Budget Analyst

Budget Analysis

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Position Overview

Budget analysts help DOI accomplish its mission of protecting and managing public lands by formulating and justifying budgets to make sure agency resource needs are met, executing budgets to manage operations with optimal efficiency, and ensuring accountability in resource management.

This position is represented at the following bureaus

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Education
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
National Park Service
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Office of the Inspector General
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey

Candidate Description

The ideal candidate is a flexible, analytical thinker with excellent communication skills.  Accuracy with quantitative data and the ability to write in a clear, persuasive style are a must.

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office setting.

Minimum Education Requirements

Please see the Administrative and Management Group Qualification Standard on the OPM website.

Career Level Requirements

Responsibilities by Level

  • Entry:

    • Obtaining, compiling and summarizing both narrative and quantitative information
    • Compiling and consolidating budget estimates and preparing reports
    • Monitoring obligations and expenditures
    • Researching budgetary policy and guidance
    • Auditing fees and revenues

  • Mid:

    • Developing projections for labor, equipment, and overhead; Providing projections and guidance to program staff and managers
    • Reviewing budget submissions for compliance
    • Compiling and summarizing budgetary data from source documents, historical data, and projected trends
    • Monitoring and reviewing obligations and expenditures
    • Preparing reports on status of funds and trends; Developing data for quantitative and statistical reports such as end-or-year performance reports

  • Journey:

    • Leading or participating in financial/budget planning teams
    • Analyzing, interpreting and projecting budget data
    • Ensuring formulated budgets are consistent, compliant, integrate performance plans and address high priority directives and Initiatives
    • Managing the formulation, presentation and/or execution of the budget for a large, complex program or organization
    • Developing responses to inquiries generated from budget justification submissions

  • Senior:

    • Overseeing development and submission of budget priorities and providing input on strategic planning initiatives for an organization
    • Advising senior leaders on budget submissions and justifications
    • Supervising or advising budget staff
    • Creating budgetary innovations to address novel, complex program challenges
    • Developing policy

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Strengths by Level

Entry 5-7
Mid 9-11
Journey 12-13
Senior 14-15
  • Accountability
    Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.
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    Mid 9-11
    Journey 12-13
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  • Attention to Detail
    Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
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  • Decision Making
    Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
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  • Interpersonal Skills
    Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
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  • Oral Communication
    Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
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  • Problem Solving
    Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
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  • Reasoning
    Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
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  • Self-Management
    Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
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  • Teamwork
    Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
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    Journey 12-13
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  • Technical Competence
    Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
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  • Writing
    Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.
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    Mid 9-11
    Journey 12-13
    Senior 14-15

Common Pathways

Candidates who made this career change most commonly held these occupations...

23.7%

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0318 - Secretary 2.3%
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