This position is a Budget Technician, GS- 0561-6 working in R4-Crystal River, Florida for the National Wildlife Refuge Complex. This is a temporary position expected to last 1 year but may be extended up to a total of 2 years at management's discretion. This was previously announced as R4-23-11917764-AA-DE

Duties

This position is a Budget Technician, GS- 0561-6, working in Crystal River, Florida for the R4-Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex is located on Florida's west coast, stretching 160 miles from Crystal River to Tampa Bay. There are five refuges in the complex, Crystal River, Chassahowitzka, Egmont Key, Passage Key, and Pinellas, with the home office located in Crystal River, Florida. As a Budget Technician your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Responsible for analyzing, identifying and inputting cost accounting data, Financial Business Management System (FBMS), a computerized committing, obligating and paying system on a SAP platform. Assists the Administrative Officer in management of the fiscal functions of the office and provides information and data required for budget formulation, budget tracking and reconciling. Prepares, records and processes a wide variety of invoices and documents for commitment, obligation or payment. Determines subactivity to be charged and accesses FBMS to input commitments, obligations and payments. Confers with appropriate contacts to determine cause of rejected transactions and prepares proper documentation for correction. Follows up to resolve problems. Serves as one of the main contacts for procurement activities to obtain necessary supplies and services to meet field office needs. Assists the Administrative Officer and other refuge staff in tracking grants, cooperative agreements and interagency agreements. This includes payment of invoices and resolving any payment problems with the regional office and Denver payment center. Supports visitor services programs of the refuge by greeting and orienting visitors. Answers designated office telephone lines and provides answers to questions from the public or directs these questions to the appropriate individual or office

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
• Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
• Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Driver's License: Selectees MAY be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
• Uniform: Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniform may required.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. To verify registration, visit SSS.gov.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 08/15/2023 will be considered. In order to qualify for this position you must possess both the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualification. Minimum Qualification [GS-6] A. One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-5 in the Federal service. Experience for this grade is defined as: 1) extracting, compiling or summarizing numerical, statistical, financial or budgetary data in a variety of electronic systems; 2) monitoring and updating status of obligations or expenditures in electronic systems; AND 3) participating in preliminary budget estimates. NOTE: Your resume must contain sufficient detail to prove you have one year experience performing ALL duties described. B. I have One-half of one year of appropriate graduate level education (9 semester hours or equivalent) in a field of study directly related to the work of this position, such as accounting or financial management. NOTE: You must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education. C. I do not meet the complete requirements of responses A or B above but have a combination of appropriate specialized experience and directly related graduate level education as described in A and B above that, when computed as percentages, equals at least 100% when combined 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Division of Human Resources Division of Human Capital Management 1875 Century Blvd Suite 370 Atlanta, GA 30345 US
• Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
• Phone: 833-512-0482
• Email: [email protected]