Budget Officer
What you'd do
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Budget Division. The Budget Division develops, prepares, justifies, defends, and coordinates National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) annual budget requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congress. It also develops budget and financial policies, conducts periodic financial reviews of the operating budgets of NTSB's Divisions and Offices.
Major duties
As a Budget Officer, GS-0560-15, you will perform the following major duties: At the GS-15, typical duties may include: Serve as the principal advisor to the Chief Financial Officer and senior leadership on budget formulation, execution, appropriations law, fiscal policy, and strategic resource planning. Direct the agency-wide budget program, including planning, programming, budgeting, execution, funds control, financial analysis, and long-range resource strategies aligned with agency mission priorities. Lead the development, justification, and presentation of the agency's annual budget submission to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress, including budget estimates, supporting analyses, Congressional Budget Justifications, and responses to OMB and Congressional inquiries. Oversee agency budget execution and funds control, including apportionments and reapportionments, allotments, operating plans, obligations, expenditures, payroll and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) utilization, and compliance with appropriations law and the Anti-Deficiency Act. Analyze legislation, Executive Orders, Administration initiatives, and Congressional actions to assess budgetary impacts, develop financial forecasts, and provide executive-level recommendations on resource allocation and funding priorities. Lead and supervise a team of professional budget analysts, including assigning and evaluating work, establishing priorities and performance expectations, providing technical guidance, and developing and mentoring staff.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: utilize knowledge of the budget process and financial management practices and procedures, rules and regulations to conduct analyses of financial, budgetary and programmatic data; manage a team of budget analysts by monitoring work quality and providing technical guidance; develop and prepare budgetary information, summaries, and tables to respond to requests and to facilitate the formulation, presentation, execution and analyses of an organization's budget; AND draft analyses which evaluate the impact and significance to the organization's budget for new or revised policies, procedures, and program requirements. For more information see link: Budget Analysis Series 0560 NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.
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