Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Duties

Actively participates in management of fiscal resources (budget execution) for the entire Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Reviews and analyzes distributed resources to identify areas requiring management’s attention with regard to significant increases in spending trends (projected shortfalls) or under-utilized resources (surpluses). Identify problem areas (budget activities) based on these reviews, conduct research to identify the causes and recommend solutions related to the processing of necessary funding adjustments. These reviews are conducted regularly for the purpose of identifying resources which can be realigned to meet new or changing program goals (unfunded BOP requirements). Assists the Chief, Budget Execution, in developing plans and policy for the overall management of BOP resources. Assists in and monitors the implementation of approved policy changes and ensures that the Bureau’s budget execution policies, procedures, and practices are in accordance with federal government budgeting standards, Government Accounting Office, Department of Justice, and Office of Management and Budget directives, as well as Treasury requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this level. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience applying extensive knowledge of budget concepts including those in other financial disciplines in a federal government setting. Experience in advanced management and organizational principles and practices along with a comprehensive knowledge of the Department of Justice, the Bureau of Prisons’ and interagency planning, programming, and budgeting regulations, guidelines and processes. Experience in providing direction on budget execution operations, including the related aspects of annual budget requirements, annual obligations and operating costs, special projects, and other budget information. Experience in performing complex/detailed analysis to resolve financial issues and/or made recommendations that had a major impact on the agency/organization. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]