Budget Analyst

Summary

This position is located within the Veterans Health Administration Central Office (VHACO), Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), Fiscal section. OAA collaborates closely with academic and professional communities to educate the next generation of health care professionals, and to identify and develop new specialized areas of clinical training.

This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC; or a location determined.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

06/27/2024 to 07/08/2024

This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more

• Salary

$103,409 - $167,336 per year

The first 100 applicants will be given first consideration

• Pay scale & grade

GS 13

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Locations

1 vacancy in the following locations:

• Washington, DC

• Location Negotiable After Selection

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-(applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period)

• Travel Required

25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

None

• Job family (Series)

0560 Budget Analysis

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CBZY-12449783-24-ST

• Control number

797353100

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This job is open to

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

Open to current, permanent VHA employees only

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Duties

The incumbent will conduct organizational, procedural and policy analyses, collect or extract data from varied and disparate financial reports and databases, conduct various financial analyses and reviews, and perform audits and assessments in order to effectively oversee and manage the financial responsibilities of OAA in carrying out sections 304 and 403 of the MISSION Act.

In addition, the incumbent advises OAA leadership on substantive issues that have significant impact on national financial policy, fund execution and financial systems. They conduct complex and multifaceted analyses, prepare official reports for use in Congressionally Mandated Reports, or for the OIG, as well as make policy change recommendations.

The incumbent also provides expertise and consults with the VHA Office of Finance, VA Office of Contracting, and VAMC Fiscal Offices nationwide regarding the OAA financial program and budgets. Develops new systems and processes and ensures that current procedures, systems, and metrics are in place for overseeing a nationwide funding allocation system. Conduct audits and provide consultation and guidance to the VA Medical Center fiscal services related to the proper utilization of funds.

Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Compressed Schedule: Available

Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period)

Remote: This is not a remote position.

Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework up to 50%.

Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD029170

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

• 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)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/08/2024.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

1. Analyze trends in the receipt, obligation, or expenditure of funds to ensure that the objectives of the annual financial plan are met on a timely basis and that funds are available, properly managed, and effectively used to support program objectives.

2. Compose manuals, directives, handbooks, and other instructions detailing policy and procedures for performing VHA fiscal activities.

3. Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) overseeing national contracts, ensures National Contracts are properly executed; performs audits of contract invoices; certifies and approves expenditures working directly with the VHA contracting office.

4. Develop recommendations and supporting documentation needed to process financial estimates, requests for supplemental appropriations, and requests for reprogramming appropriations and allotments necessary to finance new programs or programmatic changes brought about by legislative action.

5. Conduct, audit, and provide consultation and guidance to VA Medical Center fiscal services related to proper utilization of funds. Investigate audit violations and make authoritative recommendations to senior leadership for appropriate action.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Auditing

• Budget Administration

• Communication

• Financial Analysis

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Some work may require lifting file boxes and walking between office buildings.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.