This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/526196400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is located in the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Chief Administrative Office (CAO), Financial Management and Business Operations (FMBO) Budget Office. The Budget Office is responsible for ( 1) formulating and interpreting policy; (2) overall formulation, preparation, justification, presentation, and execution of budget; and (3) providing advice, guidance, assistance and direction to agency managers on budgetary matters.
Learn more about this agency03/04/2019 to 03/18/2019
$93,714 - $149,141 per year
PT 03
2 vacancies in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
NA - This position is at the full promotion potential.
No
No
GAO-19-FMBO-0560-09-MP
526196400
Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:
• Responsible for accurate and effective budget execution and performance reviews, independent management of assigned activities and budget components, such as organizations, object classes, programs, or activities. Organizations include GAO mission teams and staff offices, and other entities for which GAO provides budget services. Presents budgets, conducts analyses and forecasting for upcoming, midyear, and year-end budgets.
• Develops and finalizes the GAO congressional budget justification materials, responses to inquiries from congressional committees, and other narrative material, such as the Controller General's testimony. Solicits budget data and justification material from teams and/or staff offices; summarizes or consolidates data for presentation to management and/or inclusion on external budget documents.
• Provides strategic coordination of budget and financial information with staff and management throughout the agency. Advises stakeholders and leadership on requirements for the preparation, documentation, and submission of budget requests. Evaluates budget submissions from organizational and program components to determine the accuracy and adequacy of budget amounts submitted for approval.
• Formulates budgets for assigned components by considering a number of factors, including historical trends, resource utilization, projected spending, and available resources. Develops proposals for management consideration to fairly distribute funds across organizations, object classes, programs, or activities. Justifies proposals and presents recommendations to the Controller and CFO.
• Designs and conducts comprehensive reviews and analyses to determine ways to improve budget processes, internal controls and activities. Reviews past practices and recommends improvements.
• Reviews material prepared by management, junior staff and other stakeholders to ensure quality control, accuracy and consistency with budget priorities, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates mastery of operation in agency core financial systems in budget execution, the preparation of accurate financial entries, the development of data queries, executive reports and summaries for presentation to senior leadership or interested stakeholders.
You must meet all qualifications requirements before the announcement closes.
Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band or equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience demonstrating expert knowledge of and skill in applying the concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of appropriations law, budgeting, the federal budget process, the congressional budget process, and OMB policies, directives, and regulations of budgetary procedures and program goals and objectives in order to coordinate budget issues with program and staff offices nationwide.
There is no education requirement for this position.
This is not a bargaining unit position.
Based on the staffing needs, additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.
Selectee will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Statement.
Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid for by the GAO.
Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System. Visit http://www.sss.gov/.
Please be aware that applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. If selected, at the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306.
If you are selected for this position, you will be subject to a determination of your suitability for Federal employment.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The U.S. GAO is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service. Initial appointments, permanent or indefinite, to the GAO require completion of a one-year or two-year probationary period.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If you meet the qualification requirements stated above, you will be further rated based on your responses to the vacancy questions. Please make sure that your responses to the vacancy questions are supported in your resume. Please follow all instructions carefully. If you provide incomplete answers, fail to provide a narrative response to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation, or if your response to a vacancy question is "see resume”, your rating may be affected or you may be determined ineligible.
All applicants will be rated based on their responses to the assessment questions, in conjunction with the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):
• Mastery knowledge of and skill in applying the concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of appropriations law, budgeting, the Federal budget process, the Congressional budget process, and OMB policies, directives, and regulations.
• Mastery of federal budget execution process and program goals and objectives in order to coordinate budget issues with program and staff offices nationwide. Knowledge and understanding of an agency's operating programs, mission and strategic objectives.
• Detailed knowledge of the processes through which congressional budget justifications are developed, transmitted, presented and examined. In depth knowledge and understanding the congressional budget and legislative process. Skill in written and oral communication in order to provide budget policy and procedural guidance to agency management.
• Mastery knowledge of government-wide program development, implementation and analysis to determine and articulate the financial requirements of program requirements and their impact on the budgetary processes and resources.
• Skill in effective written and oral communication in order to provide budget policy and procedural guidance to agency management. By way of definition, oral communication may include methods used by employees with disabilities such as sign language interpretation, text-to speech or TTY technology, and amplification devices.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with managers on implementing budget programs and revisions.
You must provide a complete application package which includes:
- Resume: must be created using the USAJOBS resume builder and show relevant work experience.
- If you are using your education to qualify (even partially), you must submit a copy of your transcripts. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you will be required to provide official transcripts. Foreign Education: If you are submitting a transcript from a non-US educational institution, applicants must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service.
- Veteran Hiring Authority Eligibles: VEOA, VRA, and 30% Disabled Veterans must submit adequate proof of active service in the Armed Forces including Member 4 copy of your DD-214, which indicates character of service. To claim 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15 and a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs verifying the percentage of your disability and preference in hiring. To claim 5-Point veterans' preference, you must submit a Member 4 copy of the DD - 214 or if you are currently active duty: an official statement of service from your command.
- Current or former federal employees must submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent), showing tenure, type of service (competitive/excepted) and the highest grade held.
- If you are applying under the Schedule A hiring Authority for individuals with disabilities, you must submit proof disability.
Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
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.
1. To apply on-line, you must complete and submit an application by accessing the USAJOBS website at http://www.usajobs.gov. To begin, click the Apply Online button near the bottom of this screen and follow the prompts to register into your USAJOBS account, answer the questions, and submit all required documents. Follow the prompts to begin the application process.
2. You will be redirected to the Career Connector website to complete the application process.
3. Click on "Submit" to transmit your complete application package to GAO.
Can I send my application package documents to the agency point-of-contact via email or mail?
Your application package must be submitted online through Career Connector. We are unable to accept mailed or emailed documents.
What is a complete application package?
1. Your resume. This must be created using the USAJOBS resume builder. Resumes created outside USAJOBS (e.g., uploaded resumes) will not be accepted.
2. The assessment questionnaire.
3. The documentation listed in the Required Documents section. You only need to submit the documents listed.
When is the application package due?
It must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of the announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure all the documents are received and the information is readable. Your application may not be considered if it doesn't meet the criteria. Requests for extensions will not be granted.
1. Sign into your USAJOBS account.
2. If your application package was successfully transmitted, you will see "Received" beside the position title. Keep in mind, this may take a couple hours because your documents undergo a virus scan.
3. To view your documents or the complete application package received by GAO, select "Application Status." 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.
If you have questions about:
• The vacancy announcement or the position: The agency contact is listed at the bottom of the announcement.
• Technical issues with USAJOBS: Please refer to the USAJOBS Help page.
• Technical issues with Career Connector: Please contact CareerConnectorHelp@do.treas.gov.
After the closing date of this announcement, GAO's Human Capital Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications by reviewing your assessment questionnaire and resume to complete an analysis. Please be as complete and thorough as possible. If your application is rated "best-qualified," your name will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. At this point you may be contacted for an interview.
If you do not meet the key requirements, and/or basic qualifications or you fail to submit all required application materials, your application will not be considered.
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