Job Summary

This budget position is in the Financial Management Section and reports to the Supervisory Budget Analyst. The incumbent serves as Budget Technician in the Budget Section, Financial Management Service (FMS), and is responsible for assisting the Budget Analyst in the monitoring and evaluation of the financial programs.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/13/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: 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. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: perform duties related to accounting, budget functions, and fiscal procedures such as reconciling accounts, verifying accuracy of budgetary data, adjusting discrepancies, etc.; utilize various computer databases to collect, input, review and analyze data; create and prepare spreadsheets, graphics and reports; and perform administrative duties such as timekeeping, coordinating with various departments, answering telephone calls, or training. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.