This vacancy is for a GS-0560-12, Budget Analyst located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SFLC FISCAL OPERATIONS BRANCH -SFLC-ALD-FISCAL OPS.

Duties

You will serve as a/an Budget Analyst and be responsible for budget formulation, execution, financial and program management for asset program planning and support. The incumbent manages various funds relating to SFLC support including Vessel Repair (AFC 45), Operating Expense (OP), Environmental Compliance and Restoration (EC&R), Procurement, Construction, Improvement (PC&I) budgets, and reimbursable agreements for other agencies. The assignments include a wide variety of analytical duties in the development. presentation. prioritization, formulation, submission, reporting, and execution of the SFLC and sub-unit budgets. Reviews, analyzes, and adjusts funding estimates submitted and coordinates with managers to ensure accuracy of supporting documentation, justification. and conformance with program budget policy.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience includes: Preparing budget estimates; preparing special analyses of fund expenditures as necessary; evaluating the effect of cost and program changes on the budget execution process; preparing various expenditure reports. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Comprehensive and detailed knowledge and understanding of governing budgetary policies, precedent setting decisions, procedures, and regulations issued by higher headquarters to assure budget forecasts, estimates, and submissions conform to requirement, guidelines, and financial objectives. Skill in the identification, analysis, and resolution of a range of budgetary problems, such as: the development of alternative methods of funding; formulation of budget estimates for programs in which objectives, work processes, staffing needs, and funding requirements have changed to the extent that substantial re-budgeting is required each year. Detailed and practical knowledge of the goals. objectives, workforce composition, work methods and functions of programs served, which is sufficient lo enable the incumbent to determine whether requests, for funds and expenditures are proper, necessary, and timely. Ability to apply analytical and evaluative techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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, 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. 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Transcripts--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.

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. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Contacts

• Address SFLC FISCAL OPERATIONS BRANCH -SFLC-ALD-FISCAL OPS DO NOT MAIL BALTIMORE, MD 21226 US
• Name: Dexter Greene
• Email: Dexter.L.Greene@uscg.mil