This position is located in Kenai Fjords National Park, in the Administration Division.

Duties

As a Budget Analyst you will be working in Kenai Fjords National Park, located in Seward, AK, which is 130 road miles south of Anchorage. The community of approximately 3,000 residents is reached via the Seward Highway. A full range of services are available including grocery stores, medical and dental facilities, churches, a theater, gas stations, etc. Elementary through high school and a vocational school are available in Seward. Universities and all other services are located in Anchorage. Seward is located in a maritime climate on the Gulf of Alaska and receives abundant precipitation. Summertime temperatures range in the 40s to 70s and wintertime temperatures typically range from the mid-30s to zero degrees. Numerous recreational opportunities exist for fishing, sea-kayaking, hiking, biking, skiing, etc. For more information visit: Kenai Fjords National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) The GS-07/09 Budget Analyst in Kenai Fjords National Park performs routine budget analyst duties. Through training and increasing responsibility and complexity, specific duties include: Assists with the development, preparation, and revision of the unit budget. Prepares instructions to managers regarding funding estimates and budget planning for the coming fiscal year. Uses a variety of office automation software that supports business management processes such as Financial and Business Management System (FBMS); Administrative Financial System (AFS4); CONCUR (federal travel system) and Quicktime (time and attendance system). Ensures reported information is adequate, reliable, verifiable, and useful. Executes the current year budget for the unit, including analysis of needs, recommendation for modifications, and making allotments. Prepares data summaries for inclusion in routine and special reports on budget execution. Tabulates cost data on individual projects (e.g., construction, research, or maintenance) and applies basic budget analysis to budgetary data to illustrate the effects of changes in levels of funding for current projects. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. Continued from Requirements section: Applicants must be at least (1) 18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. Continued from Additional Information section: Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire Continued from Required Documents section: Noncompetitive or Special Hiring Authority. Applicants who are eligible to be considered based on a Noncompetitive or Special Hiring Authority (i.e. Schedule A, VRA, former PLC member, certain Military Spouses, 30% or More Disabled Veterans) must submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/16/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to the following: reviewing documents such as vouchers, purchase requests, work orders, and contract invoices to verify budgetary account codes and dollar amounts; comparing job orders, work orders, and requests for funds with account balances to assure that funds are available; adjusting account balances to reflect the effect of allotments, transfers, obligations, expenditures, and other actions which change the amount of funds available in accounts. You must include hours per week worked in your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 full year of graduate level education. The degree should be in a directly related field such as public administration, business administration, finance, accounting, personnel law, industrial management, quantitative methods, organization management, or other related course work. You must include a copy of your transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100% to qualify. You must include a copy of your transcripts and hours worked per week. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) by Successful completion a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled and which provided me with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful job performance to do the work of this position, and meet one of the following requirements for Superior Academic Achievement at the undergraduate level: 1) Class standing -- Graduated in the upper third of the class based on completed courses in the college, university, or major subdivision; 2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 scale as recorded on official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3) Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. (Note: A copy of your transcript is required as documented proof of your GPA, class standing, or election to honor society membership.) You must provide transcripts and supporting documentation. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) that directly relates to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include activities such as: develops, plans, prepares, estimates, and revise annual and long-term budgets; monitoring status of funds of financial transactions for an organization; analyzing and reconciling budget and fiscal documents; assisting with developing budget submissions; generates a variety of written documents, and reports to communicate detailed financial information; explaining, recommending, and providing guidance on financial or budget regulatory or statutory requirements, policies, and procedures.. You must include hours per week worked in your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. The degree should be in a directly related field such as public administration, business administration, finance, accounting, personnel law, industrial management, quantitative methods, organization management, or other related course work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal at least 100% to qualify using this option. You must include transcripts and hours worked per week. 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

Contacts

• Address Kenai Fjords National Park P O Box 1727 Seward, AK 99664 US
• Name: Tracy Noetzelman
• Phone: 907-644-3336
• Email: [email protected]