Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Duties

Responsible for the timely and accurate output of all budget and travel accounting data; technical assistance to the Budget Analysts, Financial Program Specialists and Management Analysts; and the development, implementation and maintenance of sophisticated and complex fully-automated financial management systems for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Serves as the travel expert for the Central Office Business Office (COBO) and coordinates the proper handling of travel authorizations and settlements in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), the Department of Justice (DOJ) travel policy, and BOP program statements. Serves as the budget expert for the COBO and is responsible for the formulation and execution of the annual budget to the Central Office cost centers. Responsible for monitoring Bureau-level accounting and budgeting reports to ensure the integrity of the accounting systems and resulting reports depicting the financial status of the Bureau throughout the Central Office. Provides day-to-day guidance, technical advice and assistance when needed concerning travel and budgeting.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in applying budget and accounting policies and procedures in a federal government setting. Experience that demonstrates knowledge of automated financial management systems design practices and limitations in order to operate, maintain, improve, and evaluate established systems. Experience in analyzing, identifying and resolving a variety of budgeting and travel issues. Experience in providing guidance and technical advice regarding budgeting and travel policy and procedures. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]