Budget Analyst

You will serve as a Budget Analyst within the Bureau of Reclamation. This position is in the National Programs Directorate (NPD), Program Development Project Execution (PDPE), Property and Program Services Division, Lakewood, Colorado. The purpose of this position is to serve as a budget analyst and an expert authority on budget formulation, execution, and reporting for the National Program Directorates.

Major duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves in the National Programs Directorate (NPD) as an expert authority on budget formulation, execution, and reporting. Analyzes budgetary issues and provides expert guidance and direction to management and staff on budget formulation, funds execution, and allocation for multiple funding sources and Reclamation-wide programs Conducts analyses and sets rates to recover costs for various bureau, office, and regional revolving funds. Collaborates with budget, finance, and accounting staff across the Washington Office, Denver Office, and regional offices to manage all NPD Directorate budgets in a fiscally sound, timely, and prudent manner. Provides leadership within the team by guiding, training, and reviewing the soundness of budgetary analyses. Ensures the fiscal integrity of all Directorate funds, obligations, expenditures, contracts, and agreements. Serves as a primary point of contact for all budgetary issues and provides support for several multi-million-dollar accounts for Reclamation. Serves as a subject-matter expert for all funding sources within the NPD Directorates, including revolving funds and discretionary and mandatory appropriations. Participates in and/or leads studies and teams; coordinates and gathers data on financial and budgetary problems and issues. Analyzes data, prepares alternative courses of action, recommends solutions, and implements resolutions.

Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement – 10/02/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Expert knowledge of multiple fund types including revolving funds and appropriated fund types; 2) Independently apply financial and budget concepts, principles, and techniques to correct budgetary discrepancies; 3) Review and analyze financial reports to identify abnormal trends and inconsistencies; 4) Develop budgetary formulation, execution, and reporting processes; 5) Research and interpret regulations and legislation to provide expert recommendation, guidance, and advice to senior leadership using broad financial or budgetary guidance. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the 10/02/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement to receive consideration. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13066721 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status, visit https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.