Budget Technician
This position serves as a principal assistant to a higher-graded employee, providing technical budget and accounting assistance. Analyze problems and make recommendations to resolve issues. Monitor and track obligations and expenditures for programmatic functions. Consolidate budget estimates and organize budget data according to account, object class, and program activity. Reconcile and balance multiple daily accounts. Enter detailed numerical data and text accurately into financial systems, spreadsheets, and databases. Organize budget data by object class in an automated financial system such as the Administrative Financial System by object class, such as personal services, travel, utilities, supplies, equipment, and other services. Research, compile, and analyze data and information from different sources to identify problems. Review account activity to identify issues, to notify managers of potential problems, and to recommend feasible solutions. Verify availability of funds for programs and projects. Provide financial information and guidance to management and staff at various levels both within and external to the organization, while maintaining effective working relationships. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/02/2020. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS:
Merit Promotion applicants who are in a current GS position or have held a GS position any time in the previous 52 weeks (one year) must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks (one year) at the GS-05. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks (one year) at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. SF-50(s) that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application (e.g. Promotions, STEP Increases, etc.). No award or general adjustment SF-50 will be accepted for determination of time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
Successful completion of at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
performing clerical/technical work in the budget formulation and submission process that includes:
assisting in projecting preliminary budget estimates, helping to prepare the initial draft of a budget for fixed costs, assisting to prepare reports using budget procedures, forms, formats, documents, reports and related requirements to compile and organize the annual operating and project budgets. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
Successful completion of at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
providing preliminary budget estimates, preparing initial draft of budget for all fixed costs and preparing status of funds reports using budget procedures, forms, formats, documents, reports and related requirements to compile and organize the annual operating and project budgets. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer
Experience:
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. Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include:
1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc.; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Merit Promotion applicants who are in a current GS position or have held a GS position any time in the previous 52 weeks (one year) must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks (one year) at the GS-05. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks (one year) at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. SF-50(s) that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application (e.g. Promotions, STEP Increases, etc.). No award or general adjustment SF-50 will be accepted for determination of time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
Successful completion of at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
performing clerical/technical work in the budget formulation and submission process that includes:
assisting in projecting preliminary budget estimates, helping to prepare the initial draft of a budget for fixed costs, assisting to prepare reports using budget procedures, forms, formats, documents, reports and related requirements to compile and organize the annual operating and project budgets. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
Successful completion of at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as:
providing preliminary budget estimates, preparing initial draft of budget for all fixed costs and preparing status of funds reports using budget procedures, forms, formats, documents, reports and related requirements to compile and organize the annual operating and project budgets. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer
Experience:
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. Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include:
1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc.; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
- Department:
0561 Budget Clerical And Assistance - Salary Range:
$33,567 to $48,488 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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