The primary purpose of the position is to serve as the Supervisor of the Budget section, with responsibility for coordinating overall budget efforts in the development, formulation and execution of VANTHCS programs.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as the supervisor of the budget section, with responsibility for coordinating overall budget efforts in the development, formulation, and execution of VANTHCS programs. Provides senior level budget advice and assistance to the Medical Center Director and senior management officials on issues such as execution projections, funding strategies, funding propriety, and potential funding shortages. Responsible for overall budget development, management and oversight. Provide various reports analyses, and summary information to senior management. Duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for overall budget development, management, and oversight. Responsibility also includes supervision and management of the payroll section. Provide various reports analyses and summary information to senior management. Provide management with information, alternatives and recommendations on long-range plans pertaining to financial management procedures and operations. Examine and evaluate cost statements to determine progress, compare obligations and expenditures with budget estimates, and measure the effect of deviations on the achievement of target goals. Prepare a variety of reports covering the status of funds and advise program managers and other management officials on the availability of funds. Distribute cost ceilings to management officials responsible for programs, maintain accounting records to prevent over-obligation, and periodically analyze funds to identify possible trends that may result in surplus or shortage of funds. Provide expert budget advice and assistance to the Chief of Fiscal, Medical Center Leadership and Service Chiefs in all aspects of financial management such as the development of program budget requests and related support documentation for the upcoming fiscal year. Use MS Access, Excel or comparable database software to execute several automated and adhoc functions such as pulling and creating reports, analyzing data and identifying trends. Prepare the VISN Obligation Report which consists of Full Time Equivalent (FTE), salary projections, workload, and care in the community. Perform budget formulations including preparing detailed analyses and estimates of annual funding needs for current and future budget years. Perform budget execution duties and analyzes and evaluates the effects of program plans and budget issues. Plan, direct, and coordinate work of the budget section. Direct and advise on the conduct of the work and sets priorities. Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of the work assignments and the capabilities of the employee. Develop and establish an efficient and economical optimum balance between economy, efficiency, skills utilization, employee motivations, and employee development. Develop performance standards and evaluate work performance of subordinates, and give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both technical and administrative matters. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Available Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Budget Analyst/PD549-9470-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/04/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Reviews, edits, and consolidates annual and multi-year estimates; Prepares and presents financial briefings; Perform budget execution duties and analyzes and evaluates the effects of program plans and budget issues; Monitors the execution of a budget with many different sources and types of funding such as transfers of funds from other agencies, and reimbursements for services performed, etc.; Provide various reports analyses and summary information to senior management; Examines and evaluates cost statements to determine progress, compares obligations and expenditures with budget estimates, and measures the effect of deviations on the achievement of target goals; Analyzes and forecasts for customers such as the agency and the public their demands for services; Plans, directs and coordinates work of a budget section. Directs and advises on the conduct of the work and sets priorities. Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of the work assignments and the capabilities of the employee; Conducts special studies and analysis to develop required data and information for reporting purposes; and prepares administrative reports; Performs an in-depth analysis of budget requests; Develops justification and impact statements and complies data to be used for forecasting obligations You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Financial management Budget Administration Control of Funds Computer Skills Developing Others 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Dallas VA Medical Center 4500 South Lancaster Road Dallas, TX 75216 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]