BUDGET OFFICER

BUDGET OFFICER

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Bethesda, Maryland

Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is in the Office of Financial Management, Planning, and Evaluation, Division of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. The Division is responsible for managing and coordinating the agency's budget requests from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President, managing budget execution processes, interfacing with OMB and Congress on appropriations issues, overseeing performance management requirements, and contributing to financial management reporting requirements.

Major Duties:

• This position serves as the agency Budget Officer in the Division of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation (FMPB) and reports to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of Financial Management, Planning, and Evaluation (EXFM). As the Budget Officer, responsibilities include the direction and supervision of multi-functional areas through the budget team and planning team, providing leadership that ensures sound financial stewardship and effective execution of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) appropriations. Directs the development of the agency’s budget policy, including standard operating procedures, directives, and internal controls. Oversees annual budget formulation and justification processes, ensuring that CPSC’s program needs are appropriately justified and communicated to the Administration, Office of Management and Budget, and to Congress. Oversees the operational development of the long-range strategic plan (including updates), annual performance plans, monitoring, and reporting of results, being attentive to specific financial and budget issues and concerns that shape the annual performance goals and objectives. Develops and executes the annual operating plan and ensures proper stewardship of appropriated funds to include regular reporting of the agency's financial condition to the Chief Financial Officer, Chair, and Commissioners. Oversees the design, development, and implementation of CPSC’s program evaluation function, evaluating CPSC’s results achieved relative to the goals and objectives of the agency, analyzing the impact of CPSC investment on the intended outcome, and recommending future courses of action in the context of the agency budget to the Commissioners for decision. Fosters effective communication with OMB to obtain continuous information on the administration’s budget priorities and current guidance for formulation, justification, and execution. Represents CPSC with other small agencies concerning such areas as funding, resource requirements, official financial reports, the strategic plan, and the Annual Performance and Accountability Report. Responsible for providing analysis and advice to promote sound decisions and efficiency in the distribution, allocation, and use of appropriated, reimbursable, and grants funds and provides detailed financial information to agency managers to aid in budgeting, policy decision-making, financial projections, and availability of funds. Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the work of an assigned staff of budget analysts, program analysts, and other professionals.

Qualifications: All applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in applying budgeting principles, laws, practices, techniques, and regulations when executing managerial budget activities and accomplishing functions in all of the following: 1) preparing budget estimates, tracking obligations and performing comparisons to the operating budget, and preparing budget justifications aligned to agency goals and strategies for Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); 2) preparing and reviewing monthly status of funds reports; 3) advising senior officials on a budget program; and 4) developing presentations to brief senior executives on updates, advice, and recommendations on all budgetary related matters. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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. 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. 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. Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: You MUST apply on-line through USAJobs. Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. Uploaded resumes must include the following: applicant contact information and educational and professional background information including dates of employment and education, salary (and Federal grade level, if appropriate), and work schedule (i.e., FT/PT). Incomplete applications will not be considered and you will not be contacted to provide any missing information. To begin the application process, select the "Apply On-line" button to the right on this screen. Then follow the prompts to login/register, submit all required supplemental documents, and complete the application process. If you are having trouble with USAJOBS (searching for jobs, account password/profile issues, or Resume Builder): please visit the USAJOBS Help Center. If experiencing any difficulties with the online application process (anything after you have clicked the 'Continue to Agency Site' button): please email recruitapps@cpsc.gov between normal business hours (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET; except federal holidays). If receiving any kind of error message, please provide a screenshot or at a minimum, the error message text number.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-26