BUDGET OFFICER

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice - United States Attorneys' Offices in Fort Smith, AR seeks a GS-12 financial management specialist. Requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in financial management.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining a financial management system, advising on budget proposals and program costs, and providing monthly/quarterly budget reports. Use of automated MIS to track funds is essential.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in financial management.
• Experience developing, implementing and maintaining a financial management system.
• Advising on budget proposals, costs of operations and program accomplishments.
• Providing budget reporting, including monthly/quarterly reports.
• Reviewing financial data for budget execution such as obligations and payments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive financial management system.
• Provide budget reporting, including monthly and quarterly reports.
• Advise management on recommendations and alternative approaches to budgets and costs.
• Review financial data for budget execution: obligations, payments, corrections, adjustments.
• Use an automated financial management information system to enter data and track funds.

Skills

Financial management

Budget reporting

Data review

Tools

Financial system

Job description

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

This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-ARW-13053892-MS.

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level which can also be obtained in either the private or public. Specialized experience is defined as:

• developing, implementing and/or maintaining a comprehensive financial management system;
• advising management on recommendations and/or alternative approaches to improve program plans, budget proposals, costs of operations and/or program accomplishments;
• providing a wide variety of budget reporting, including monthly financial and/or quarterly reports;
• reviewing financial data and accounting documents for budget execution activities as obligations, payments, corrections, and adjustments;
• utilizing an automated financial management information system to enter financial data and track funds.

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/.