Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This Budget Analyst position is located in Operations Support, Resource Management Office (RMO), Budget and Finance Division, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Reviews, analyzes, edits, and consolidates budget submissions; coordinates with program offices to update Congressional Justification narratives and respond to questions-for-the record and review and prepare reports for budget briefings. Prepare financial status reports, analyze data, resolve discrepancies, develops trend analysis, identify cost savings and avoid violating the Anti-Deficiency Act. Presents budgetary information and strategies to program offices and senior officials, attend briefings to present and justify budget estimates and program resource requirements and prepare budgetary reports, utilizing Excel, PowerPoint, and other deliverables in preparation for budget briefings. Provides advice and guidance to mid-level program managers and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) internal and external representatives to resolve problems, provide status, and respond to inquiries and request. Evaluates the status of funds within the financial system to determine the effect on current and future financial plans and budgetary programs. Identifying efficiencies and cost savings and adjusting spending allocations and current operating plans to accomplish the total financial/budgetary program objectives.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-F Pay Band (equivalent to GS-5/7/9), you must have three (3) years of general work experience, with at least one year equivalent to the SV-E Pay Band or GS-4 in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private sector. General experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. General experience is defined as: - Assisting in preparing budget reports; and - Tracking, and following up on budgetary transactions to ensure timely completion; and - Analyzing problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions. OR B. Education: A four-year course of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field from an accredited college or university. OR Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education, beyond the second year, and experience maybe used to meet total qualification requirements for this position and may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the band level; then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the band level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent. To qualify for the SV-G Pay Band (equivalent to GS-11), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV- F or GS-9 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as: - Collecting and compiling budget and program data, budget execution review, and monthly, quarterly, and annual reports; and - Tracking, and following up on budgetary transactions to ensure timely completion; and - Experience using financial management systems to review/edit budget submissions. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR LL.M., if related OR C. Combining of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements, and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the position; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the position; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the position. To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-12), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G Pay Band or GS-11 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes: - Assisting with the examination of budget estimates and submissions in order to ensure conformance with regulations and guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and - Interpreting OMB and Congressional budget policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines; and - Identifying, and reporting to a senior analyst, a range of complex budgetary issues. To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H Pay Band or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes: - Examining budget estimates and submissions in order to ensure conformance with regulations and guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and - Applying and interpreting OMB and Congressional budget policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines; and - Identifying, analyzing, and resolving a range of highly complex budgetary issues. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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; religious; 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Education

In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position:

For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.

Contacts

• Address OS - FRONT OFFICE/RMO-Operations Support 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]