This position is located at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, California.

Duties

Performs budget work for Sacramento Valley National Cemetery and Benicia Arsenal Post Satellite Cemetery in support of one or more of the phases or systems involved in budget administration including formulation, presentation, justification, and execution of a budget. Maintains liaison with NCA Finance, Pacific District Office, Austin FSC, VBA CWT Coordinator, and Contracting. Incumbent is delegated the authority from the Cemetery Director or Assistant Director to arrange for needed contracts using electronic iFAMS Requests, and Government Purchase Card requests (GPC). Typical contracts and GPCs include but are not limited to: grave liners, utilities, full grounds maintenance, services, supplies, equipment, monthly & quarterly recurring, office supplies, services, and equipment within the micro-purchase card limits. Performs budget formulation duties involved in the process of preparing detailed analysis and estimates of annual funding needs for one or more future budget years. Provides management officials with procedural and regulatory guidance concerning availability of or limitations on the use of funds. Incumbent is responsible for monitoring purchase orders and contracts and determines correct sources for payment, including agency credit card purchases, and/or sends to Fiscal Services for certification through IPPS. Reviews historical financial operating data and trends to prepare and validate estimates. Incumbent maintains a complete set of budgetary files with all recurring reports kept up to date and accessible for easy retrieval. Evaluates data submitted for consistency with previous estimates, current levels of program operations and anticipates changes in staffing and funding levels. Performs public outreach as needed. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Not Available Remote/Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position. Position Description Title/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD142080 The full performance level of this position is GS - 11. Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 02/07/2024. 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 within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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 your most recent non-award 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 non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. 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 and/or education, as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include: applying a wide range of budgetary program management functions; working with budgets and fiscal-related data and or reports; prepared operational metrics reports including gathering and analyzing data; and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate level education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the 36 semester hours of graduate education earned. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementBudget AdministrationCommunicationsComputer SkillsCost Estimation and Analysis 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 primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Standing, walking, bending, stooping, and the lifting of records, registers, and other small items are required. Occasionally, the position requires assisting with the moving of cremains and caskets placed on the wheeled biers into and out of committal shelters. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Contacts

• Address Sacramento Valley National Cemetery 5810 Midway Road Dixon, CA 95620 US
• Name: NCA Human Resources Center
• Phone: (317)916-3660
• Email: [email protected]