Management Analyst

This position is in Compensation Service (CS). This position serves as the senior technical expert, management analyst, and advisor to the Supervisory Program Analyst, under the Assistant Director of Budget and Shared services. The incumbent serves as an analyst, consultant, technical expert, and advisor for the office, which is the coordinating body, and focal point for shared services, including budgetary controls and strategic budget planning to support Compensation Service's mission.

Specific duties include: Serves as Contracting Officer Representative. Provides advice and guidance to program and line managers in procurement planning. Advises program officials of the procurement objectives to be used and prepares programmatic requirements. Monitors contractor performance to assure compliance with agency regulations and procedures, program directives, and technical requirements of the contract. Reviews and improves progress reports and deliverables. Contract types may include highly complex and significant services where little or no contractual precedent exists. Duties associated with this position involve analytical, technical, and administrative duties in procurement, management, finance, and budget arenas for Compensation Service in the Veterans Benefits Administration. Works collaboratively with team members to ensure that all assigned tasks are completed timely, that good working relationships among team members and with management are maintained, and that team priorities and goals, needs, and achievements are coordinated with management. Performs quality analysis and oversight of CS travel activity ensuring compliance with federal travel regulations. Make logistical purchases to support CS's mission and day-to-day operations as a purchase card holder. Verifies accuracy in time and attendance reporting as a timekeeper for CS employees. Orders new equipment for CS employees and contractors. Perform TMS administrator functions, including providing access for CS employees and vendors as TMS administrator. Identifies problem areas, research, determines, and implements corrective courses of action. Problems that are beyond the incumbent's capability to resolve are elevated to the supervisor. Formulates, presents, executes, and analyzes organizational budgets. Serves as local expert on budgeting and financial management issues and activities. Responsible for determining internal fiscal budget and personnel requirements. Determines resource requirements and recommends resource allocations based on priorities and needs. Monitors and evaluates budget execution to ensure funds are executed in accordance with customer spending plans. Collaborates with the agency to gather the necessary requirements to formulate the coming fiscal year budget request. Performs in depth analysis of budget requests and maintains a series of automated spreadsheets containing key budget formulation information which feed summary reports. Communicates with internal and external stakeholders for development and execution of agency budget. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-11, GS12, and GS13. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not available Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst; PD39654A, PD39653A, and PD39655A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. This is a Bargaining Unit.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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. Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period 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 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying. However, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to provide an official transcript or a statement from the institution (e.g., from the registrar, dean, or other appropriate official) or equivalent documentation prior to the start date.