Job Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Research Program strives to promote Veteran centered care to improve patient experience and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden. The Budget Analyst position is located within Office of Research and Development (ORD) at the East Orange, NJ VA Hospital.

Job Description

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS 9: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: skill in formulation, justification, and execution of budgets within a healthcare or research environment; analyzing and formulating annual research budgets; analyzing and evaluating contract and grant budgets; monitoring control point expenditures; utilizing databases and information systems to compute and analyze data; and preparing recurring and non-recurring reports. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE GS 9 (Transcript Required) - Applicants must possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or LL.B. or J.D., if related. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Education cannot be credited without documentation OR COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GS 9 (Transcript Required) - Combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Budget Administration Contracting/Procurement Control of Funds Financial Management Financial Systems IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. The position uses a computer and standard office equipment to complete tasks. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. On occasion, the position may carry light items. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office and involveseveryday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions. 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/.