The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is seeking a Lead Budget Analyst GS-0560-14. Among its functions, this position prepares NINDS's various formal budget submissions including financial schedules and narrative justifications and executes the operation budget through fiscal allocations, monitoring of expenditures, and the preparation of financial reports required by NIH, DHHS, OMB and Congress.

Duties

Serve as a lead budget analyst, working collaboratively with senior scientific and professional staff to develop and recommend milestones, objectives and plans to achieve the IC?s long- and short- range mission priorities. Develop procedures to link budgetary and program information to meet reporting requirements and assist managers in meeting their programmatic responsibilities. Maintain a system of internal controls over all aspects of IC budget formulation and execution to guard against waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement. Assemble and compile background and historical data and documentation to develop budget estimates and justifications, and to identify the cost of the operations. Develop strategy and briefing materials for presentation and justification of the IC budget and related reprogramming requests to NIH, DHHS, OMB and Congress. Distribute funds to IC components, analyze actual expenses as compared to plans, make projections, and indicate adjustments in plans necessary to maintain equitable program balance.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement, including time in grade.

Qualifications

In order to qualify as a Lead Budget Analyst, GS-0560-14, you must meet the following qualification requirement: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: editing and publishing budgetary and financial policies and procedures for parent and subordinate offices; defending budget requests and budget modeling reports before senior management; developing alternative methods of funding for activities subject to fluctuating policies and changing demands; and conducting root cause analysis and establishing cause and effect relationships to solve systemic financial issues. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12094136

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Dr Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Sara Valenzuela
• Phone: 301-402-6736
• Email: [email protected]