Budget Officer

The selectee will serve as the Chief of the Budget Division within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) senior technical authority and principal advisor to the Chief Financial Officer on all matters relating to agency budget formulation, budget execution, strategic resource planning, appropriations law, financial stewardship, and budget policy.

As a Budget Officer,GS-0560-15, you will perform the following major duties: Serves as the principal advisor to the Chief Financial Officer and senior leadership on budget formulation, execution, appropriations law, fiscal policy, and strategic resource planning. Directs the agency-wide budget program, including planning, programming, budgeting, execution, funds control, financial analysis, and long-range resource strategies aligned with agency mission priorities.

Leads the development, justification, and presentation of the agency's annual budget submission to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress, including budget estimates, supporting analyses, Congressional Budget Justifications, and responses to OMB and Congressional inquiries. Oversees agency budget execution and funds control, including apportionments and reapportionments, allotments, operating plans, obligations, expenditures, payroll and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) utilization, and compliance with appropriations law and the Anti-Deficiency Act.

Analyzes legislation, Executive Orders, Administration initiatives, and Congressional actions to assess budgetary impacts, develop financial forecasts, and provide executive-level recommendations on resource allocation and funding priorities. Leads and supervise a team of professional budget analysts, including assigning and evaluating work, establishing priorities and performance expectations, providing technical guidance, and developing and mentoring staff.

To qualify for this position, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal Service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized experience is defined as: Utilizing knowledge of the budget process and financial management practices and procedures, rules and regulations to conduct analyses of financial, budgetary and programmatic data that includes: managing a team of budget analysts by monitoring work quality and providing technical guidance; developing and preparing budgetary information, summaries, and tables to respond to requests and to facilitate the formulation, presenting executing and analyses of an organization's budget; drafting analyses which evaluates the impact and significance to the organization's budget for new or revised policies, procedures, and program requirements.

For more information see link: Budget Analysis Series 0560 NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.

There is no education substitution at this grade level.