Budget Technician

Summary

The Budget Technician performs a wide range of clerical and technician work supporting budget analysis and administration for the Nutrition and Food Service line at the Orlando VA Medical Center. The incumbent is responsible for purchasing food, equipment, and services; providing cost accounting and budgetary statistics; and preparing reports that indicate status of funds for subsistence and supplies.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/14/2026.
  • 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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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.
  • 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.
• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: administering and maintaining budgets from various fund sources; works with purchasing requests; entering and tracking budgetary transactions into a computerized budgeting system; performing clerical duties in support of finance or accounting operations; and preparing correspondence and reports.

Competencies

• Attention to Detail
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

Physical Requirements

• The work is sedentary. Occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books and papers. Work involves bending, stooping, standing, walking, carrying less than 15 pounds and using a computer terminal.

Duties

• Administers budget for several fund control points
• Reviews fund requests from staff for completeness and adequacy
• Exercises fund control authority and establishes internal methods of control to ensure funds are used in accordance with operating plans and regulations
• Tracks expenditures and compares with budgeted, projected, and on-hand inventories
• Develops, formulates, and provides essential data for budget forecasts based on studies of past expenditures, service requirements, program plans, and workload forecasts
• Compiles, consolidates, checks, and arranges funding data to cover projected annual operating expenses
• Maintains budget control records and assures funds are used in accordance with the operating budget
• Records, reports, processes, and keeps track of budgetary transactions such as credit, receipt, transfer, allotment, withdrawal, obligation, or outlay of funds
• Prepares various documents to assist with formulating and analyzing current budget
• Serves as a timekeeper for patient dining service staff to include posting time and leave

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday - 8:00AM-4:30PM

Virtual

This is not a virtual position

Position Description/PD#: Budget Technician/PD99928A

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized