About the Position: Performs a variety of budgetary and administrative functions in implementing the District's budgetary process, policies, and procedures. Funding is complex involving multiple Civil Works appropriations, the Civil Works Revolving Fund, and multiple military appropriations; some of which include provisions for reimbursement and sub-program control.

Duties

Perform budgetary functions associated with the establishment and monitoring of income and expenditures for authorized missions. Perform comprehensive reviews of funding elements within lines of accounting, authorization documents, and other support items. Utilize available policies, regulations, and publications from USACE, Army, DFAS, and other DOD agencies to ensure lawful distribution of funding allotments. Accept civil and military funding documents that include direct funding authorizations, military interdepartmental purchase requests, interagency agreements, and customer advance funding. Conduct reviews of expiring reimbursable orders and expiring direct-funded line items to reprogram funds to initiate requests for additional funds, to extend expiration dates, or to return year-end unobligated balances.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• GS-09: This is a Financial Management Level 1 Certified position in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d.
• GS-11: This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d.
• Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program within two years.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience for GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes using budgeting regulations, methods, and concepts to develop and/or revise budget estimates; establishing procedures to monitor and track funds, expenditures, and obligations; gathering cost data to provide accurate status on the utilization of funds, and current obligations; interacting with internal/external customers to provide information about budget procedures and timely submission of budget estimates. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: A masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education (minimum of 36 graduate-level semester hours) leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as accounting, business, economics, finance, political science, or statistics. (Note: You MUST submit copies of ALL relevant transcripts with your application.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate-level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for this position. Determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade the grade level; then add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal 100 percent to qualify for this position. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate-level education beyond the first year (total graduate-level semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You MUST submit copies of ALL relevant transcripts with your application.) Specialized Experience for GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes review and analyze military, civil, and revolving funds funding documents; applying comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of budgeting regulations, methods, and concepts to analyze and formulate budget estimates; developing trends and forecasting expenses or other related work that provided the experience to perform the duties of the position. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education (minimum of 54 graduate-level semester hours) leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as accounting, business, economics, finance, political science, or statistics. (Note: You MUST submit copies of ALL relevant transcripts with your application.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate-level education beyond the second year (total graduate-level semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You MUST submit copies of ALL relevant transcripts with your application.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget AdministrationFinancial ManagementOral Communication Time in Grade Requirement for GS-09: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07). Time in Grade Requirement: for GS-11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W07202 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-LOUISVILLE DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk