Budget Analyst

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice's United States Attorneys' Offices in Baltimore seeks a budget specialist at the GS-11/12 level. The role focuses on budget formulation, presenting budgets, and supporting financial management operations within the office.

Candidates may qualify through specialized experience, higher education, or a combination thereof, with pathways for ICTAP/CTAP considerations. The position emphasizes developing statistical budget reports using automated systems and databases to support

Qualifications

• Specialized experience presenting the budget in federal context.
• Experience in financial management operations and fund tracking.
• Ability to compose budgetary reports using automated systems.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and present budgets; advise on budget execution.
• Oversee financial management operations and tracking of funds.
• Produce diverse budgetary reports and statistical outputs for management.

Skills

Budget presentation

Financial management

Budget reports

Statistical reporting

Education

PhD or equivalent doctorate

Graduate-level education (3+ years)

Job description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-MD-13040424-MS. . To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service as defined below; or a Ph.D., equivalent doctorate degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field (e.g. Accounting, Financial Management, Public Administration, Business Administration); or a combination of experience and education.

Specialized experience is presenting the budget; participating in financial management operations and tracking funds; and composing a variety of budgetary reports using automated financial systems and databased to develop statistical reports for management use.

To be eligible at the GS-12, you must meet one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service.

Specialized experienceis formulating, presenting, advising and executing to the budget; overseeing financial management operations and tracking funds; and composing a variety of budgetary reports using automated financial systems and databased to develop statistical reports for management use.

Combining Education and Experience: A combination of experience and graduate-level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100 percent of the qualification requirement. Only graduate-level education in excess of the first two years can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate-level hours that exceed 36 semester hours (or your school's definition of two years of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, combine the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100 percent.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)- The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.