.
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Verify that your USAJobs BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION is correct.
Click on APPLICATION (top left), then Biographic Information.
USAJobs and SSA-HR use your Biographic Information to communicate with you. The hiring component, however, will use your resume to contact you. BOTH items should be accurate and up-to-date in order to avoid any missed communication.
SSA/HR is not responsible if outdated information in your USAJobs Account causes you to miss important emailed messages.
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***** DOCUMENTS TO UPLOAD *****
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Resumes are the key means for evaluating your qualifications for this position. (SSA employees may use SSA-45 if preferred.)
Describe duties you perform (not just knowledge, skills and abilities) as they relate to the Specialized Experience required for this position.
Be clear, accurate and specific when describing your experience.
List all positions separately, including your employer, work schedule (hours per week), full start/stop dates for each position, your grade and payscale (if your position is or was federal) and a comprehensive description the relevant duties you performed in each position.
DO NOT combine federal career-ladder experience into a single description of duties. Separate federal positions by grade level to clearly document the required experience at the required grade for the required period of time.
You cannot be credited for federal experience unless you clearly show your grade at the time the experience was gained, as well as the complete dates (month/day/year) you served at each grade level.
You must clearly demonstrate that your claimed experience meets the 52-week requirement.
Reviewers cannot assume any information you don't specifically state.
It's not sufficient to make claims in the questionnaire that are not supported in your resume. You may need to edit or rewrite your resume to fully demonstrate the experience required for this position.
Information that is copied or restated language from the vacancy announcement or rating criteria will not be considered and may cause you to be ineligible.
This vacancy announcement includes a USAHire Assessment.
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EDUCATION claims should be stated on your resume, but must be supported by transcripts.
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TRANSCRIPTS are required ONLY IF you are using education in lieu of (or in addition to) Specialized Experience. Your educational claim should be stated on your resume.
Transcripts must show that you earned a Bachelor's Degree with Superior Academic Achievement OR that you have at least 1 full year of graduate-level education in order to meet Minimum Qualifications. In general, a full year of graduate-level education is 18 credit hours beyond a Bachelor's Degree.
To demonstrate Superior Academic Achievement, your transcript must show a GPA greater than 3.0 OR you must also submit official documentation of your class-ranking or must also submit official documentation of your National Honor Society Membership.
If you are combining education with experience to meet Minimum Qualifications, you must submit a transcript for your Bachelor's Degree, along with a transcript showing your graduate-level education.
You may submit an unofficial Bachelor's Degree transcript, but it must include your name, the name of the school, the degree earned and the date of completion.
If you are demonstrating graduate-level education (beyond a Bachelor's Degree), both transcripts must be submitted. The graduate-level transcript must show your name, the name of the school, courses completed and number of credits earned.
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SF-50s are recommended for verifying federal employees' grade equivalency.
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If you claimed CTAP or ICTAP as your Eligibility, read the following and submit the appropriate documents: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . (Note that eligibility under these program is rare, so be certain this applies before you make this claim.)
If you claimed Military Spouse as your Eligibility read the following and submit the appropriate documents: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/military-spouses.
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See REQUIRED DOCUMENTS for more information on claiming PRIORITY SELECTION eligibility.
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Complete your application by submitting your responses to this questionnaire and uploading your resume and supporting documents - see "HOW TO APPLY" for specific instructions.
If you fail to upload documents that fully demonstrate your eligibility and/or your qualifications, you will not receive consideration for this position.
If you use documents previously uploaded to your USAJobs Account, be certain they are the most recent versions; if they're not, delete them and upload the current documents to your USAJobs Account. Outdated documents can cause you to lose consideration for this vacancy.
Reviewers can only evaluate you on the information and documents you provide; if anything is missing or incomplete, you may cause yourself to lose consideration for this vacancy.
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Information on this job series can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN
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Per the information in the preceding APPLICATION CHECKLIST, I certify that I am submitting a complete and comprehensive application for this part of this vacancy announcement, as follows:
-- my resume provides clear information describing my experience as it pertains to this position including complete dates for positions held
-- the contact information in my resume is the same as that in my USAJobs Biographical Data
-- I understand I must upload my resume and all supporting documents (e.g., to support educational claims and/or Priority Selection or Veteran's Preference, if applicable).
-- I understand this announcement includes a USA Hire Competency Based Assessment and I will receive an email with further instructions to fully complete my application (see "Conditions of Employment" and "How You Will Be Evaluated" for more information).
-- my resume provides clear information describing my experience as it pertains to this position including complete dates for positions held
-- the contact information in my resume is the same as that in my USAJobs Biographical Data
-- I understand I must upload my resume and all supporting documents (e.g., to support educational claims and/or Priority Selection or Veteran's Preference, if applicable).
-- I understand this announcement includes a USA Hire Competency Based Assessment and I will receive an email with further instructions to fully complete my application (see "Conditions of Employment" and "How You Will Be Evaluated" for more information).