- Position Title
- Budget Analyst
- Agency
- Office of the Secretary of the Interior
- Announcement Number
- OS-6053-25-AI-102(MP) Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, June 16, 2025 to Friday, June 20, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you wish to be considered under CTAP?
To be eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), a person must:
Be a current or former permanent competitive status DOI federal employee displaced from a position in the same local commuting area of the vacancy with a current (or last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To claim eligibility under CTAP, you must submit the following documentation with your application:
Copies of the appropriate documentation which includes:
- Reduction in force (RIF) separation notice;
- SF-50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another commuting area;
- You MUST also submit documentation to reflect your current (or last) performance rating of record.
2.
Do you wish to be considered under Merit Promotion?
To be eligible under competitive merit promotion, you must be:
A current or former (reinstatement eligible) permanent Federal civilian employee under a competitive career or career-conditional appointment.
To claim eligibility under competitive merit promotion, you must submit the following documentation with your application:
- A copy of your most recent SF-50 reflecting current position information and competitive status (SF-50 box #24 - 1 or 2, box #34 - 1), AND if the most recent SF-50 does not show your highest grade held, then you MUST also submit a copy of an SF-50 that reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis (No award 50's will be accepted).
3.
Do you wish to be considered under Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)?
If you're a current or former Land Management employee (Land management agencies include The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, The Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Reclamation), who worked in a term or temporary job, you may be eligible to apply to merit promotion jobs at any federal agency.
Two groups of individuals are potentially eligible for appointment, including current and/or former employees serving or served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies (as defined above). Land Management Eligibles (LME's) must meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Current land management agency appointees:
- must have initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to the time-limited appointment,
- must have served under one (1) or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years, and
- must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.
- must meet time in grade requirements.
• Former land management agency appointees:
- must have initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to the time-limited appointment,
- must have served under one (1) or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years,
- must have performed at an acceptable level throughout the service period(s),
- must apply for a position covered by these provisions within two (2) years after their most recent date of separation, and
- must have been separated, with respect to their most recent separation, for reasons other than misconduct or performance.
- must meet time in grade requirements.
Note: A former employee, who otherwise meets the requirements for eligibility, shall be deemed an employee of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated.
To claim eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA), you must submit the following documentation with your application:
- SF-50(s) showing the above criteria
- Employee Performance Appraisal (Employee Performance Ratings or equivalent)
For more information the LMWFA, please click here
4.
Do you wish to be considered under Non-Competitive Merit Promotion?
To be eligible under non-competitive merit promotion, you must be:
A Current or former (reinstatement eligible) competitive, career/career-conditional Federal employee who has previously competed for, held, or currently holds, the full performance level of the position you are applying.
To claim eligibility under non-competitive merit promotion, you must submit the following documentation with your application:
- A copy of your most recent or past SF-50 in order to verify your claim for non-competitive eligibility. If the most recent SF-50 does not show your highest grade competed for or held, then you MUST also submit a copy of an SF-50 that reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis.
5.
Are you a current career/career-conditional Department of the Interior (DOI) Federal employee and meet the following Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibility:
Current Department of the Interior employee with a career or career- conditional appointment in the competitive service that holds or have held a career or career-conditional position at a lower grade level as the position being announced.
Current Department of the Interior employee with a career or career- conditional appointment in the competitive service that holds or have held a career or career-conditional position at a lower grade level as the position being announced.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
3.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your resume and correct documents are uploaded and received. Please, verify during the application process on the "application review page" that you have uploaded the appropriate documentation as stated in the required documents section of the vacancy announcement. No documentation will be accepted after the closing date of the announcement. I understand that it is my responsibility that I must submit a resume and all required supporting documentation prior to the closing date of the announcement.
4.
What attracted you to this position?
5.
If you have ever held a Federal position please indicate your pay plan, highest grade held, and dates held below (e.g. GS-13; 08/15/11 - 08/15/12). If applying based on noncompetitive eligibility and if you do not have prior Federal service, please type "N/A" in the text box below.
(limit 100 characters)
6.
Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement have the option to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) that have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, promotion potential and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. If you select "yes", your information could potentially be shared with other bureaus if there is a need to fill another position. If you select "no", your information will NOT be shared with other bureaus. Do you agree to have your information shared with other bureaus?
