This position is located at the National Cemetery Administration in Washington, District of Columbia.

Duties

Plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises the integration of all phases of the budgetary process. Responsible for NCA's entire budget, which consists of a mix of different funding sources: appropriations and trust funds; one-year, five-year, and no-year accounts; construction, operating, grant, and benefit appropriations; and mandatory and discretionary accounts. Oversees the design, development, and implementation of NCA budgetary policies, programs, and systems to support VA financial management directives. Consults, coordinates, and collaborates with key financial and functional representatives within NCA and VA on plans, proposals and approved programs to facilitate implementation of planning and/or approved concepts and programs consistent with operating needs. Oversees NCA capital asset investment budget and operating plan. This includes construction and maintenance repair projects at 155 national cemeteries nationwide; grants to state and tribal governments to construct, expand, or improve state and tribal cemeteries; enhance use projects; and equipment for NCA. Monitors performance of capital assets and adherence to Departmental benchmarks. Oversees the development of a comprehensive portfolio system, which includes the collection, recordation, and accuracy of NCA capital asset data. Develops strategies and plans to minimize risk and maximize the cost effectiveness and performance of NCA's assets. Develops and implements a life-cycle management approach for capital investment analysis and decision making. The incumbent oversees the overall planning and implementation of all policies in the Budget Service. Supervises a staff of approximately 12 employees, consisting of two GS- 14 supervisory budget analysts, four GS-14 budget analysts, five GS-13 budget analysts, and one GS-11 budget analyst. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available Telework: Available This is not a remote position. Position Description Title/PD#: Budget Officer/PD1639554 The full performance level of this position is GS - 15 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, 03/21/2024. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Direct programming and budget formulation and development, as well as capital asset management activities, for programs nationwide; Recommend and implement budgetary policies related to budget formulation and capital investment within an organization; Develop and implement a life-cycle management approach for capital investment analysis and decision making; Develop and recommend strategies for presenting and defending budget requests, oversee the development of briefing books, statistical tools and tables, and information papers. Supervise a division. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Ability to Lead or SuperviseAbility to Plan and Organize WorkAnalytical ThinkingBudget AdministrationControl of FundsFinancial Management 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: Work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address National Cemetery Administration 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: NCA Human Resources Center
• Phone: (317)916-3660
• Email: [email protected]