Budget Analyst
What you'd do
Serves as a Senior Budget Analyst for the Human Resources and Professional Development Directorate (HRPD) at the ATF National Academy. The Academy provides comprehensive basic law enforcement and industry operations training to newly hired special agents and industry operations investigators (IOI).
Major duties
The major duties of the Budget Analyst position include, but are not limited to, the following: Prepares budget justifications and presentations; executive-level briefing materials on the Bureau's financial status; Appropriation Committee hearing materials, transcripts, general statements, etc.; detailed mid-year reviews, financial operating plans, and funding reports. Prepares Bureau requests for apportionment, reapportionment, deferrals, supplementals, rescission of funds, and budget amendments. Monitors all travel commitments, travel vouchers, local travel and other reimbursement vouchers in the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) and ensures that the UFMS is reconciled and provides oversight on all requisitions and analyzes data in UFMS to identify all financial conflicts requiring resolution. Reviews, analyzes and edits multi-year budget estimates/requests for accuracy of technical treatment and format, mathematical accuracy, adequacy of supporting narrative, justification, and conformance with budgetary policy. Recommends necessary changes based on authoritative budget knowledge and broad program knowledge. Gathers financial and program data and analyzes progress of assigned programs; evaluates status and presents alternatives and recommendations in problem areas using financial, economic, statistical, and workload analysis techniques. Provides briefings on the Bureau's financial status, oversees special projects of the Academy, performs special assignments, and prepares reports and associated financial data.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for the Budget Analyst position at the GS-14 grade, you must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Minimum Qualifications Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, candidates must meet the following specialized experience by the closing date of this announcement.EXPERIENCE:Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following: Applying knowledge of the budget process and policies; AND Performing a wide range of budgetary and financial functions and providing advice and recommending solutions to budgetary problems in all phases of budget administration AND Utilizing automated financial and reporting systems in order to track and monitor the obligation and expenditure of funds and analyzing financial data.
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