Western Area Power Administration Hiring for Budget Analyst at United States Full Time

Summary This position is part of the WAPA Headquarters. As a Budget Analyst, you will be assigned to Western Area Power Administration, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, located in one of the current WAPA locations. Pay will be set at the location the selectee is hired from. Responsibilities Prepares budget guidance materials. Reviews, analyzes, interprets, edits, consolidates, and coordinates changes to budget submissions from five regional offices. Monitors the execution of assigned program areas including funds distribution, controlling expenditures, and evaluating, recording, and reporting to management the results of operations and expenditure. Responsible for creating, cleaning, validating and curating data into data sets usable to the organization to drive decisions. Prepares and manages allotment and spend plans for assigned programs including requests for apportionment and allotment, allotment of funds for authorized activities and approved purposes, and the obligation of funds within prescribed limits. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. This position is not eligible for full remote work, but is eligible for telework. Selectee will be required to choose one of the locations listed on the announcement as your duty station and work from that WAPA facility a minimum of 2 days per pay period. Qualifications You must meet all the qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. If you are using education to qualify for he GS-11 level , you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree). You MUST submit your transcripts if you are using education to use as your qualifications. There is not substitute on education for the GS-12 level SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate’s online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: GS-11: Experience working on a team responsible for the budgeting or accounting of an organization. (Examples of specialized experience include: performing budget or accounting activities in accordance with established policies and procedures, processing budget or accounting transactions in financial data systems). GS-12: Experience working with the formulation, submission, justification, execution and reporting of a budget for an organization. (Examples of specialized experience include: performing budget formulation, execution and reporting activities in accordance with established policies and procedures, preparing narrative and statistical justifications for budget submissions, developing explanations and responses to questions regarding organizational programs and projects). Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Education To qualify for the GS-11 level: you can use education : (Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree) OR 1 year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-9 can be used to qualify . You MUST submit your transcripts if you are using education to use as your qualifications.(at the GS-11) There is not education substitution for the GS-12 grade level. You must provide documentation supporting any education claims in your application. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov If selection is made at a lower grade, promotion up to the full performance level may be made without further competition. However, promotion(s) will depend on the performance of the incumbent and are not guaranteed. The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocation incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Travel of up to 5% annually is required, with overnight travel possible during all or part of that time. Overtime may be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support. ** This position is not eligible for full remote work, but is eligible for telework. If selected for the position, you will be required to choose one of the locations listed on the announcement as your duty station and physically work from that WAPA facility a minimum of 2 days per pay period.