Who May Be Considered: Status Candidates Veterans Land Management Eligibles under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.

Duties

You will serve as a Budget Analyst, and in this capacity, you will: -Assist the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) in planning, developing and formulating the Arts Endowment's budget presentation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. -Supports the Office's accounting and finance staff by assisting with audit activities, process documentation, and vendor set-up with the NEA's financial system. -Assists in the formulation of grant-making and administrative fund allocations. Works with the Deputy Chief Financial Officer in resolving funding issues with agency offices and in requesting additional information necessary to develop adequate justification for requested funds. - Assists with creating, maintaining, and providing the DCFO, CFO, and Agency leadership with monthly/quarterly budget obligation, expenditure, and carryover balance reports. -Prepare and analyze reports on budget matters for the use of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Analyses may be incorporated into budget documents or responses to questions from OMB and Congress. -Monitor current year budget execution involving appropriated funds, interagency transfers and gift funds. -Assist in year-end closeout of appropriated, interagency, and gift fund accounts; ensures that all current year commitments for program awards are obligated. -Reviews travel authorizations and travel vouchers for consistency with the Federal Travel Regulation and agency policy. Raises issues with the Deputy Chief Financial Officer as appropriate.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to be qualified at the GS-09 level, you must possess one of the following: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: 1) Applying budgetary standards in assisting with developing and formulating budget analysis and documents; 2) Maintaining spreadsheets and other materials for budget formulation, projections and execution; 3) Assisting with travel authorizations and vouchers and requisitions of goods and services; and 4) Performing analysis and developing reports on budget matters. OR B. Two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's degree (or LL.B. or J.D., if related), in a field which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR C. A combination of specialized experience, as described in A, and graduate level education, as described in B, that when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. (Please note: Only graduate education in excess of the first 18 semester hours may be used in this calculation). In order to be qualified at the GS-11 level, you must possess one of the following: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: 1) Assisting in the formulation of grant-making or administrative fund allocations; 2) Applying budgetary standards in developing and formulating budget analysis and documents; 3) Assisting with travel authorizations and vouchers and requisitions of goods and services; 4) Assisting with creating and maintaining budget obligation, expenditure, and carryover balance reports; 5) Performing in-depth analysis and developing reports on budget matters. OR B. Three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a PhD (or LL.M., if related) in a field which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR C. A combination of specialized experience, as described in A, and graduate level education, as described in B, that when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. (Please note: Only graduate education in excess of the first two years may be used in this calculation). NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the advertised grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the dates worked and total number of hours per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade). Current or Former Political Appointees: 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. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For additional information, refer to the U.S. Department of Education web site at http://www.ed.gov.

Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) or you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the courses.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Deputy Chairman for Mgmt and Budget 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20506 US
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]