Budget Analyst
What you'd do
The successful candidate will serve as a Budget Analyst in the Administrative Division. You will be responsible for planning, implementing, and administering the full spectrum of budget and financial management services. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
Major duties
If selected for the position, you will serve as a Budget Analyst in the Administrative Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Duties include: Enter obligations, amendments, deliverables and actions into the official financial system. Review obligations, expenditures, and unobligated orders for available balances. Apply budgetary policies, regulations, and analytical techniques to evaluate funding requirements and monitor budget execution. Prepare district budget requests. Maintain accurate and effective budget submissions to reflect needs of the district. Prepare justifications for recommended allocation levels. Review and analyze program funding requirements. Participate in identifying future resource requirements and developing future budget requirements. Process travel authorizations, foreign travel packages, and travel vouchers/claims. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
What you need to qualify
GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates knowledge of budget and finance principles, practices and methods to perform budget execution, formulation, financial reporting, and internal control functions. Examples of specialized experience include gathering statistical data needed for financial reporting, reviewing the accuracy of budget and program data, monitoring obligations and expenditures, and compiling budget requests. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Accounting, Financial Management, Business Administration, Public Administration): a Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
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