Supervisory Budget Analyst (Budget Officer)_

Washington

Summary The position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Financial Administration (OFA), Office of Budget (OB). The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to the Deputy Comptroller and Comptroller on all aspects of Agency budget management. In this capacity, the incumbent participates in all phases of budget planning, development, presentation, and execution. This position is outside the bargaining unit. Responsibilities As the Supervisory Budget Analyst (Budget Officer), your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following: Assists in the management of budgets and evaluates requests for additional resources while ensuring individual program budgets conform to agency budgetary strategies and are executed within existing budgetary limitation and ceilings. Recommends appropriate budget-related policies in support of mission accomplishment. Understands the implications and potential effects of legislation under consideration sufficient to alert executive staff to potential impacts. Coordinates all aspects of the preparation of required submissions for ETA's annual budget requests which could include consolidation of work from program managers, subject-matter experts, budget analysts, appropriation attorneys, and staff officials (such as human resources, computer systems, and accounting specialists), and ensures work products respond to guidance. Ensures effective and proper use of funds through accurate development of apportionment, allotment, and reprogramming requests. Initiates action to transfer budget authority and reimbursable funds to and from other agencies and ensures proper adherence to periods of obligation and expenditure for such funds. Through subordinates, plans, coordinates, directs and implements all phases of the mission and functions assigned to the Office. Performs the full range of supervisory activities. Orally presents budget and financial information in easy-to-understand formats, prepares narrative special reports, and makes recommendations on programming actions. Briefs witnesses and directs the preparation of supportive documentation for Departmental, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congressional appropriations committee hearings. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Supervisory Budget Analyst (Budget Officer), as described below. Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade level or GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, 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 (GS-14). Qualifying Specialized Experience for GS-15 includes ALL of the following 3 items: Experience in budget formulation including briefing policymakers and drafting budget justifications; and Experience in budget execution (e.g., apportionments, allotments, sub-allotments and sub-allocations) to include the tracking and reporting on the status of budgetary resources; and Experience managing or leading budget staff, assigning and monitoring work, evaluating staff performance, and addressing poor performance or misconduct. If you have this experience, please ensure it is clearly documented in your resume. No assumptions can be made with regards to experience based on job titles. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional Information The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered. Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interest and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements. Supervisory Financial Disclosure (If applicable): This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually. 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