Budget Analyst

**Duties**:
**THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION**

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:
**Budget Formulation**:

- Prepares budget estimates and justifications; interpreting 0MB directives and circulars, agency VISN policy, and regulation.
- Edits budget submissions for reasonableness, accuracy and conformance with procedures and guidelines.
- Participates in analyzing and validating funding received from headquarters and the VISN office.
- Participates in the development of formulas or approaches for distribution of the hospital budget.
- Plans and directs budget related training sessions for the Medical Center and the clinics.
- Prepares necessary directives and training materials for planning, preparation, execution, and control of the hospital's budget program.

**Budget Execution**:

- Analyzes and evaluates the effect of program plans and budget issues.
- Reviews historical data of how funds were utilized.
- Monitors control point expenditures in relation to planned levels including salary control points.
- Prepares reports of analyses, making recommendations for remedial action.
- Maintains the distribution funds to services and operating officials; reviews expenditures against plan; ensures compliance with personnel salary and ceiling restrictions.
- Projects costs, analyses workload and trends for possible adjustment in the plan.
- Analyzes and makes recommendations on requests for funding adjustments.
- Analyzes usage of funds and prepares cost Comparisons.
- Serves as the primary source for technical information, advice and assistance to the Medical Center staff, Payroll, HR and the section's staff.

**Budget Reporting**:

- Provides periodic reports and other financial data gathered from data systems.
- Provides information to staff within the facility that will assist them in making financial and staffing decisions as well as accurately report on resource utilization.
- Accounts for preparation, publication, and accuracy of biweekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and special budgetary reports or analysis as requested by local management, VISN office and VHA Headquarters

**Work Schedule**:Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

**Recruitment & Relocation Incentives**: Not authorized

**Remote: A**_pplicants will be working 100% of the time within local commuting area of the parent station. _**The VA supports the use of Remote as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for remote. Remote eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

**Financial Disclosure Report**: Not Required

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- You may be required to serve a probationary period
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

**Qualifications**:
**OR**
**SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION GS-9**: having a masters, or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL. B or J.D., if related. (One (1) year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one (1) year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, eighteen (18) semester hours will be considered as satisfying the one (1) year of full-time study requirement). **_(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)_**
**OR**
**COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GS-9**: having equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and Specialized Experience directly related to the work that meets the requirement for the GS-09 position? **_(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)_**
**_OR _**
- **_OR_**
**SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE GS-11**:(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)**:

- Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
- **_OR_**
**COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GS-11: (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)**:

- Equivalent combinations of graduate education and specialized experience (as described above) to meet the requirements. **NOTE**: Only graduate education beyond the second year may be used to qu