Summary As a Financial Analyst, your duties will include performing a variety of data analysis and performance measurement functions supporting the formulation, submission, justification, execution and reporting of WAPA's annual budget. **This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty location(s) identified.** Responsibilities As a Financial Analyst you will: Recognized as a technical expert across in the WAPA financial community in the forecasting, analysis, and communication of financial and non-financial data for the purpose of providing data driven recommendations to management for decision making. Research, develop, analyze, and interpret financial and non-financial data, including the development and refinement of relevant metrics, where applicable. Develop and implement tools for analyzing and evaluating financial operations and strategically significant financial priorities. Independently analyze and interpret financial and non-financial data to evaluate risks and potential impacts to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and WAPA-wide, where applicable. Provide advice on fund budgeting for the assigned programs to budget staff and program managers at WAPA Headquarters (HQ) and regional offices. Resolve program and budget problems and operating situations that involve interpretation of budget policy, working with Senior Budget Analysts as required. Compile, analyze, and report data to explain economic issues affecting WAPA and forecast industry trends, applying mathematical models and statistical techniques to analyze trends to provide management recommendations for program changes for HQ and regional programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. This position may require overtime on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends in support of related mission requirements. Qualifications Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. To qualify for the GS-12: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent pay band. This experience MUST include ALL of the following: Working with financial data: analyzing, identifying trends, and providing recommendations to management; AND Reporting financial results of an organization. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Education For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience. There is no education requirement for this position. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive an incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized. This position may be eligible for creditable service towards annual leave. Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. DOE may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. The 2024 locality pay tables can be found here. This position is also being announced under vacancy 24-WA-00664-12537225-DE, open to U.S. Citizens. To be considered for both, you must apply to each vacancy.