Budget Analyst

The Budget Analyst is in the Fiscal Section at this Dayton VA Medical Center. The incumbent is primarily responsible for budget planning, preparation, projection, execution, comparative analysis, cost accounting, revenue and reimbursements, resource allocation, fund control point allocation and expenditures, and financial systems.

Major duties include but not limited to: Monitors Fund Control Points (FCPs) to ensure obligations and expenditures are costed properly and established within budget ceilings. Provides cost/budget reports to Service Chiefs, Facility Leadership, and VISN Staff for facility programs. Performs budgeting for unstable operating programs that require reprogramming during the year to accommodate changes in patient workload, FTE increases, pay raises, etc. Analyze financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for appropriate actions. Resolve difficult forecasting challenges due to changes in programs or gaps in historical data. Formulate personal service cost estimates based on complex payroll requirements for management reporting. Extract data from various automated systems for use in budget analysis and reporting. Utilize VISTA and FMS to distribute funds received on station to the correct appropriation and individual FCPs. Extensive use of Microsoft Excel and Access to track, monitor, and analyze funding for multiple programs. Communicate effectively with staff within various services to effectively execute their budgets. Meets regularly with department leadership to discuss budget needs and concerns regarding the appropriateness of items to be purchased, execution of spend plans or failure to execute. Provides basic budget oversight training to new supervisors. Work with individual program offices to ensure spend plans are in place and executed by end users in advance of any cut-offs. Accurately and efficiently provide roll-up data from Annual Business Plan submissions to management with a very short time frame for high level decisions on resource allocation. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD93044A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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 identification 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.