Budget Analyst

Position description

The EPA Office of Inspector General’s mission is to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in Agency programs and operations. Our office was created pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. §§ 401–424. Since 2004, Congress has designated the EPA inspector general to also serve as the CSB inspector general. As such, in accordance with the Inspector General Act, we keep the EPA, CSB, and Congress “fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration” of EPA and CSB programs and operations, as well as about “the necessity for and progress of corrective action.”

Duties

As a Budget Analyst GS-0560-9 you will perform a variety of budget functions including formulation, execution, and review of budget estimates for assigned organizations with various sources and types of funding, analysis of resource levels, as well as day-to-day management and control of funds ensuring compliance with internal controls and federal statutes and regulations.
Your typical work assignments may include:

• Performing budget formulation and execution duties, and funds control tasks (e.g., funds availability checks, Appropriations Law compliance, recording and adjusting obligations, reconciling unliquidated obligations, processing deobligations and adjustments) in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and agency procedures.
• Monitoring and reporting on status of funds, including variance analyses, and providing recommendations for remediation to senior staff, as appropriate.
• Generating a variety of routine and ad hoc reports, analyses, data requests to support budget formulation and budget execution needs, management decisions, and external reporting requirements.
• Maintaining audit ready documentation consistent with internal control requirements. Entering, conducting queries, and reconciling budget formulation and execution data in financial and feeder systems.
• Applying mathematical and basic quantitative methods and digital tools to compile, analyze, reconcile, and present budget data for EPA OIG programs and operations. Performing budget formulation duties to support EPA OIG programs and operations, including reviewing, editing, and consolidating budgetary, narrative, and justification materials to support annual and multi-year funding estimates and requests.
• Coordinating routinely with acquisition/contracting, human resources, information technology, and other program offices to plan work, resolves discrepancies, and meet budget cycle deadlines.
• Developing clear written and oral guidance and communications to support budget execution and formulation processes, timelines, and documentation requirements for EPA OIG program offices.

Qualifications

Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative employment offer may be withdrawn.

If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment" (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment. False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.

For this position, your specialized experience must demonstrate you have performed at minimum, four (4) of the five (5) following duties:

1. Monitoring and tracking resources and/or expenditures to apply funds control practices in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures.
2. Entering, querying, and reconciling budgetary data in financial systems and analyzing financial data to provide recommendations to support decision-making.
3. Generating reports, narratives, briefing materials, or justifications to support budget formulation, execution, management decisions, and/or funding requests.
4. Applying mathematical and quantitative methods (e.g., prorations, percentages, ratios, and fractions) to support budgetary processes and financial planning.
5. Utilizing spreadsheet tools, including pivot table, lookup, and conditional formatting functions to compile, analyze, and present financial or budgetary data.

OR Education:

Two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's 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., in a related field of study to the position (e.g., Business Administration, Accounting, Finance Management, Economics, Public Administration). Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position (You must provide supporting transcripts).

OR Combination of Experience and Education: Graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation.

Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position within thirty (30) days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. 4 June 2025 GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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