Budget Analyst (Recent Graduate)

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Open: April 23, 2026 — Closes: April 29, 2026

Summary

The Recent Graduates Program is a dynamic, one-year developmental program that promotes careers in the Federal Government to recent graduates. Participants in the Program receive training and professional development, complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP), and are assigned a mentor. Recent Graduates who successfully complete Program requirements may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a term or permanent position in the civil service.

Major Duties

This position offers varying full performance levels (e.g., GS-11, GS-12, or GS-13 equivalent) depending on the specific needs of the selecting Program Office. Further details regarding specific grade levels and responsibilities will be discussed during the interview process. As a GS-7 Budget Analyst you will: Ensure that reports are accurate, concise, comprehensive, and on time. Coordinate formulation of budgets as well as execution of funding transactions in accordance with DOE budgetary policy and guidelines. Conduct a variety of routine, limited analyses requiring knowledge of budget formulation and execution. Prepare a variety of routine and recurring budget reports relative to the availability of funds, and the status of expenses, and obligations. Assist in the preparation, review and consolidation of budget formulation narratives, estimates, and justifications. As a GS-9 Budget Analyst you will: Perform budget formulation, execution and administration work involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of funds as well as development of budget materials. Monitor, track, and review obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, and requests for allotments, identifying and reporting differences that are not aligned with annual work plans and actions taken regarding budget requests. Review organizational historical data and/or matches funding requests or projected costs of select line items with past records to determine trends in spending and forecasts annual funding needs. Analyze budget estimates and narratives for reasonableness and adequacy as related to increases, decreases, or change in project scope or outcome. Assist in preparing supporting data, documentation, and narrative and quantitative budget justification estimates and statements. Please note there may be many vacancies that may be filled in any of the below locations. This is NOT a remote position. You will have to report to the duty station you are selected for. Please select the top 2 locations you are willing to report to and/or relocate to. Washington DC Germantown, MD Aiken, SC Idaho Falls, ID Lemont IL Lexington KY Paducah, KY Oak Ridge TN Cincinnati, OH Piketon, OH Albuquerque, NM Golden, CO Richland WA