Position Summary:
These positions are located on a Forest Service unit, where the incumbent serves as a Budget Analyst. Responsibilities include implementing, operating, and maintaining a single integrated financial information system that is responsive to user and customer needs in Region 3.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide budget interpretation and advice to program managers to help prioritize budget requirements.
- Provide technical and administrative supervision to subordinate employees.
- Perform analysis of budget requests, current and historical data to assist operating officials in making funding decisions.
- Meet with leadership and support personnel to coordinate budget requirements and resolve problems relating to funding or financial matters.
- Review and coordinate financial obligations, payments, adjustments, and receivables for an organizational program.
- Review projected expenditures and changes to program funding to ensure compliance with budgetary guidance.
- Review unit and office budget submissions for reasonableness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and guidelines.
Required Education & Experience:
- You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related;
- You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Performed routine budget analysis functions such as development, preparation, and revision of the budget, fund estimates, and project plans; provided required data and assistance in developing budget and program planning summaries; assisted in the review and coordination of budgetary documents, allocations, and operating budgets; and performed analysis of unit needs, making recommendation for budget modifications, and creating allotments.