Clarification from the agency

This is a Title 5 excepted position. Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTNG. This job announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for additional positions vacated during the job bid process.

DUTIES:

• Serves as a technical expert regarding all phases of budget functions including the interpretation, application and implementation of budgetary principles, procedures and guidelines.
• Provides executive direction and review of budgetary operations.
• Serves as principal staff advisor to the senior leadership and top management personnel regarding maintaining a balance in the efficiency and economy of operations in accomplishing programmed objectives.
• Directs the review and oversight of budget formulation, justification and execution, requiring the frequent contact with top management personnel.
• Develops, prepares and presents analyses and summaries of budget performance for management through such forums as resource advisory committee briefings, presentations, conferences and inspections.
• Participates in policy development and program planning for National Guard activities, including recommending major reprogramming of funds to the senior leadership to ensure a fund balance is maintained and resources are efficiently used
• Reviews, consolidates, approves, modifies or disapproves budgetary data and reports submitted for consistency with guidelines, reasonableness and accuracy.
• Presents budgetary briefings with supporting statistical data to senior leadership who use the data to defend budget and manpower requirements before making decisions.
• Oversees budgetary operations.
• Monitors the current year's budget operations through monthly management indicators and staff visits.
• Inspects budgetary operations to determine the adequacy of staffing based on current and forecasted workloads, recommending changes as appropriate.
• Investigates general efficiency and performance, assuring compliance with prescribed procedures and functions.
• Reports findings to the Financial Manager and discusses recommended actions to improve the operation of the budget function.
• Provides guidance and participates in policy and program development.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and identifies the areas and types of corrective/improvement actions needed.
• Serves as a primary technical expert on the treatment of budgetary data on forms, schedules, requests, and reports for use by the financial/budget organization or for use by organizational personnel.
• Formulates and justifies budget requests for the organizational in consideration of historical costs up to five years, the current period of execution, and the effects of multi-year procurement and military construction appropriations.
• Monitors the execution of the annual operating budget.
• Establishes and executes funds control procedures by developing apportionment requirements and schedules for obligations and expenditures, and issuing cost limitations for various elements of expenses.
• Reviews all obligation, commitment and manpower authorization documents to ensure charges are in accordance with laws and regulations and within the operating budget.
• Develops strategies for solving funding problems including using alternative methods, sources and timing of funding or deferring or canceling requirements when supplemental funding cannot be secured.
• Submits supplemental funds requests for unfinanced requirements when a shortfall develops, often accompanied by unique algorithms to support amounts requested.
• Manages time-phased schedules of obligations and expenditures for applicable organizational budgets.
• Develops monthly expenditure and obligation plans; secures, reviews, and analyzes monthly obligation plans; submits consolidated schedules of obligations and expenditures, compares actual obligations and expenditures against plans on a monthly basis, and determines the reasons for any deviations outside an acceptable range.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Potential for incentive pay.
• This position is eligible to be in the union: Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 1776.
• This is a Financial Management Level Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.

Qualifications

*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.

**Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.

BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Skilled in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately;
• Ability to plan and coordinate difficult and complex programs;
• Ability to develop, apply, and adjust financial plans and policies to attain agency objectives;
• Ability to select, develop, and supervise a subordinate staff;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, not only with subordinate staff, but with all levels of key management officials, the latter particularly requiring the exercise of tact, ingenuity, and resourcefulness;
• Skilled in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; and,
• Ability to make oral and written presentations in a clear and concise manner;
• Ability to apply a high level of sound and independent judgment in the solution of financial problems and in the administration of a financial management program;
• Skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material.
• Knowledge of agency operating programs;
• Knowledge of financial principles, methods, techniques, and systems;
• Ability to clearly enunciate English without impediment of speech that would interfere or prohibit effective communication; Ability to write English in reports and presentation formats;
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively;
• Skilled in training, mentoring, and problem solving; and,
• Skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material.

Specialized Experience:
Have at least 1 year at the GS-0560-11 or above? *must submit SF 50*

OR have at least 36 months of finance budget experiences and competencies that provided in-depth knowledge of financial principles and procedures. Have a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of the National Guard financial budget business program requirements. Must have expanded experiences and training that that demonstrate the competencies to lead, follow directions, read, retain, and understand a variety of instructions, regulations, policies and procedures

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Category Rating: Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are:

1. Highly Qualified: Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for this position.
2. Well Qualified: Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for this position.
3. Qualified: Candidates in this category meet the minimum education and/or experience requirements for this position.

Your rating will be based on both your entire application package as well as the responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your category rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.