This budget position is in the Financial Management Section and reports to the Supervisory Budget Analyst. The incumbent serves as Budget Technician in the Budget Section, Financial Management Service (FMS), and is responsible for assisting the Budget Analyst in the monitoring and evaluation of the financial programs.

Duties

Duties include but not limited to: The Budget Technician is responsible for maintenance of fund control point ceilings for the numerous analysis accounts within the Medical Services, Medical Administration and Medical Facilities appropriations. Establishing and/or changing fund control points within the Financial Management System (FMS), and integrated Funds Distribution, Control point Activity, Accounts and Procurement (IFCAP) System. Inputting fund control point ceilings and loading additional ceilings on quarterly basis and/or as additional funds are received. Reconciling manual records of ceilings with the FMS Status of allowance and the AACS monthly. Auditing fund control point records, providing suggestions and guidance to control point clerks and officials and assisting them in reconciling accounts as needed. Gathering data manually and from remote computers using specialized software to download and manipulate the information, modifies and arranges the data into meaningful reports for use both within and outside of Finance Distributing copies of status of Allowance Reports, AACS, TDA lists, Rejected Resolving, and responding to, routing budget inquiries. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 08:00AM-4:30PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Budget Technician/PD13900A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/24/2024 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: perform duties related to accounting, budget functions, and fiscal procedures such as reconciling accounts, verifying accuracy of budgetary data, adjusting discrepancies, etc.; utilize various computer databases to collect, input, review and analyze data; create and prepare spreadsheets, graphics and reports; and perform administrative duties such as timekeeping, coordinating with various departments, answering telephone calls, or training. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Control of FundsFederal Funds ProcessingTechnical Competence 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 normally of a sedentary nature, although the employee may occasionally carry light items such as books, files, and reports from one office to another. Typically the work is performed while comfortable seated at a desk or table. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Raymond G Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1501 San Pedro Drive, Southeast Albuquerque, NM 87108 US
• Name: Gwendolyn Hinton
• Phone: 832-879-7360
• Email: [email protected]