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Budget Analyst

Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA

Posted Date 1/28/2026
Description
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.


This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 26-PAE-12874159-DE.At the full performance level, you will be responsible for planning, implementing, and administering the full spectrum of budget and financial management services.If selected for this position, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training, as needed. Duties include:
  • Gathering and consolidating narrative information and statistical data needed for budget operations and financial reporting
  • Researching legal, regulatory, program, and budgetary information
  • Monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures for the office
  • Verifying that obligations and expenditures occur on a timely basis in accordance with regulatory controls
  • Providing information based on the products of the financial management system
  • Analyzing expenditure data to identify variables affecting costs
  • Preparing annual administrative budgets and operating plans
  • Providing a wide variety of budgetary reports

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level.Specialized experience is defined as experience performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates a basic knowledge of commonly used budget and finance principles, practices and methods to perform a range of routine budget execution, formulation, and financial reporting. Examples of specialized experience include formulating budgetary estimates, comparing projected costs with prior expenditures, monitoring the rate and number of expenditures for specific items, consolidating budgetary data, and researching financial regulatory material to obtain information.

Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Accounting, Financial Management, Public Administration, Business Administration): a Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. To qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be more than 1 full year.

GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates knowledge of budget and finance principles, practices and methods to perform budget execution, formulation, financial reporting, and internal control functions. Examples of specialized experience include gathering statistical data needed for financial reporting, reviewing the accuracy of budget and program data, monitoring obligations and expenditures, and compiling budget requests.

Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Accounting, Financial Management, Public Administration, Business Administration): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M, if related.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. To qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be more than 2 full years.

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the following specialized experience condition statement defined below.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level.Specialized experience is defined as performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates an intensive knowledge of budget and finance policies, principles, and practices sufficient to manage the budget process. Examples of specialized experience include formulating and executing the budget; overseeing financial management operations; conducting audits, tracking funds, and developing statistical reports.


Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
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Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Salary128,221.00 Annual

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