Budget Analyst

Securing Travel, Protecting People – At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America’s transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. These Budget Analyst positions are located in the Chief Finance Office (CFO), Budget Division (BD), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Formulation Branch: The Formulation Section develops and formulates justifications and supporting documentation for TSA budget submissions to DHS, OMB, and Congress. This branch also tracks legislation, prepares resource appeal statements, conducts briefings for DHS, OMB and Congress, prepares and reviews responses to Congressional inquiries and questions for the record, and assists the Appropriations Liaison in preparing the Administrator for hearings on TSA’s portion of the President’s Budget Request.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Confers with supervisor or manager on execution and tracking of work plans. Validates and coordinates tasks of counterpart or subordinate organizational units as directed by senior TSA officials and program managers.
• Applies advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze and measure the effectiveness, efficiency, and viability of organizational programs. Adapts analytical methods and techniques to address specific issues and develops new approaches to resolve complex productivity problems. Work is accepted by the supervisor as technically authoritative and accurate.
• Researches complex ongoing and projected programmatic activities. Reviews information, reconciles conflicting data, and devises new and modified methods to analyze findings.
• Establishes approaches and techniques for complex studies or audits. Analyzes findings and interprets impact on programs and procedures; makes recommendations to senior officials and convinces other operating components to accept recommendations to senior officials as appropriate.
• As subject matter expert participates in discussions, meetings, conferences and conference calls with administrative and technical personnel, other subject matter experts, and other agency officials.

To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-I or GS-13 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Such specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience in the areas of programming, budgeting, policy analysis or program evaluation; AND
• Experience reviewing budget plans for an organization, allocating and distributing funds in an organization’s budget; OR
• Experience analyzing program budgets, performance outcomes, cost/benefit analysis, business case analysis, or other qualitative or quantitative analysis for the purpose of aiding funding recommendations.

Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

National Service Experience (i.e., 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.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Resumes must include the following:

1. Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience.
2. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week.
3. Performance level (i.e. band or grade)

Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.