Budget Analyst

Description:

This position is part of the Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office, Department of Energy.

National Nuclear Security Administration Demonstration Project:
This position is covered by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Demonstration Project. The NQ-02 pay band is equivalent to the GS-9-12 grade levels, the NQ-03 is equivalent to the GS-13-14 grade levels. For more information contact the HR Consultant listed on this vacancy announcement.

Requirements:

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

For the NQ-02, A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 level or equivalent in the Federal service, which demonstrates experience in applying budgetary and financial rules, regulations, procedures, in order to collect and process budget data to assist in budget formulation, to prepare a variety of budget reports, the ability to analyze those reports, and draw sound conclusions.

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Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a master's or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D.

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Combination: Applicants may combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate education that equates to 100% of the requirements for the GS-9 (only graduate education in excess of 2 years, 36 semester hours, can be used towards crediting a combination of education and experience).

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

For the NQ-03, A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent in the Federal service, in applying budgetary and financial rules, regulations, and procedures in order to review contractor's activities; review, analyze, and document complex budget formulation and data in order to make recommendations for improvement and include demonstrated ability to coordinate budget formulation to effectively resolve complex questions and issues.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Administrative and Management Positions : https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Time-In-Grade/Band : Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade/pay band requirements to be eligible for consideration. Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade/band any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade/pay band requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For an NQ-02 position you must have served 52 weeks as a GS-07 or equivalent, for an NQ-03 you must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or equivalent. The grade /pay band may have been in any occupation and must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade/pay band 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 additional SF-50s to clearly demonstrates that the one-year time-in-grade/pay band requirement has been met.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

• Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)
• Duties (be specific in describing your duties, we cannot make assumptions regarding your experience)
• Employer's name and address
• Supervisor name and phone number
• Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008)
• Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.
• Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
• Salary