Budget Technician (Seasonal)

US National Park Service; Sainte Genevieve (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. National Park Service seeks Budget Technicians to provide technical support in budget formulation, execution, and review, handling data entry, fund tracking, and routine reporting.

The position is seasonal, based at Sainte Genevieve National Historical Park with a typical duty period from March through September; anticipated entry on duty March–July 2027, and qualifications due by 10/26/2026.

Qualifications

• Performing clerical/technical work.
• Budget tracking.
• Fees/deposits.
• Accounts payable.
• Accounts receivable.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and accounting.

Responsibilities

• Data entry for budgets and fund tracking.
• Routine reporting and reconciliation.
• Support for budget formulation and execution.

Skills

Clerical/Technical work

Budget tracking

Fees/Deposits

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Microsoft Excel

Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The primary purpose of Budget Technicians is to provide technical support in the formulation, execution, and review of budgets by handling data entry, fund tracking, and routine reporting.

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Sainte Genevieve National Historical Park is March - September, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: March - July 2027. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 2 page resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

To qualify for this position at the GS-0561-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

• performing clerical/technical work,


• budget tracking,


• fees/deposits,


• accounts payable,


• accounts receivable;


• and familiarity with Microsoft Office (especially Microsoft Excel) and accounting. You must include hours per week worked.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook is available for review at: OPM Qualification Standards.

Volunteer Experience: 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; religious; 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.