Budget Officer

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for planning, implementing and administrating the full spectrum of budget and financial management activitiesfor the Western District of Wisconsin.

Typical work assignments will include:

• Planning, implementing and administrating the full spectrum of budget and financial management activities for the district, including Program Administration, Management Advisory Services, and Internal Controls and Audits.
• Developing and maintaining a comprehensive financial management program that involves both long-range programmatic plans and the annual budget as a key segment of those plans.
• Advising management team on programmatic effectiveness relative to planned financial objectives.
• Providing positive recommendations and alternative approaches to improve program plans, budget proposals, cost of operations, and program accomplishments.
• Managing the certification of obligations for the district.
• Ensuring all financial records, i.e., obligations, expenditures, delivery status and available balances, are accurate and supported with proper fund control documentation.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience developing, implementing and/or maintaining a comprehensive financial management system; providing financial and managerial data to control budget execution in achieving short and long-range management plans; advising management team on recommendations and/or alternative approaches to improve program plans, budget proposals, costs of operations and program accomplishments; reviewing and analyzing past obligations, determining reasonable fund levels and evaluating validity of request; and providing a wide variety of budget reporting, including monthly financial and quarterly reports.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.