Budget Officer

Budget Analyst

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing substantive budgetary guidance and financial analysis support to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California. Typical work assignments will include :

• Provide budget and financial management for the District.
• Provide budget recommendations to management based on sound analysis and expert knowledge of budgetary cycles, policies, and best practices.
• Preparing budget justifications for recommended allocation levels, and monitoring progress regularly throughout the year to determine any potential need for reallocation.
• Analyzing execution data to identify potential errors, calculate variables affecting district costs, and project future budgetary needs.
• Managing the certification of obligations for the district ensuring all financial records, i.e. commitments, obligations, expenditures, delivery status and available balances, are accurate and supported with proper fund control documentation.
• Regularly monitoring payroll accounting accuracy to catch improper account charges between direct and reimbursable budgets, and ensuring full use of reimbursable funds.
• Working with EOUSA to ensure accuracy of budget requests and adjustments.
• Working closely and keeping regular communications open with Human Resources to ensure hiring estimates are kept current and reasonable.
• Working closely and keeping regular communications open with Acquisitions Staff to prevent accounting errors, monitor contract funds, and ensure sufficient funding is available for all procurement actions.
• Serving as the designated travel system expert and primary resource for travel processing and troubleshooting, as well as travel card management.
• Providing technical advice and assistance to resolve problems referred by staff and management.
• Serving as the primary resource in responding to audit questions and findings, and ensuring financial practices and accounts are audit compliant.
• Planning work to be accomplished and setting priorities in budget and financial management.
• Assigning work to others based on staff capabilities difficulty of assignments and staff capabilities.
• Reviewing work completed by others to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements :

Note : In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume. Please be sure that your resume clearly defines any and all of the specialized experience that you may have. If your specialized experience is not clearly detailed in your resume, you may not be considered for this position. The USAO cannot assume what duties were / are accomplished based on a job title.

GS-12 : To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must meet one full year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level in the Federal service performing the following types of duties : assisting in the formulation and execution of a budgets; analyzing and resolving complex budget problems; often involving other departments; preparing preliminary budget estimates and reviewing justifications; drafting budgetary procedures and internal policy guidance; managing financial processes, and providing technical advice, consultation, and assistance, to management on a range of budget program issues.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if : 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at : http : / / www.opm.gov / policy-data-oversight / workforce-restructuring / employee-guide-to-career-transition /

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if : 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at : http : / / www.opm.gov / policy-data-oversight / workforce-restructuring / employee-guide-to-career-transition /

Education 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. Special Employment Consideration- Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, please click the link below.