You will serve as a Budget Analyst with US Fish and Wildlife Service. The Budget Analyst manages budget execution, fund certification, financial reporting, and budget formulation, ensuring fiscal accountability, compliance, and effective resource management. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
The Budget Analyst manages and reconciles assigned budgets, ensuring fiscal accuracy, compliance, and timely execution. The role monitors fund utilization, certifies funding requests, prepares status-of-funds reports, and resolves discrepancies using Financial and Business Management System (FBMS), SAP, and the Budget Tracking System.
The analyst supports annual budget formulation through cost analyses, projections, and documentation, while recommending improvements to budget processes and providing data-driven guidance to program managers.
As a Budget Analyst the duties include but are not limited to the following: Establishes and maintains accurate budget tracking systems for the assigned current and prior-year budgets; oversees budget execution, implements expenditure controls, and prevents over-obligation.
Monitors budget status and fiscal records in accordance with FBMS requirements; reviews reports, financial documents, and accounting records; coordinates with program managers and staff to ensure continuous oversight of fund utilization, availability, and budgetary progress. Formulates, executes, monitors, and reconciles assigned budgets; closes out prior-year funds, executes current-year funds, and develops out-year budgets; ensures compliance with all U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of the Interior budget policies and control procedures. Analyzes historical financial data to develop budget projections; identifies funding needs, trends, deficiencies, and potential problem areas; implements corrective actions within delegated authority or provides recommendations to program managers and project leaders.
Serves as an expert user of FBMS Business Warehouse and SAP reporting tools; interprets data requests, develops queries, and produces ad-hoc reports to meet financial information needs; extracts and delivers relevant real-time and stored data reports to program managers, project leaders, and support staff.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications
This position is with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-29.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-16 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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