Budget Analyst

Summary You will serve as a Budget Analyst with the National Park Service for Grand Canyon National Park. Pay will vary based on grade level for which you're selected. For the full range of pay please see: 2026 Rest of U.S. Salary Table. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. . Responsibilities Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Provide summaries and instructions related to the allocation and use of funds. Communicate detailed financial information. This includes explaining and recommending guidance on financial/budget requirements, policies, and procedures. Identify the causes for discrepancies between budget estimates and actual expenditures in order to recommend corrective actions. Work closely with other park budget analysts to develop financial plans and standard operating procedures for Grand Canyon National Park's operating budget and project execution. Develop processes for monitoring status of funds, financial transactions, revenue projections and other budget submissions. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. 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. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/12/2026-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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level you must possess one of the following: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: reviewing documents such as vouchers, purchase requests, work orders, and contract invoices to verify budgetary account codes and dollar amounts; comparing job orders, work orders, and requests for funds with account balances to assure that funds are available; adjusting account balances to reflect the effect of allotments, transfers, obligations, expenditures, and other actions which change the amount of funds available in accounts. Experience equivalent to the GS-05 may be professional work at the developmental or trainee level. Lower graded technical/assistant work alone is typically not qualifying for this series. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least one full year of directly related graduate study in a related field such as business administration, economics, accounting, finance, governmental budgeting, and public administration. (One year of graduate education is 18 semester or 27 quarter hours). Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of experience and education as listed above. To combine experience and education, first take the number of months of full-time work experience and divide by 12. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Then take the number of graduate credit hours completed and divide by 18. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Add the two percentages together, they must equal or exceed 100 percent. You must include hours per week and transcripts. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years. Note: GPA will be rounded to the one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level you must possess one of the following: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: tracking expenditures by proper accounts and type; providing information on salary calculations and employment ceilings for incorporation into budget planning, preparation, and execution; analyzing and evaluating changes in program plans and funding and their effect on the budget; and preparing financial reports consistent with regulations and guidelines. Experience equivalent to the GS-07 may be professional work at the developmental or trainee level. Lower graded technical/assistant work alone is typically not qualifying for this series. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two years of progressively higher level graduate education (36 semester or 54 quarter hours) in a directly related field such as business administration, economics, accounting, finance, governmental budgeting, and public administration. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of experience and education as listed above. To combine experience and education, first take the number of months of full-time work experience and divide by 12. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Then take the number of graduate credit hours completed and divide by 36. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Add the two percentages together, they must equal or exceed 100 percent. You must include hours per week and transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level you must possess one of the following: 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: reviewing and analyzing budgetary statements; AND using financial Systems for reporting, programming, and budgetary transactions. Ensures budget policies and internal procedures are adhered to and develops internal protocols for budget formulation and execution. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of 3 years of higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., LL M., or equivalent doctoral degree in a field directly related to the position to be filled. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of experience and education as listed above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of months of full-time work experience and divide by 12. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Then take the number of graduate credit hours completed in excess of 36 and divide by 18. Multiply the resulting decimal by 100. Add the two percentages together, they must equal or exceed 100 percent. You must include hours per week 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. Education You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications Additional Information Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior. Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary. Work Environment: The work is performed in a typical office setting. The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.