Summary The primary purpose of this position is to ensure accurate budgetary forecasts, promote organizational effectiveness, and ensure accurate payment of salaries to the more than 2,600 Gulf Coast Veterans Health Administration employees totaling a budget of $621 million dollars. The incumbent is the Budget Officer responsible for the supervision of the budget and payroll sections with the Financial Operations service at the Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Administration. Responsibilities Major Duties: Reviews, edits, and consolidated annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations and program into an annual budget proposal. Analyzes and forecasts operational budget for the facility; and for changes in nature, @type and cost of services produced. Serves are the direct supervisor of all budget section employees, plans work to be accomplished, sets priorities, and prepares work schedules, assigns work based on the priorities and capabilities of subordinate staff, develops performance standards and conducts performance evaluations. Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to employees and supervisor on a variety of work, administrative and human resource matters. Supervises and monitors work of subordinates in the Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Administration payroll section, while, ensuring deadlines are met and all work is completed in a timely and accurate manner. Provides guidance on procedures and policy to internal and external customers. Analyzes or improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, staff utilization, distribution of work assignments, and similar staff functions. Plans, organizes, and assigns work, determining the communication priorities to subordinates. Conducts special studies and analysis to develop required data and information for reporting purposes; and prepares administrative reports/ responds to action items required by the CFO, COO, CFO, VJSN and VACO. Prepares and presents financial briefings for the CFO. Prepares documents needed to process budget estimates, request for supplemental appropriation requests for reprogramming appropriation and allotments from the VISN and VACO Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Budget Analyst/PD034830 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/23/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To qualify at the GS 12 grade, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 11 level. Specialized Experience: Review, edit, and consolidate annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned medical facility organizations and programs into a single budget request. Monitor the execution of a budget with many different sources and @types of funding using extensive knowledge of budget execution and analyze and evaluate continual changes in program plans funding, and their effect on financial and budget program milestones. Analyze financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for financial and/or budgetary actions. Analyze and forecast the operational budget for the facility; and for changes in nature, @type and cost of services produced. Ensure that objectives of the annual financial plan are being met on a timely basis and that funds are available and being properly and effectively used to support program objectives. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Review, edit, and consolidate annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned medical facility organizations and programs into a single budget request. Monitor the execution of a budget with many different sources and @types of funding using extensive knowledge of budget execution. Analyze and evaluate continual changes in program plans funding, and their effect on financial and budget program milestones and Analyze financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for financial and/or budgetary actions. Analyze and forecast the operational budget for the facility and for changes in nature, @type and cost of services produced. Ensure that objectives of the annual financial plan are being met on a timely basis and that funds are available and being properly and effectively used to support program objectives. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Analysis and Problem Solving Budget Administration Manages and Organizes Information Managing Human Resources 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is mainly sedentary, although at times it may require some standing, bending, walking, carrying of light items such as papers, books, files, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
