Budget Analyst GS-0560-14, FPL 14 (Term Appt NTE 2 Years) (DE)
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Budget Officer
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
Department of Justice
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Salary
$93,606 - $121,690
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job as a Budget Officer involves managing the finances for a U.S.
Attorney's office in Milwaukee, including creating budgets, tracking spending, and advising leaders on money matters to support their operations.
You'll handle everything from planning long-term financial goals to ensuring bills are paid on time and records are accurate.
It's a great fit for someone with strong financial experience who enjoys working in a government setting and helping a legal team run smoothly.
Key Requirements
- One full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 level in financial management
- Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive financial systems
- Providing financial data to control budget execution and achieve management plans
- Advising on budget proposals, costs, and alternative approaches to improve programs
- Reviewing obligations, determining fund levels, and evaluating request validity
- Preparing budget reports, including monthly financial and quarterly summaries
- Knowledge of internal controls, audits, and program administration
Full Job Description
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/wie.
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must meet the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level.
Specialized experience is defined as experience developing, implementing and/or maintaining a comprehensive financial management system; providing financial and managerial data to control budget execution in achieving short and long-range management plans; advising management team on recommendations and/or alternative approaches to improve program plans, budget proposals, costs of operations and program accomplishments; reviewing and analyzing past obligations, determining reasonable fund levels and evaluating validity of request; and providing a wide variety of budget reporting, including monthly financial and quarterly reports.
Major Duties:
If selected for this position, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training, as needed.
Duties include: Planning, implementing and administrating the full spectrum of budget and financial management activities for the district, including Program Administration, Management Advisory Services, and Internal Controls and Audits.
Developing and maintaining a comprehensive financial management program that involves both short and long-range programmatic plans and the annual budget as a key segment of those plans.
Advising on programmatic effectiveness relative to planned financial objectives. Providing technical guidance, advice, and assistance to the Administrative Officer and U.S.
Attorney in the identification of future resource requirements, and in the planning and development of future budget requirements. Managing the certification of obligations for the district.
Ensuring all financial records, i.e., obligations, expenditures, delivery status and available balances, are accurate and supported with proper fund control documentation.
Overseeing the processing of travel authorizations and travel vouchers/claims. Reviews invoices for proper payment eligibility and issues payments within proper timeframes.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
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