Summary
This position is located in the Office of Budget, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Chief Operating Officer. This is virtual opportunity can be performed from any duty station.
Pay will be determined based on the duty location of the position. Remote employees will receive the locality rate associated with the location of their remote worksite, typically the employee's place of residence.
See the 'Additional Information' section for more remote work details.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
US Citizens and Status Candidates
Duties
As a Budget Analyst (Formulation) your duties will include but are not limited to:
Applying knowledge of the concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of the federal budgeting processes to execute responsibilities for budget formulation and performance management. Providing advice and assistance to the Director of Budget, Deputy Director of Budget, Chief Financial Officer, and the Deputy Chief Financial Officer as well as other senior officials, on budget, performance, and financial management issues.
Interpreting a variety of budget guidelines and directives, policies, and precedents to provide guidance on policies, procedures and systems involved in budgeting and financial management. Recommending and implementing budget policies; producing budget formulation, justification, and execution materials for submission to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. As a technical authority, performs coordination efforts with key agency personnel at all levels. Performing reviews and analyses throughout the agency to assess and evaluate compliance with budget and financial management policies and procedures. Serving as an accurate source of information on budget and financial management matters for the Chief Financial Officer, and other senior agency officials.
Demonstrating strong operational knowledge of the agency's budget, performance, and financial management systems. Providing accurate guidance on the use and maintenance of these systems to users and system administrators.
Recommending budget policies. Analyzing the budgetary implications of new or revised, proposed and/or enacted legislation and regulations, and changes in agency, OMB and/or Congressional policies/procedures; providing accurate advice on all phases of budgeting, with an emphasis on budget formulation, to various levels of managers and staff members.
Applying strong knowledge of the OMB A-11 guidelines and contributes to the development of the OMB Budget Submission, Congressional Budget Justification, Annual Performance Plan, and other financial reports for various agency programs.
Applying knowledge and expertise with OMB's MAX A-11computer system data entry application used to collect information for the President's Budget to ensure that outlay rates used in MAX are accurate. Balances Corporation accounts in MAX within OMB deadlines.
Participating in special projects, either as a team lead or team member. The projects may be specific to the budget or may address general agency operations or policy. Meets all internal and external deadlines. Regularly identifies, analyzes, and recommends office policies and procedures to improve the effectiveness of office operations.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a United States Citizen
- A 2-year probationary period is required for new Federal employees and supervisors.
- Merit Promotion and internal applicants must submit a SF-50 to verify status and grade
- Satisfactory completion of a background investigation.
- Must be telework ready. See the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section for more details regarding the agency's current full-time telework status.
- A financial disclosure may be required for this position.
- Dates of employment, including beginning and end dates in the following format: month/day/year, must be included on resume.
Qualifications
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to at least the upper range of the NY-02 pay band, which would be at or equivalent to, the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: 1) applying the principles and practices of budget formulation and performance; 2) working across agencies with program offices on current year and future year requirements for spend plan planning and budget justifications; AND 3) utilizing the OMB's MAX A-11 computer system for data entry application.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps VISTA) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Such experience must be clearly documented in the applicant's resume.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement; education may not be substituted for Specialized Experience at this grade level.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Benefits
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:
- Compliance
- Control Funds
- Financial Management (Analysis)/Arithmetic
- Technical Credibility
Important Note: Your resume must support your answers to the job specific questions. High self-assessment on the Occupational Questionnaire that is not supported by the information in your resume or supporting documents can/will result in elimination from further consideration. If you do not answer all of the job specific questions you will not be considered. Incomplete applications (resume and required supporting documents) will be considered ineligible.
Qualified applicants will be placed in one of the following three categories:
1 - Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements as described in the Qualifications section of this announcement.
2 - Well Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.
3 - Best Qualified Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrates high level proficiency based on the answers to the job specific questions.
NOTE: Status candidates will be considered under the provisions of the agency's Human Resources system which allows for:
1) Non-competitive referral of lateral candidates; and
2) The separation of status and non-status applicants for referral purposes.
Status candidates will be referred on one selection list only, i.e., either merit promotion or non-competitive. Non-status candidates who are eligible for Noncompetitive referral, e.g. Peace Corps, VRA, etc., will be referred under Noncompetitive procedures only. For Noncompetitive categories, See "Special Employment Consideration" below under "Other Information."
Required Documents
- Resume showing relevant experience (cover letter optional);
- Unofficial transcript (if qualifying based on education):
- Veterans' Preference Documentation (DD-214, VA Letter, and SF-15 if claiming 10-point preference; DD-214 if claiming 5-point preference), if applicable;
- For Merit Promotion Eligibility: SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (must indicate tenure and position occupied), if applicable;
- Documentation supporting eligibility for Non-Competitive appointment, e.g., Schedule A (severely disabled), eligible veterans (VRA or 30-percent or more disabled), VISTA, Peace Corps, etc., if applicable
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire, which is available to preview here https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12552344, along with submitting the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 10/23/2024.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
- It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
- To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the Agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Next steps
Once the occupational questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful, however, you must also include a resume and any other documents that are applicable to you under the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status via email. Please be aware that emails could reside in your "junk," "bulk," or "spam" mail folder, depending on your filters. You will be notified of the final outcome.
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