This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Budget Division. The selectee will serve as a Budget Analyst responsible for matters pertaining to budgeting for personnel compensation, security related funds and designated appropriations within the agency.

Duties

The selectee performs administrative and analytical duties concerning the formulation, justification, presentation, execution and review of assigned program budgets.

Requirements

• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications. Specialized experience is experience that has 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. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as having experience in 3 out of 6 following:  1.) Applying comprehensive knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, precedents and policies to perform budget analysis, formulation and execution duties. 2.) Providing guidance and interpretation on financial/budget regulatory or statutory requirements, policies, and procedures. 3.) Maintaining financial controls and monitoring of obligations, utilization and commitments for a large organization. 4.) Preparing written documents and reports to communicate detailed agency financial information, including availability and status of funds, expenses and obligations. 5.) Independently developing budget estimates and/or justifications for program support activities. 6.) Making sound recommendations to senior leadership to ensure informed programmatic and business decisions can be made. AND:  Candidates for the GS-14 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as having experience in 4 out of 6 following:  1.) Applying comprehensive knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, precedents and policies to perform budget analysis, formulation and execution duties. 2.) Providing guidance and interpretation on financial/budget regulatory or statutory requirements, policies, and procedures. 3.) Maintaining financial controls and monitoring of obligations, utilization and commitments for a large organization. 4.) Preparing written documents and reports to communicate detailed agency financial information, including availability and status of funds, expenses and obligations. 5.) Independently developing budget estimates and/or justifications for program support activities. 6.) Making sound recommendations to senior leadership to ensure informed programmatic and business decisions can be made.

Education

GS-13: No educational requirement.

GS-14: Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university is preferred but not required 

Special Instructions for Foreign Education:

Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment.

Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree.

You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing if selected.

Contacts

• Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United States
• Name: Nyika Humphries
• Phone: 202-718-5736
• Email: [email protected]