Job opening: Budget Preparation Specialist
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: May 02 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Budget Review Division (BRD). The incumbent participates in one or more of a variety of functions related to the preparation and execution of the President's budget.
**Notice: More than one selection may be made within 90 days of the issuance of the certificate, if additional vacancies occur.
Promotion to the next highest grade level is neither guaranteed nor implied.
Duties
As a Budget Preparation Specialist, GS-0501-13, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision:
Serve as the focal point for preparation and dissemination of information concerning the Administration's position on appropriations action taken by the Congress;
Utilize collaborative tools to coordinate the development of the database that supports the President's annual budget and contributes to the preparation of the technical materials portion of the budget document
Solve technical and policy problems with regard to budget formulation and execution, and advises staff on outcomes
Analyze funding levels of appropriations and emergency supplemental appropriations bills
Exercise reasoning skills in considering various conceptual, technical, and procedural issues related to the budget process (e.g., implications of the Budget Enforcement Act for OMB reporting requirements, refinement of computer systems applications to accommodate evolving technical budgeting requirements)
Track congressional action on an appropriations bill and providing timely reports and information to Budget Review Division management, OMB program offices, and policy officials
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national
- Selective Service registration if a male born after December 31, 1959
- Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests
- Must participate in Direct Deposition pay program
- RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID
- Suitability for Federal employment
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- New employees to the Executive Office of the President will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the qualification requirements outlined below to be considered minimally qualified for this position. The qualification requirements are in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standards.
ALL QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the next lower grade or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Examples of specialized experience are:
You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector that includes the following: 1) Experience with budgeting, public finance, macroeconomics, financial or credit issues and problems, and how they should be evaluated; 2) Experience identifying problems, gathering relevant data, applying appropriate analytical techniques; and 3) Experience carrying out imaginative or innovative solutions using tools and advanced methods of economics/econometrics, finance, statistics or program evaluation through complex spreadsheets, statistical software or the manipulation of large datasets. Examples of work experience include: experience as a budget, macroeconomic or statistical analyst; financial, risk or regulatory oversight analyst in the banking or financial industry; or experience with Federal budgeting or credit programs.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (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
There is no education subsitution or requirement at this level.
Contacts
- Address Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
US
- Name: Client Services EOP - OA
- Email: [email protected]
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