Summary

This position is in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Budget Division (BD). The Division assists in the development and administration of overall policies, procedures, and plans concerning budget allocations and control functions of FSIS.

Duties

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• Plans, develops, and executes comprehensive year-end closing strategy for the entire agency portfolio.
• Establishes internal milestones, operational priorities, and critical processing deadlines.
• Delivers expert guidance to senior executives regarding year-end spending risks and recommendations for handling multi-year and expired funding streams.
• Proactively identifies budget execution issues and concerns that require senior management or agency leadership attention.
• Resolves high-level budget issues and provides authoritative guidance to staff and leadership.
• Develops and recommends course of action for preventive or remedial actions to support Agency, Departmental, and Administration budget priorities.
• Directs development of financial plans, including but not limited to the annual operating and spend plan.
• Updates and edits financial plans in response to emerging issues throughout the budget execution cycle.
• Manages the agency allocation and reallocation process, analyzing requests by program areas and recommending appropriate action.
• Manages staff workload, reviews and approves deliverables, provides feedback, and documents performance.

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Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

Time in Grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that demonstrates the statements below:

- Directs the planning, development, and execution of comprehensive year-end closing strategies for the agency portfolio.

- Proactively identifies and resolves high-level budget execution issues.

- Directs development, updating, and editing of financial plans throughout the execution cycle to address emerging issues and ensure resources align with strategic priorities.

- Produces and/or evaluates financial reports on budget execution status for leadership, analyzing variances, trends, and operational impacts to guide decision-making.

- Manages agency allocation and reallocation processes, analyzing funding requests and directing implementation of approved reallocations.

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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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no education requirement or substitute for this position.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.

Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).

Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.

For more information on applying under special hiring authorities such as the Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA), 30 percent disabled veterans, certain military spouses, Schedule A Disabled, etc., explore the different Hiring Paths on the USAJOBS website.

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Refer to PUBLIC LAW 114-47-AUG. 7, 2015 for more information.

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, based on your adjudication decision. 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 Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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