Budget Officer

Budget Officer

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $167603 - $195200 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is part of the, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board(DNFSB). The incumbent is responsible, individually, and with their staff, for identifying present and future budget strategies, trends, and areas of imbalance, and recommending effective courses of action for DNFSB program activities.

Major Duties:

• Coordinates and directs professional and administrative personnel engaged in the administration of the budget which includes overseeing all phases of the budget formulation; budget justification and presentation; and budget execution. Conducts periodic and comprehensive evaluations of Staff's responsibilities with respect to progress in attaining planned program accomplishments, goals, and objectives. Adjusts and redefines such goals and objectives as required. Serves as a senior advisor to the DNFSB Office of the Executive Director of Operations (OEDO), and the Office and Division Directors of the agency, and develops strategies for the effective formulation and execution of agency budget operations. Formulates, analyzes, plans, schedules, coordinates, and creates, as needed, the amount, sequence, and timing actions in all phases of budgeting necessary to prepare the multi-year DNFSB budget submissions to OMB and Congress. Manages the development and execution of budget policies, instructions, and guidance in a collaborative manner with program staff and peers in other administrative functions. Interprets and adapts fiscal guidance to develop and justify long and short-term office resource requirements. Works with DNFSB leadership and the CFO in preparation, drafting, and coordination of testimony for the Executive Director of Operations (EDO) or the Chair when they appear before the OMB or Congressional Appropriations Committees.

Qualifications: At the GS-15 level, you must meet the following qualification:One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties the position. Specialized experience for this position defined as: Managed and led all aspects of a budget and accounting program to include designed, developed, implemented, and operated a budgetary program using internal processes, procedure development, formulation, execution of budget and financial management; Applied policies, procedures, statutory requirement, regulations, and precedent decisions related to budget and accounting; Solved complex problems using program planning, evaluation, analytical techniques, and methodologies; Organized, coordinated, and directed/supervised high-level support to staff to analyze, assemble and present proposed usage of budget resources and to monitor the actual use of resources against approved plans; Communicated budget information to a wide array of individuals, both singular and groups, made clear presentations and responded to correspondence appropriately. Applicants must carefully review the information in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. Read the Eligibility questions carefully. The questions address if you are eligible to apply to this JOA. Your responses will affect your consideration for the position. You may qualify for more than one eligibility, so please choose carefully. You will only be considered under the options you have selected. If you respond that you do not meet any of the eligibility questions, you will not be considered for this position. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. You may preview the Assessment Questionnaire at: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12853485 Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for RA for Online Assessments here. If you have questions about this job, please contact the HR Office representative listed in the "Agency Contact Info" section of this vacancy announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Mountain Time, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, you may request an alternate application method from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon EST on the closing date of the announcement.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-29