Assessment 1
Please note that you will only be considered for the eligibility option(s) for which you select. You may select more than one option of consideration, if applicable. If the required documentation is not received by the closing date of the announcement, you will be found ineligible for the position and will be removed from further review. A resume is required for ALL consideration options.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
I certify that I have read each of the referral eligibilities identified in this announcement and I have selected the eligibility or eligibilities that I wish to be considered. I understand that failure to identify an eligibility or eligibilities will result in loss of consideration for this announcement. I understand that I must submit all required documentation to verify my eligibility by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. Please select the response that best reflects how you meet the qualification requirements for this position.
2.
Select the statement that most closely matches your experience as defined in the vacancy announcement for the GS-13 grade level.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level applying budget policies, procedures, and regulations to formulate and execute budgets for a large organization?
4.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level composing and evaluating annual budget formulation documents for a large organization to ensure accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency with law and policy?
5.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level preparing multi-year budget estimates and analysis for an assigned area?
6.
Select the statement that most closely matches your experience as defined in the vacancy announcement for the GS-14 grade level.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
7.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level applying budget policies, procedures, and regulations to formulate and execute budgets for a large organization?
8.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level composing and evaluating annual budget formulation documents for a large organization to ensure accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency with law and policy?
9.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level preparing multi-year budget estimates and analysis for an assigned area?
10.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level identifying and analyzing trends to inform budget projections and decisions and to evaluate potential impacts on execution and formulation?
11.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level utilizing budget databases, systems, and information to ensure the availability and appropriate use of funds?
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
12.
Experience in budget execution, including the apportionment, allotment, sub-allotment, and obligation of funds to facilitate efficient and effective operations.
13.
Experience implementing budgetary policies and procedures from higher levels in the agency.
14.
Experience establishing budget planning allowances and options for future budget years, taking into account Administration and agency policies, legislative and fiscal constraints, and the need for a budget that balances the requirements of the diverse components of the agency.
15.
Experience reviewing legal and regulatory material, audit findings, or reports and applying the findings to the development of budget estimates, requests, and narrative, and other materials to support budget execution and formulation.
16.
Experience relating program commitments, work processes, and accomplishments to budgetary obligations and expenditures, options, reprogramming actions, and adjustments in budget plans.
17.
Experience creating spreadsheets and tables with complex budgetary data.
18.
Experience interpreting data from spreadsheets and tables with complex budgetary data for effective presentation of the information to others.
19.
Experience analyzing Congressional action and preparing and reviewing material describing impacts to agency budget plans and programs of work.
20.
Experience recommending changes in program objectives, operations, and adjustments in resources utilization to improve performance and efficiency.
21.
Experience giving oral presentations regarding complicated budget or financial issues to staff and senior officials within the agency or external stakeholders.
22.
Experience participating in verbal discussions, such as conferences or meetings, to justify, defend, negotiate, and/or settle matters that involve significant or controversial budget or financial issues.
23.
Experience writing documents and presenting budget information to senior staff and officials within an agency and with external stakeholders, including the Office of Management and Budget and Congress.
24.
Experience writing budget or financial analyses and recommendations for managers, directors, or other senior officials on issues of national scope.
25.
Experience writing formal reports or other documents describing the impacts of budget and financial policies and decisions.
26.
Experience preparing, reviewing, and evaluating budget estimates, including personnel levels.
27.
Experience using budget and financial tools and systems to ensure the availability and use of funds for appropriate purposes and regular reporting on budget execution.
28.
What is the difference between budget formulation and budget execution?
29.
Which of the following terms is used to describe an administrative reservation of allotted funds in anticipation of their obligation?
30.
When evaluating budget requests for reasonableness, a budget analyst would likely be assessing all of the following EXCEPT which one?
31.
Which of the following organizations is responsible for regularly auditing Federal agencies' finances and operations?
32.
Which of the following is NOT a use of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employment estimates?
33.
In the Federal Government, what is the primary purpose of an apportionment issued by the Office of Management and Budget?
34.
What is the primary purpose of internal control practices?