Budget Analyst

About the role

The United States Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey seeks to hire a skilled individual to assist in managing the budget. The ideal candidate will have experience in implementing and administering budget and financial management activities.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and administering a variety of budget and financial management activities for the district.
• Administering a comprehensive financial management program, under the direction of the Budget Officer, which includes long-range programmatic plans and the annual budget as key components.
• Advising the District's management team on programmatic effectiveness relative to planned financial objectives.
• Preparing recommendations for achieving cost reductions.
• Ensuring that all obligations, expenditures, unobligated orders and available balances are properly maintained, supported, and documented.
• Preparing financial documentation for audits conducted by EOUSA, DOJ, GAO, 0MB and independent auditors.

Requirements

Typical work assignments will include:

• Reviewing account obligations and payments.
• Utilizing an automated accounting system to enter and verify a variety of obligations, verify and monitor expenditures, and monitor credit card obligations for accuracy and completeness.
• Conducting audits, tracking funds, and developing statistical reports.
• Overseeing the processing of travel authorizations, vouchers and claims.

Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions:

• Specialized Experience: Performing budget or financial management work which demonstrates an intensive knowledge of budget and finance policies, principles, and practices sufficient to manage the budget process.
• Education: Possessing a 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.
• Combining Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience and education as described which when combined equal 100% of the requirements.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Pay

Pay information is not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Schedule information is not specified in the job posting.