Budget Analyst; External

The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Budget Analyst position in OIG Mission Support located in Arlington, VA. Bring your skills and voice to our team!

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• At least three years of specialized experience that includes supporting the annual budget forecasting, formulation, and execution to include planning, designing, coordinating, implementing, and maintaining an agency's budget; performing the full range of program planning functions such as developing budget objectives, estimating resource costs, and evaluating plan effectiveness; providing financial advice and consultation to agency staff on complex and sensitive budget matters;
  
  developing recommendations for new policy changes; experience with financial management systems to manage accounting and budget data.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics from an accredited college or university
• Experience in developing solutions using Dynamic 365, and Power Platform suite of tools (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and Dataverse)

• Strong analytical skills, including expertise in payroll trend analysis, payroll projections, data modeling, and financial forecasting.
• Comprehensive knowledge of all phases of the budget process, such as formulation, justification, presentation, and execution.
• Experience in performing reconciliations, analyzing information, identifying problems and resolutions, and making budget execution recommendations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, presenting concise and well-considered suggestions to leadership and other agency personnel.
• Proficiency in creating budget tables and writing narratives to support agency congressional budget justifications.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Microsoft Products, Power BI, and AI Tools to include the use of AI Prompting.

You will no longer be considered for this position if you receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor. Failure to demonstrate that you meet all evaluation factor requirements will result in a score of zero (0). Upon receipt of a zero score, you will be deemed "not minimally qualified," and you will not be referred for further consideration.