Clarification from the agency

This vacancy is open to current Department of Health and Human Services federal employees who are serving under a competitive career or career-conditional appointment or an excepted service appointment based on Schedule A (people with disabilities).

The Budget and Financial Management Director performs the following duties:

• Responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the Division of Budget and Financial Management employees in budget formulation, execution, planning and reconciliation, financial management, financial policy, acquisition and other management initiatives, including property management, travel, records management and A-123 internal audit and controls.
• Oversees the development and execution of OMHA's budget.
• Represents OMHA in briefings before the Department, OMB and Congress related to the organization's budget and appropriations.
• Directs annual national audits of financial and administrative areas to ensure compliance with FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, HHS and OMHA policies.
• Directs annual acquisition planning for OMHA, advising staff in the management of national contracts and contract management.

Conditions of employment

1. Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action.
2. E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify participant.
3. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
4. All qualification requirements must be met by the date the announcement closes.
5. Financial disclosure statement may be required: Yes
6. One-year probationary period may be required.
7. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses may be paid: No
8. Bargaining Unit Position: No
9. Drug Screening Required: No
10. Recruitment incentives may be authorized: No
11. Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized: No
12. Annual leave for non-federal service may be authorized: No
13. One year supervisory probationary period may be required.
14. U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes
15. Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov

Qualifications

Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

Specialized Experience:

Qualifying experience for GS-15 includes one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience may include: serving as a recognized expert or leading a team responsible for budget formulation and execution, financial management, acquisitions, and internal audits and controls for an organization; advising management on all aspects of budget formulation, policy, contract and acquisition issues; overseeing an internal audit program relating to financial management and acquisition; developing guidelines and procedures to ensure alignment with regulations and policies; and presenting quarterly and yearly budget information to senior leadership.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service. Provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" to indicate your current federal status. You must also submit additional SF-50(s) to clearly demonstrate one year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade.

Documenting experience: In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, a review of the resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, most recent performance appraisal), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position, as applicable. If you are found tentatively eligible after a HR review, you may be further evaluated based on a subject matter review of your resume, a job knowledge test, a writing sample, or interview. Failure to comply with any of the additional assessment requirements will result in removal from further consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

To preview the assessment questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12918132

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. You must provide a complete online Application Package which includes:

• Your Resume must clearly articulate how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. For each position you must describe your duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities. Your resume must also include the month and year that you began and ended for each position held. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Not providing this information may result in the lowering of your assessment score or an ineligible rating. For resume writing guidance, please visit the USAJobs Resource Center.
• SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" - you must submit an SF-50 to clearly demonstrate one year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade.
• A complete Assessment Questionnaire (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12918132)

Other Supporting Documents: (Only Submit if applicable to you)

• Schedule A documentation (disability letter from you doctor or a licensed medical professional that proves your eligibility for Schedule A appointment.
• Veterans: You must submit a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge) that has the dates of service and discharge status.
  • Disabled Veterans: In addition to the DD-214 form, you must submit an official document dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying the service-connected disability rating.
• CTAP documentation: you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Proof of Eligibility (Reduction-in-Force separation notice, Notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of injury compensation termination, OR notice of disability annuity termination); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.

You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient.

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