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Assessment 1

1. From the descriptions below, select the letter that best describes your level of specialized experience for the Budget Analyst, GS-0560-9/11/12/13 position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the next lower grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Read each of the statements below completely before making your selection.

A. (For GS-09) I have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-7) or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized Experience is defined as: Formulating and justifying budgets; Experience with the use of funds for a program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds, and; Reviewing data or request for the budget submissions and analysis to support the budget. (This experience must be clearly demonstrated in your resume). OR I have a master's degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such degree or have a LL.B or JD if related. OR I have a combination of experience and education.

B. (For GS-11) I have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-9) or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized Experience is defined as: Formulating and justifying budgets; Interpret and advise on the use of funds for a program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds; Reviewing data or request for the budget submissions and analysis to support the budget, and; Experience working with program management and contracting on the determination of the funding of requirements for stakeholders. (This experience must be clearly demonstrated in your resume). OR I have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related. OR I have a combination of experience and education.

C. (For GS-12) I have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-11) or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized Experience is defined as: Formulating and justifying budgets; Interpret, advise and coordinate multiple programs on the use of funds for program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds; Analyze and provide technical advice for the budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates, providing decision support and analysis to support the budget, and; Collaborate with program management and contracting on the determination of the funding of requirements for stakeholders. (This experience must be clearly demonstrated in your resume).

D. (For GS-13) I have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-12) or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized Experience is defined as: Formulating and justifying budgets; Interpret and make decisions with complete program oversight on the use of funds for program and administrative purposes (to include Purpose, Time and Amount) and executing funds; Analyze and make decision for the budget submissions and financial data such as obligation and expenditure rates, providing decision support and analysis to support the budget; Collaborate with program management and contracting on the determination of the funding of requirements for stakeholders, and; Provide financial advisory services and make decisions on complex financial issues for a large organizations to include independently researching financial issues and providing recommendations to senior managers; working and understanding of Defense Acquisition System (DAI). (This experience must be clearly demonstrated in your resume).

E. My experience does not meet the requirements listed above.

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