Budget Officer

United States Agency for Global Media; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Agency for Global Media is seeking an experienced budget leader to manage the agency's budget policy development, formulation, and execution. The role entails directing annual budget submissions to OMB and Congress, and ensuring program plans align with statutory requirements.

The position requires strong supervisory capability, oversight of apportionment/reapportionment, and advising leadership on fiscal strategy.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes researching, interpreting, analyzing, and applying budget policies to ensure compliance with budget rules.
• Experience supervising a budget or financial management office and managing budgeting processes.
• Directing budget planning and execution activities and advising senior leadership on resource allocation and fiscal strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develops and updates internal budget policies, procedures, and guidance to reflect changing requirements.
• Oversees apportionment and reapportionment strategies and engages with OMB to resolve issues and timing constraints.
• Directs the agency's annual budget submissions, including justifications to OMB and Congress and internal program plans.
• Performs supervisory duties: plan, schedule, assign work, conduct performance appraisals, and address staff training and EEO activities.

Skills

Budget execution

Budget formulation

Financial management

Leadership

Job description

Duties Help

As a , you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to:

• Develops and updates internal budget policies, procedures, and guidance to reflect changing statutory, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Oversees apportionment and reapportionment strategies and proactively engages OMB to resolve execution issues, timing constraints, and execution flexibility.
• Directs the formulation of agency's annual budget submissions, including budget justifications to OMB and Congress and internal operating and program plans.
• Perform the full range of supervisory duties: plan, schedule, and assign work; conduct annual performance appraisals on staff, identify training needs and opportunities for staff, carry out EEO policies and program activities.
  
  
  

Requirements Help

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S Citizen or U.S. National.
• This is a national security position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
• Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a background investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The background investigation may include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
• This position is not covered by a Union Agreement.
• This position has been designated supervisory requiring that the selectee serve on an initial appointment as a supervisor or manager serve a one-year probationary period.
• If selected for this vacancy, you will be required to file the OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).
• The full performance grade level for this position is GS-15.
• If you are a male applicant who is born after 12/31/59, you are required to be registered for the Selective Service.
• This position is designated Schedule Policy Career.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-14 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and includes all of the following:

• Researching, interpreting, analyzing, and applying budget and financial management legislative and administrative policies to ensure compliance with budgetary requirements;
• Supervising or managing a budget or financial management office including planning, programming, budgeting and executing major acquisition budgets in accordance with established policies and procedures;
• Directing budget planning and execution activities, advised senior leadership on resource allocation and fiscal strategy, and ensured compliance with budget regulations and appropriations law.
  
  
  

Education

Education is not required for this grade level. It cannot be used for qualification purposes.

Additional Information

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by closing date of the announcement to be considered.

• If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. For Military Selective Service Act requirement information, please visit Selective Service
• Your application to this vacancy announcement will only allow consideration for this announcement. We cannot electronically or manually move your application to corresponding announcements, if applicable.
• Additional vacancies not reflected in the announcement that occur after the opening date of the vacancy announcement for position(s) identical (same grade, series and title) to the original vacancy may be filled from the selection certificate during the validity of the certificate.
• Budgetary conditions may delay or otherwise affect filling this vacancy. However, all interested candidates should apply now.
  
  
  

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once your application package has been received, a review of your qualifications will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.

Competencies:

• Budget Execution
• Budget Formulation .
• Financial Management
• Leadership
  
  
  

Possession of competencies must be addressed in a resume and/or cover letter. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. You will be placed in one of three rating categories:

• Qualified Category-Applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position, a numeric rating below 79.
• Well Qualified Category-Applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, a numeric rating of 80-89.
• Best Qualified Category-Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, a numeric rating of 90 and above.
  
  
  

Application of Veterans' Preference: Category Rating does not add veterans' preference points, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more will be placed at the top of the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher). Preference eligibles who do not have a service-connected disability of 10 percent or more will be assigned to the appropriate quality category based upon the job-related assessment and will be listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within the appropriate quality category.

Fair Chance Act: Under the Fair Chance Act , agencies are not allowed to request information about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified information; assignment to national security duties or positions; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer. An applicant may submit a complaint or any other information related to an organization's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the date of the alleged noncompliance. To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the appropriate information to [e-mail] , subject line: Fair Chance Act.