Budget Analyst

This Budget Analyst position is with National Park Service (Department of the Interior) in Phoenix, AZ. You will serve as a Budget Analyst with National Park Service. This position is located in the Financial Management section of Yellowstone National Park. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1 night per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. GS-11 Salary: $74,678 (Step 01) to $97,087 (Step 10). Duty location negotiable; please see the "Duties" section below for more details. Key duties: • CONTINUED FROM SUMMARY SECTION The duty location of this position is negotiable but will need to be at a National Park Service facility with confirmed space to house the selectee for the position. Rate of pay listed is the Rest of US locality pay table but for the full range of potential pay please see the 2026 GS Pay Tables. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 09/09/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. Major Duties: Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serve as a technical specialist advising others on budget planning and proper application of appropriation law, regulation, and policy. Independently coordinate, write, and/or submit budget justifications for a program area or contribute to justifications for a division or multiple related programs. Project future budget needs including rising costs, changing program requirements, and anticipated funding levels. Oversee specific areas of internal control and interpret and apply regulation and policy to assess compliance or need for corrective actions. Work collaboratively with the park's financial management team. Establish and maintain a current and functional control record of all allocations and authorizations received and those disbursed. Compute general and special administrative assessments by percentages, ratios, or special formulas and make required adjustments during the year to maintain functional and appropriation integrity. Design and participate in training sessions for personnel in budget preparation, budget execution, status of funds, and financial control. Qualifications: Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/09/2026-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: The specialized experience MUST include the following: (1) preparing, reviewing, and analyzing budget formulation and required administration in order to perform a variety of functional budget duties; (2) using financial systems to program, reconcile, or adjust accounts; (3) collecting, preparing, and presenting financial data, budget schedules, and/or other reports for budget reviews; (4) demonstrating experience with accounting, financial controls, financial reporting direction, and procedures. You must include hours worked per week on resume. -OR- Education: Successful completion of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field of study that is directly related to the work of the position, which demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to do the work of this position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience as listed above. To combine experience and education, first take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Then take the number of semester hours, or equivalent, earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 36 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include worked per week on resume and transcripts. 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. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.