Lead Budget Officer

About the Position: Serves as Team Lead and Senior Financial Management Analyst with responsibility for coordinating overall team efforts in the development, formulation, and execution of direct, allotted and reimbursable programs

Lead the development, formulation, and execution of assigned research and development program budgets. Monitor execution of assigned program funds for compliance with financial policies. Develop and implement fiscal guidance, standard operating procedures, and analytical tools for budget processes. Prepare and present financial reports and briefings on budget status, execution, and issues to senior management.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Command Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing budget formulation support for assigned research and development programs; applying financial management analysis techniques to evaluate multi-year appropriations; and ensuring quality control of budgetary products produced by a team of budget analysts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DE-03/GS-13).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget Execution Decision Support Fundamentals & Operations of Budget Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (DE-03/GS-13).