This position is located at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL., in the Nutrition and Food Services (N&FS) as the Budget Technician to the Administrative Officer, NFS. The primary purpose of the position is to perform a wide range of clerical and technician work supporting the budget analysis and administration. The incumbent is responsible for purchasing food, equipment, supplies and services. Experience is preferred, but is not required.

Duties

The primary purpose of the position is to perform a wide range of clerical and technician work supporting budget analysis and administration with responsibility for purchasing food, equipment, supplies, and services; providing cost accounting and budgetary statistics; and preparing reports that indicate status of funds for subsistence and supplies for Nutrition and Food Services. Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to: Developing and monitoring resources and making recommendations to the service regarding needs, distribution, or redistribution of these resources; Serving as the budget and financial advisor for the Chief or designee; Developing, formulating, and providing all essential data for the annual budget forecast; Tracking all expenditures and comparing with budgeted, projected and on-hand inventories; Maintaining budget control records and assures funds are used in accordance with the operating budget; Advising on the status and availability of funds; Processing all vouchers with the appropriate office and carrying out any needed follow-up; Establishing and maintaining a procurement system for expendable supplies and equipment; Reviewing and submitting the appropriate forms for the funding of purchase orders; Maintaining various reports and using designated ledgers to account for cost accounting operations; Compiling, consolidating, checking and arranging funding data in requests to cover projected annual operating expenses; Preparing required documentation to resolve discrepancies with cost reports, budget analysis or other service-related needs; Preparing correspondence and performing other general clerical duties; Performing related duties as required. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30AM-4:00PM Telework: May be available - 1 to 2 days per pay period after training and at the approval of the supervisor Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Technician/PD99928A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Experience is preferred, but is not required. To qualify for this position, facility applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement, all other non-facility applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/13/2024. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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: Must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-5, level in Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: Working with accounting methods, accounting procedures and techniques, budgeting, and statistical principles and practices. Working with various computer software programs and accounting systems applications and computer file systems. Gathering data and calculate variety of performance measures and financial analysis for the service. Performing general clerical duties. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalComputer SkillsControl of FundsCost AccountingPlan and organize work 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. Occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books and papers. Work involves bending, stooping, standing, walking, carrying less than 15 pounds and using a computer terminal. Work Environment: Work is typically performed at a standard desk in an extremely active office environment with other employees working nearby. The work involves normal risks or discomforts associated with an office environment. 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 for this position.

Contacts

• Address Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 820 South Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 US
• Name: Felicia Davis
• Phone: 312-569-8107
• Email: [email protected]