Lead Budget Analyst

Summary Located in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Bureau Financial Support Services, Management Financial Accounts Directorate, Office of Diplomatic Security Financial Services, Financial Planning Division (CGFS/BFSS/MFA/DSFS/FPD). Serves as a DS subject matter expert, lead advocate, and technical authority for Budget Formulation, Justification, Presentation, and Enactment, responsible for all pre-execution budget activities. Responsibilities Leads a team of three Budget Analysts to support Budget Formulation, DS participation in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) Program, and management of special recurring accounts and recurring reimbursement accounts Leads bureau-wide budget formulation efforts from formulation, justification, presentation to enactment. Serves as a liaison to DS technical program offices and to financial management stakeholders. Manages the largest cost center in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) platform, DS Local Guard Program. Serves as interface between technical program offices and financial management stakeholders. Manages special recurring appropriations accounts and special reimbursement programs. Develops operating plans for covered accounts. Communicates with external partners that resource DS activities through these accounts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing, writing, and defending programmatic budget submissions through budget justification, formulation, presentation, and enactment. Experience completing comprehensive management analyses and reports on large sets of financial data using data analytics software to distill financial information into an easy-to-understand format accessible to senior leaders. Experience leading financial management process improvement, to include leveraging new technologies to automate and standardize financial management business processes. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information To request a reasonable accommodation for additional time on the timed sections of the assessment, please submit your request using the “Request a Reasonable Accommodation” button within the Assessment Application. For all other reasonable accommodations at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations (OAA) at [email protected]. OAA is responsible for reviewing and adjudicating reasonable accommodation (RA) requests for the Assessment Battery being used for this announcement. The following applies to all RA requests: RA requests cover additional time on timed sections only. Applicants submitting a RA request MUST attach supporting medical documentation signed by a licensed, treating medical provider. The documentation should describe the nature, severity, and expected duration of the condition, identify the relevant medical condition or diagnosis, and explain the basis for the requested extension. RA requests that do not contain supporting medical documentation attachments at the time of initial request may be subject to further review. Note: the following documents do not, on their own, qualify for automatic approval of the RA request: Schedule A letters, VA benefits letters, or SSA letters. Applicants MUST submit their application before the vacancy closes, even if pending an accommodation decision. Applicants are encouraged to carefully follow instructions related to medical documentation provided in the vacancy announcement prior to beginning the RA process. Applicants will have 48 hours after their RA request is adjudicated to complete the assessment battery. Scores generated after the allotted timeframe will not be admissible and the applicant will not be considered further for the vacancy. If a different type of RA is needed, please contact OAA directly at [email protected]. If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in this Bureau for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's CTAP & ICTAP eligibility website for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority consideration. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualifications, and demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position.