Budget and Finance Officer
What you'd do
You will serve as a Budget and Finance Officer at South Florida Parks and Preserve with the National Park Service. Salary Range Information (Per Annum): GS-13: $113,356 - $147,365 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Major duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, South Florida Parks and Preserve, Administration and Business Services, with a duty location in Homestead, Florida. At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Exercises the full range of administrative and technical supervision for a supporting staff. Performs work planning, work schedules and priorities, and assigns and reviews work. Responsible for formulating and managing the financial plans, budget, and execution of plans. Reviews request for adherence to policy, accuracy and for adequacy of justification. Incumbent ensures proper racking of expenditures and provides recommendations to the Chief of Administration to ensure proper accountability and a balanced budget. Share in the formulation and adoption of plans, programs and administrative procedures relating to programs and budgets. Is responsible for the analysis and presentation of program and budget matters. Analyze, interpret, and direct in a timely and efficient manner, changes to financial resources, resulting from Congressional, programmatic, budgetary and management initiatives and directives.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement, 08/21/2026, unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. 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 periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: oversight and analysis of budget plans; financial management; interpreting financial policies, rules, and regulations to ensure the allocation and execution of funds is compliant with the appropriations law and organization goals and priorities. 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.
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