Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst

Department: Department of Labor

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $121785 - $187093 Per Year

Job Summary: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) provides the infrastructure and support that enables the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to perform its mission. OASAM provides leadership and support for information technology, human resources management, procurement, business operations, safety and health, space management, civil rights, emergency management, security, budget, and performance.

Major Duties:

• The Budget Analyst position is located in the Departmental Budget Center (DBC) within OASAM. The DBC is responsible for overseeing all aspects of DOL's budget, including justification, presentation, and execution. This announcement describes duties performed at the GS-13 level. These duties are similar at the GS-14 level; however, the GS-14 Budget Analyst is expected to perform them with greater independence and assume increased responsibility. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Conduct high-level, in-depth budgetary analyses used in program planning. Analyze and check apportionments for technical accuracy, compliance with stated policy, and agreement with approved operating budgets; determining the need for deficiency apportionments and supplemental appropriation requests. Resolve problems in the administration of funds, bringing them into focus for management decisions and policies. Analyze program and financial plans and proposals for reprogramming within assigned program areas to ensure conformance with Departmental policies and commitments. Advise program officials on a range of budgetary and program issues; provides recommendations and justifications for activities. Collaborate with senior staff officials in accounting, management analysis, and human resources to implement and maximize the use of programing budgetary and financial systems, methods, and procedures. Prepare reports, recommendations, and written analyses for the Director of DBC or other staff within and outside the Department on programmatic and budgetary matters.

Qualifications: You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Budget Analyst, as described below. For GS-13: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal Service. For GS-14: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13 in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants must meet ALL of the statements below to be found qualified. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-13 includes: Experience with apportionments, allotments, and Office of Management and Budget MAX system (OMB MAX) reporting involving mandatory funding appropriations and; Experience with accounts that include advance appropriations and; Experience with budget formulation and execution involving the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and Special Workers' Compensation Funds. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-14 includes: Experience with apportionments for no-year accounts, allotments, and Office of Management and Budget MAX (OMB MAX) system reporting involving mandatory funding appropriations and; Experience with accounts that include advance appropriations and accounts that report sequestration amounts and; Experience with budget formulation and execution involving the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and Special Workers' Compensation Funds and; Experience with processing warrants for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.

How to Apply: Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have speech disabilities, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, including submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. Your application and ALL required supplemental documents MUST be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the vacancy closing date to receive consideration. Important - Save your information before the 30 minute system timeout! For help, go to USAJOBS Help Center. STEP 1 - Create USAJOBS Account on www.usajobs.gov, including Resume and Saved Documents. For each employment period, include start/end month & year and note full-time or part-time (if part-time, include # of hours worked per week) otherwise, your application may be considered incomplete. NOTE: In alignment with the Presidential Memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, dated May 29, 2025, applicants may only submit a resume limited to two (2) pages. Only the résumé uploaded under the 'Resume" document type in USAJOBS will be reviewed. If the resume submitted exceeds two (2) pages, the application will be deemed ineligible for further consideration. STEP 2 - Complete the 1st part of the application process (USAJOBS). Once you have identified a job on USAJOBS that you wish to apply for, click on the job title and then click the Apply button. For questions about the vacancy, contact the Agency Contact at the bottom of the announcement. Proceed through the steps noted at the top of the USAJOBS page. You will be able to select a resume and documents from your USAJOBS Account that you can submit as a package as part of your DOL application. In the final step, once you have certified your application, click the Continue to agency site button. STEP 3 - Complete the 2nd part of the application process (DOL). On the Department of Labor (DOL) page, create a DOL Account if you have not already and click Apply to this vacancy. Continue through the progress steps at the top of the DOL page. The 2nd progress step is where you answer the vacancy-specific questions. The 3rd progress step Documents is where you submit the required documents (only if applicable to you) specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy. STEP 4 - On the Review and Submit step, verify each section of your application is complete and correct. In order to submit your application, you must have a check mark next to each section listed. If there is an X, return to the appropriate section and follow the prompts. When it is ready for submission, certify your application and click the Submit Application button. STEP 5 - Edit Application as needed by 11:59 pm Eastern Time of Closing Date by returning to USAJOBS, clicking the vacancy, then Update Application. 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 about 2 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. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. For more detailed information on applying for positions with DOL click here to view the U.S. Department of Labor, How to Apply website.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-11