Summary
This position serves as a Budget Analyst, located in the U.S. Department of National Fraud Enforcement Division (FRD)located in Washington, DC. Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) is a hiring authority granted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to address critical hiring needs or severe candidate shortages.
Duties
The primary purpose of this position is receive and interpret the call for the budget, formulate budget data and ensure adequate funds for program coverage, consolidate and validate input from subordinate levels for the presentation of the budget, and serve as an advisor to management in the various organizations within the Finance Staff. The duties and responsibilities for a GS-0560-13 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Conducting year-end closing activities for reconciliation. Maintaining complex databases for accounting and tracking purposes. Tracking expenditures to ensure fund availability.
How you will be evaluated
Once the job opportunity announcement closes (at 11:59 pm ET on 10/13/2026, your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) along with the results of the applied assessment. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning Attention to Detail Budget Administration Customer Service Decision Making Financial Management Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork When addressing the specialized experience statement, applicants must present evidence of the experience in their resume. If the specialized experience statement is repeated, in the applicant's resume, Human Resources will deem the applicant as ineligible. This position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Your USAHIRE assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments. Qualified applicants who pass the minimum level of required proficiency through the USAHire assessment will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. The Hiring Official may select any qualified candidate. Veterans' preference is not applicable. If you would like to preview the application questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13076404.