Business Analyst

See below for important information regarding this job. Battle Creek, MI: $89,508 - $116,362 New Cumberland, PA: $102,415 - $133,142 Fort Belvoir, VA: $102,415 - $133,142

Accepting applications

Open & closing dates: 02/19/2026 to 02/27/2026

Salary: $89,508 to $133,142 per year

Pay scale & grade: GS 12

Locations: 2 vacancies in the following locations:

• Battle Creek, MI
• New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, PA
• Fort Belvoir, VA

Remote job: No

Telework eligible: Yesas determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required: Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

Appointment type: Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types

Work schedule: Full-time

Service: Competitive

Promotion potential: 12

Job family (Series): 0501 Financial Administration And Program

Supervisory status: No

Security clearance: Other

Drug test: No

Financial disclosure: No

Bargaining unit status: Yes

Announcement number: DLAJMP

Control number:

Internal to an agency: Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL): Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans: Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference.

Military spouses: Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Clarification from the agency: \"Agency\" means current permanent DoD employees in the commuting area. Veterans include Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) eligible veterans.

• Responsible for budget formulation, execution, allocation, and monitoring the use of resources to support the goals and objectives of the Strategic and Business Plans of the activity.
• Provides guidance regarding financial implications of program proposals
• Analyzes financial data from the proprietary and budgetary accounts for their organization that satisfy internal management and external mandatory/legislative requirements.
• Identifies any system issues, process, cross process, or other deficiencies and reports them to the site Finance Business Process Analyst.
• Receives, validates, and accepts funding documents as well as creates and maintains the associated reimbursable internal orders.
• Facilitates the end-to-end business cycle design as fully synchronized with DLA's continually evolving strategic direction and transformation programs.

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• This position requires DoD Financial Management Level 2 certification within 2 years in accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26, DoD Directive 5118.03 and section 1599d of Title 10, U.S.C. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.

To qualify for a Business Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Serving as a primary expert budget facilitator ensuring the execution of the budget meets the requirements of their organization or functional area.
• Analyzing financial data from the proprietary and budgetary accounts for their organization that satisfy internal management and external mandatory/legislative requirements.
• Identifying system issues, process, cross process, or other deficiencies and reports them to the site Finance Business Process Analyst.
• Serving as the primary expert business analyst receiving validating, and accepting funding documents as well as creating and maintaining the associated reimbursable internal orders.
• Analyzing, consolidating, and communicating financial performance results and financial/business performance recommendations to management

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). 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.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to:

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

Information for Veterans is available at:

As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA),