Budget Technician (OA)

Veterans Health Administration; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center seeks a Budget Technician (OA) to support budget analysis and fund control within Health Administration Service. The position requires knowledge of HAS rules, regulations, and procedures for recoding, reporting, and tracking fund control points.

Applicants must meet time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements, with experience in budgeting, procurement, and financial record-keeping.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-06 in budgeting, procurement, and financial records.
• Experience reviewing monthly orders and adjusting to budget limits.
• Experience purchasing supplies and services and managing government travel cards.
• Maintaining accurate current records and informing Fund Control Point Officials of status.

Responsibilities

• Perform budget analysis and fund control point administration in HAS.
• Record, report, and reconcile budgetary data per HAS rules.
• Procure supplies and services per federal regulations and blanket agreements.
• Monitor expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs.

Skills

Financial Management

Auditing

Customer Service

Administration & Management

Job description

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is looking for a Budget Technician (OA) who performs clerical and technician work in support of budget analysis and administration of fund control points in Health Administration Service (HAS). The work requires a practical understanding and skill in the application of HAS rules, regulations and procedures associated with recoding, reporting, processing, and keeping track of fund control points.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/05/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performs cost account functions involving estimates, procurement, validation, and reconciliation; Reviews monthly orders and make adjustments as necessary to conform to budgetary limitations; Purchases supplies, equipment, and services through open market purchase by blanket agreement, credit card, or field purchase order; Manages purchases on Government Travel Charge Card to include complying with all rules and regulations for purchases; and Maintains accurate current records and keeps Fund Control Point Officials informed of the status of orders, reports, and funds. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Financial Management: Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program area; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies. Auditing: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program results audits. Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is of sedentary nature with possible prolonged periods of sitting in one position. Some walking, standing, bending, and occasional carrying of light items from one area to another. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.