Budget Officer

About the Role

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team responsible for the formulation, presentation, and execution phases of the district's short and long-range budget. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Duties

• Supervises subordinate staff, plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets goals and priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Develops and maintains an integrated financial planning and reporting system that involves both long-range programmatic plans and the annual budget as a key segment of those plans.
• Plans and carries out an accounting program within appropriate delegation.
• Provides technical guidance to the management team in identifying future resource requirements and in the planning and development of future budget requirements.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.

Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level, which includes:

• Advising management on the effectiveness of program operations in relation to planned financial objectives by evaluating expenditure data and recommending improvements to program plans, budget proposals, or operating costs.
• Providing technical guidance and assistance in identifying future resource requirements and developing short- and long-range budget requirements.
• Managing or overseeing budget execution activities, including funds control, monitoring obligations, determining funds availability, and recommending fund reallocations when necessary.
• Preparing and analyzing budget reports, estimates, analyses, or financial forecasts related to budget submissions, obligations, funds availability, program direction, and the relationships among program plans, budget proposals, and operating costs.

Additional Information

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. 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.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action, including removal from Federal Service.

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.