Supervisory Budget Analyst

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent Department of Labor employees with competitive status; CTAP eligibles in the local commuting area.

For Series 0560 - GS-14:

• Plans, coordinates, and integrates the formulation, justification, and execution of OJC budget activities.
• Evaluates submissions of annual budgets and if performance goals met or exceeded plans.
• Coordinates the budgetary work of program managers, subject-matter experts, budget analysts, and staff officials (such as human resources, computer systems, and accounting specialists), and ensures work products respond to guidance.
• Serves as the technical authority on budget formulation and execution for multiple large accounts, providing programmatic advice, technical expertise, and recommendations to the management team, senior leaders, program managers, and Departmental budget staff regarding budgetary decisions, financial analysis, and the impact of actions on program operations.
• Monitors and tracks the use of funds through spend plans and analysis of financial and budgetary data.
• Researches, compiles, and analyzes data concerning grants, contracts, Interagency agreements, salaries and expenses, and other agency funding in order to make accurate projections of agency needs, analyze trends and data variances, recommend reprogramming of funds, and avoid violations of the Antideficiency Act.
• Performs duties and responsibilities typical of Team Leader positions including explaining team goals and objectives to assigned team members and assisting then in accomplishing the work; coaching, facilitating, solving problems and participating in the work with the team.
• Communicating assignments, milestones and deadlines; observing training needs and relaying training requirements.
• Ensures effective and proper use of funds according to the programs funds appropriations and leads staff in analyzing new and modified financial management legislation and regulations for their affect on Job Corps financial operations and management, and develops new and modified financial policies, regulations, goals and objectives for the program.
• Manages budget analysts on formulation, justification and execution of annual and supplemental appropriations. Demonstrates leadership, including developing and maintaining effective working relationships, managing, supervising and motivating a diverse staff of professional, technical, and support personnel.
• Assigning and reviewing work and tracking and monitoring staff performance metrics to maintain full compliance with the Department's Performance Management Program.

Conditions of employment

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

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.

Specialized experience is defined as having at least 3 of the 4 specialized experience statements below:

• Experience in budget formulation including briefing policy-makers and drafting budget justifications for the internal, OMB and Congressional budget submissions.
• Experience in budget execution including apportionments, allotments, suballotments and suballocations, and tracking and reporting on status of budgetary resources.
• Experience in financial management and oversight including development and monitoring of spend plans for large-scale complex federal programs, research and analysis of financial data, compiling and monitoring progress reports, reconciling discrepancies, and taking corrective actions as appropriate.
• Experience managing or leading budget staff, assigning and monitoring work, evaluating staff performance, and when applicable, addressing poor performance.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC, WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do NOT copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your evaluation will be based on how well you meet the qualifications outlined in this vacancy announcement, as demonstrated through your resume and supporting documentation.

You may preview application questions for this vacancy here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13014535

SME Resume Panel Review

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review your resume to assess your technical qualifications based on the competencies listed below. Applicants who meet the required qualifications will advance to the next stage of the hiring process.

For each below competency, SME(s) will provide a rating of 0-Not Applicable, 1-Awareness, 2-Basic, 3-Intermediate, 4-Advanced, or 5-Expert based on the content of your resume.

Evaluation Factors (Competencies) - All qualified applicants will be evaluated on the following key competencies:

• Budget Administration
• Financial Management
• Leadership
• Managing Human Resources
• Planning and Evaluating

Clickhere for Evaluation details.

The information you provide may be verified by a review of your paid, unpaid, and volunteer, as it demonstrates the competencies or skills required for the position to be filled. Your evaluation may include an interview, reference checks, or other assessment conducted by HR specialists, subject matter experts, or panel members and may include other assessment tools (ex. interview, structured interview, written test, work sample, etc.).

INFORMATION FOR CTAP ELIGIBLE(S) ONLY: If you are eligible for special priority selection under CTAP, you must be well-qualified for the position to receive consideration. CTAP eligible(s) will be considered well-qualified if they attain at least a rating score of 85 in a numerical rating scheme. Be sure to review the eligibility questions to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP eligible and submit supporting documentation.

The following documents must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the vacancy closing date.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements of time-in-grade (52 weeks at the next lower grade), time-after-competitive-appointment (90 days), and minimum qualifications (52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade in federal service). These requirements must be met within 30 days of 08/21/2026 the announcement closing date.

The following documents are required from all applicants (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY):

• AGENCY EMPLOYEES: Please provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which shows your appointment eligibility for the position for which you are applying. Your SF-50 must identify the highest grade you held on a permanent basis, Pay Plan/Pay Schedule, Series, Grade/Pay Band, and career status. Multiple SF-50 may be submitted to demonstrate your highest previous rate and eligibility.

*WARNING: An award SF-50 (ex. cash or time off award) may not indicate grade, step, and competitive status. For current DOL employees, an award SF-50 DOES NOT indicate grade and step.

• Resumes are required - provide a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one from your computer and USAJOBS profile. To receive full consideration for relevant and specialized experience, please list the month, year, and number of work hours worked for the experience listed on your resume. We also suggest that you preview the vacancy questions and confirm that your resume supports your question responses.
• Most recent performance appraisal/evaluation signed and dated within 18 months is requested by the agency but will not disqualify candidates if not submitted. If not submitted during the application process, one may/will be requested at the time of the interview if the opportunity is extended. *In most cases, ICTAP/CTAP applicants must submit this document - please see ICTAP/CTAP links below for more details.

The following documents are required (if applicable):

• Displaced Employee Placement Documents: Only required if requesting priority consideration under Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Eligibility. Click/Review this CTAP link to confirm what must be submitted as proof that the requirement has been met.

Cover Letters are not mandatory and will not be used to verify experience but may be submitted.

Do not upload password-protected documents.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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