What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary dependent upon the agreed upon duty location of the position. Locality pay tables can be found here.

Duties

As a Budget Analyst within the Office of the Regional Director, Northeast, some of your specific duties will include: Perform a wide range of fiscal, budgetary and administrative duties in the budget formulation and execution for the Northeast Region (NER). Monitors budget activity within the NER Science Centers, ensures internal controls and processes are in place with support documentation. Assists with training of new Administrative Officers and Budget Analyst on fiscal issues. Performs routine analyses of data from Science Center rate workbooks to ensure common business practices are followed, assist with quarterly financial reviews and administrative reviews with NER Centers.

Requirements

Qualifications

For GS-12: Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience in or directly related to this position that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Examples of GS-11 level work: Compiling and communicating fiscal information, orally and in writing to peers and higher level government officials, including the development of formats for reports, studies and charts; Completing budget schedules and work sheets and consulting with program officials with regard to those items that need interpretation, clarification or additional support; Preparing financial analyses to support the budget estimation process; Working with the financial system and understanding its relationship to the budget process for reporting, analysis and review of programs; Inputting and maintaining funding control data in the financial system, ensuring that the information is consistent with apportionments. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• 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 completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Agency Benefits:

• USGS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework in accordance with the DOI Telework policy and with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.

• For additional information on our internal telework policy, please reference the Department of the Interior Telework Handbook at: https://www.doi.gov/telework/policies.
• Working for the U.S. Geological Survey offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; health, life, dental, vision, and long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Contacts

• Address OFFC OF REG DIR, NORTHEAST REGION 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Diana Panchal
• Phone: 703-648-7464
• Email: [email protected]