Salary: GS-09: $57,941 (Step 1) to $75,321 (Step 10) Per Year

Duties

As a Budget Analyst within the Kansas Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include: Researches, compiles, consolidates, summarizes, and formats budgetary data from reports and historical data. Develops projected labor, equipment and overhead expenses as well as consolidated science center/program budget proposals. Monitors, tracks, and reviews expenses, obligations, and reimbursables. Identifies discrepancies and processes corrections. Performs year end closeout tasks to ensure accurate documentation of expenses, proper/full use of funds, and compliance w/ anti-deficiency laws and regulations. Tracks, reviews, and processes funding agreements and appropriations. Reviews, conducts, and documents adjustment or transfer of funds, ensuring policy compliance for all changes to approved budget plans; obtains higher level official's prior approval as needed. Prepares special and recurring reports regarding funding, budgeting, expenses, staffing, etc. Provides analysis and routine budgetary guidance to managers, supervisors and project personnel regarding reports, process, procedures, regulations, policies, and requirements. Uses a variety of budgetary/financial management software and databases to maintain data and produce various reports, plans, schedules, etc. Manages Center bankcard program. Serves as POC and data entry personnel for questions regarding purchase requests, payroll, and payments. Monitors these expenses in govt accounting systems.

Requirements

Qualifications

For GS-09: Applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-9 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-07 level in the Federal service. Examples of GS-7 level work include assisting with: Routine and recurring budget administration duties which facilitate more complex and detailed review and analysis functions; Comparing figures in current estimates of funding needs by line item or object class with prior years expenditures; or Preparing preliminary budget estimates and reviewing justifications for program support activities. **OR applicants may substitute successful completion of 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education or Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B or J.D). (36 semester hours, 54 quarter hours, or the equivalent). **OR a combination of appropriate specialized experience (as described above) and graduate education (as described above) that is beyond the first year of progressive graduate study to meet the qualification requirements. 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 KANSAS WATER SCI CTR 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Selena Waterman
• Phone: 703 648-7449
• Email: [email protected]