The incumbent will serve as the Budget Analyst and is responsible in coordinating the complete budgetary program for the entire Medical Center. This position is located at the Martinsburg, WA VA Medical Center, Fiscal Service, Finance Section. The primary purpose of this position is to formulate and monitor the budget of the Martinsburg VAMC with the allocated funds and preclude deficit spending.

Duties

Reviews program data for the Supervisory Budget Analyst to support him/her as advisor to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and other forums and committees to which he/she may be a representative. The Budget Analyst compiled, consolidates, reviews, analyzes, and edits multiple daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual fiscal reports as required by VACO, VISN, and/or station management. Monitors the execution of the Medical Center budget with many different sources and types of funding, such as multi-year appropriations, allotments from different appropriations, transfers of funds from other VHA departments and programs, reimbursements for services provided, and revenue from the Mid-Atlantic Consolidated Patient Account Center. Reviews and maintains employment, obligation, expenditure, and workload reports while keeping management informed of their status and any significant changes. Directs the station fund control systems with the support of the Supervisory Budget Analyst. Provides Fiscal training and guidance to station management, fund control point Officials, and other personnel in budgetary procedures and explains how to interpret standard budgetary reports. The total budgetary program oversight assumed by this position is in excess of $400 million dollars. Reviews all specific program funding allotments, preparing daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports to account for each program's funding and obligation changes and progress. This includes reviewing, editing, and consolidating annual and multi-year budget requests and estimates for all programs at the Medical Center into a single budget request. Prepares all reports for staffing management bi-weekly by the first Monday of each pay period. These reports include the FTEE-headcount, salary efficiency, overtime expenditures, fee and intermittent staffing expenditures, specific purpose salary tracking, service level salary scorecards, and salary projection by appropriation reports. Stand ready for activation by the Finance Branch o the Incident Command Structure (ICS) for any incidents requiring such support. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining compliance with all required training, as mandated by ICS. Perform other related duties as assigned Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: 8:00AM-4:30PM Telework: 1-2 days per pay period Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Analyst/PD613-24374-A and PD613-21002-A

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To qualify for the GS-09: Carefully read the following descriptions of the required specialized experience for the position. Your resume must support your response. Applicants must have one (1) full year of specialized experience related to this position. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Budget Formulation, Execution, and Monitoring, Budget Reporting and Documenting, and Finance Branch Support for the Incident Command Structure. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination of Experience & Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 full year of the graduate level. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. To qualify for the GS-11: Carefully read the following descriptions of the required specialized experience for the position. Your resume must support your response. Applicants must have one (1) full year of specialized experience related to this position. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Budget Formulation, Execution, and Monitoring, Budget Reporting and Documenting, and Finance Branch Support for the Incident Command Structure. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a PH.D. or equivalent graduate degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination of Experience & Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 full year of the graduate level. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Budget AdministrationComputer SkillsCustomer ServiceFinancial ManagementPrinciples of Accounting 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is mainly sedentary, although at times may require some standing, bending, walking, carrying of light items such as paper, books, files, boxes, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The work is typically performed in an adequately lit, heated, cooled and ventilated office environment. The working environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, or libraries. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

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

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Martinsburg VA Medical Center 510 Butler Avenue Martinsburg, WV 25405 US
• Name: Javay Holmes
• Email: [email protected]