This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Budget Office, Budget Formulation and Control Division (BFCD), with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD.
As a Budget Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Lead preparation of annual budget estimates for the organization. Review, analyze, consolidate, and revise budget estimates, and justification statements. Advise managers on appropriate budgetary action to be taken to meet agency needs and make recommendations affecting substantive programs.
Analyze, evaluate, and recommend strategic actions to better leverage funding to support mission requirements, such as short fall and trade off requirements, cost analysis, and appropriateness of funding requests. Develop proposed language in support of new or revised program and budgetary requirements. Track progress of bureau and line office appropriations through Congress. Provide authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation and OMB policies and precedents.
Develop, recommend, and implement budgetary policies and procedures. Analyze higher level policy changes to determine effect and any required changes on office policies or procedures. Support new or revised program and budgetary requirements. Tracks progress of bureau and line office appropriations through Congress.
Serve as a recognized technical authority on the development and interpretation of budgetary guidelines, policies, legislation, and regulations covering the budgetary operations of one or more substantive national programs. Provide advice to top management within the organization on the Federal budget formulation process. NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZA-4; the ZA-3 is developmental leading to such performance.
College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), name of accredited institution, course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume.
You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work.
An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.
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This position is with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $85447 – $187093/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-08.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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