SUPERVISORY BUDGET ANALYST-Direct Hiring Authority

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a second level supervisor performing a variety of financial management functions formulating, execution, and/or analysis of budget for substantive programs and support activities and organizing control over supervisory employees.

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the next lower broadband (NH-3), grade (GS-13) or equivalent.

Specialized experience may include acting as a trusted advisor on financial matters ensuring compliance with laws and regulations while performing in-depth analyses that support budget preparation, execution reporting, re-programming actions and account closeout processes.

Experience also includes examining budget estimates for completeness and accuracy, analyzing, budgeting and accounting reports, financial management, analytical skills, communication skills both orally and written, project management and supervisory duties.

IDEAL CANDIDATE: Have experience leading, managing, and supervising a subordinate workforce to include maintaining effective working relationships.

Have the ability to lead and influence multi-disciplinary teams.

Have experience briefing senior leaders, building briefings, and authoring white papers, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on financial management processes, policies, and issues.

Have the ability to oversee various financial management tasks including budget development, forecasting, execution and analysis.

Have an understanding of the methods and techniques of fact finding, analysis, and resolution of complex problems and the development of action plans to solve problems.

Have experience in interpreting statutory law, Congressional budgetary guidance and direction, and financial regulations.

Have experience managing finances of complex programs including end of year and outyear forecasts. Have in-depth understanding of decision support processes and COA development.

Have in-depth understanding of the PPBE process. Have knowledge of reimbursements and reimbursable authority.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.Knowledge of structure, programs and work methods of organization(s) for budgeting work.

2. Knowledge of the commonly used agency budget procedures, regulations, precedents, policies, and guides. 3.

Comprehensive knowledge of OMB, congressional, and agency financial management and program objectives, budget precedents and controls, guidelines and regulations. 4.

Skill in written and oral communication. 5. Skill in using computerized budget system(s). 6. Ability to select and apply a variety of analytical methods and techniques to budgetary processes.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Performs budget formulation work involving preparation of detailed analyses and cost analyses of multi-year funding needs for one or more future budget years.

Performs budget execution work involving monitoring obligations incurred and resulting expenditures of funds and the administration and review of requests for funds for distribution to program managers.

Prepares documentation to issue funds to subordinate units. Reports on funds execution status.

Provides financial advice on budget-related matters such as types of funding available, effects of budgetary changes on related activities, status and use of funds, etc.

Uses automated budgetary system(s) and computer-generated products in accomplishing budgeting assignments.