This position is located in the United States Department of Labor (Department or DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Financial Administration (OFA). The Office of Financial Administration (OFA) provides critical budgetary, accounting, audit, and internal control management in support of ETA's mission. This position is Inside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Consolidates the budgetary work of program managers, subject-matter experts, budget analysts, and staff officials (such as human resources, computer systems, and accounting specialists), and ensures work products respond to guidance. Serves as the technical authority on budget formulation and execution for one or more major accounts, providing expert advice, technical assistance, and recommendations to the management team, senior leaders, program managers, and budget staff members regarding budgetary actions and financial analysis. Monitor usage of funding through spending plans and analysis of data from the accounting system. Researches, compiles, and analyzes data concerning personnel salaries, expenses, or similar object class and line item information in order to make accurate projections of agency needs; recommending reprogramming of funds as needed. Ensures effective and proper utilization of funds through accurate development of apportionment, allotment and reprogramming requests. Initiates action to transfer budget authority and reimbursable funds to and from other agencies and ensures proper adherence to periods of obligation for those funds. Process requisitions. Coordinates budget analysts input, to present and explain quality products to the management team and senior leadership, regarding monthly status of funds and projections, responses to questions from OMB or Congress, as well as the results of research and analytical products, making recommendations for changes/improvements based on findings. Apply analytical methods to data to determine patterns, trends, or irregularities, and draw conclusions based on that data. Reviews and provides technical expertise for the design and operation of financial management controls systems to ensure effective and proper use of funds, including the development of apportionment, allotment, and reprogramming requests. Leads and/or conducts special analytical studies in support of a wide variety of organizational and management needs. May manage and/or oversee official audits, risk assessments, and other internal and external control reviews. May oversee the proper expenditure and tracking of grants and agreements monies. May oversee various automated budget systems and processes. Effectively communicate orally and in writing in order to present budget and financial information in easy to understand formats, prepare narratives and special reports, and make recommendations on programming actions.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

GS-14: You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess 52 weeks of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as having at least 2 of the 3 specialized experience statements below: Experience in budget formulation including briefing policy-makers and drafting budget justifications for the internal, OMB and Congressional budget submissions. Experience in budget execution including apportionments, allotments, suballotments and suballocations, and tracking and reporting on status of budgetary resources. Experience in financial management and oversight including development and monitoring of spend plans for large-scale complex federal programs, research and analysis of financial data, compiling and monitoring progress reports, reconciling discrepancies, and taking corrective actions as appropriate. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC, WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Andreas Regal
• Phone: 972-850-4187
• Email: [email protected]