Budget Technician

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Assisting in accounting forecasting and executing the Research budget while ensuring funds are managed in a fiscally responsible manner
• Reviewing annual budget forecasts and spending plans recommending adjustments and ensuring budgets comply with existing regulatory guidance
• Advising supervisor of conditions resulting in over-obligation of funds and determining funding program validity
• Performing budgetary administrative and statistical functions to determine future budget needs and provide written assessments to researchers
• Researching verifying compiling and summarizing data involving salaries fund control points expenses and object class information
• Apprising investigators of funding and budget status while providing guidance to resolve budget conflicts
• Tracking funds distribution monitoring costs and expenditures reconciling commitments and obligations and identifying excess funds
• Preparing reports projecting available resources and distributing monthly balance statements with detailed financial and backup information
• Working with funded investigators university business managers and administrative staff to answer questions and resolve budget conflicts
• Providing historical data supporting budgeting for common resource needs including deionized water equipment maintenance veterinary consultant and travel costs
• Entering budgetary data into forms schedules and reports while recommending adjustments and identifying input errors
• Contacting system users to resolve budget system problems and preparing reports on funds expenses obligations FTE and workload
• Participating in year-end closing reviewing carryover amounts and prioritizing unfunded requirements in accordance with funding allowances
• Assisting in evaluating the effect of cost and program changes on the budget execution process
• Serving as Government Purchase Card holder purchasing supplies equipment and services within authorized spending limits
• Screening purchase requests coordinating requirements obtaining vendor quotes and determining sources based on price and delivery
• Processing and tracking purchase documents advising customers reconciling billing statements resolving discrepancies and processing payments
• Conducting cost-benefit analyses and exploring alternate purchase sources to obtain the best prices for services
• Gathering extracting and compiling data preparing recurring statistical reports noting variances and supporting management briefings
• Creating procedural instructions for budget processes and financial forms to expedite and facilitate correct completion of financial procedures
• Performing other related duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 08:00 a.m. to 04:30 p.m.
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary being performed for the most part while seated comfortably at a desk or table. A moderate amount of standing and walking is required when attending meetings and conferences and in visiting other offices and buildings throughout the facility. Work also requires a one-time daily pick-up of mail and packages from the on-site warehouse/mailroom and requires the ability to lift less than 15 lbs.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Required Documents below for details.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Minimum Requirement: The following are minimum requirements for appointment as a Budget Technician in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) which all applicants must meet.

• Specialized Experience (GS-07): You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (i.e. GS-06). Qualifying examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: compiling consolidating organizing and summarizing budget information financial data and recurring reports; entering reviewing and maintaining budgetary data in financial systems spreadsheets forms schedules and reports; utilizing computerized financial systems to retrieve verify and process budget information; monitoring budget execution by tracking commitments obligations expenditures available balances and funding status; and applying budget regulations policies and procedures to process financial transactions and support proper obligation and expenditure of funds. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry such as beginning and ending dates of employment duties performed and/or total hours worked per week.)

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Education

IMPORTANT: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Required Experience:

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