Budget and Finance Officer

Summary

You will serve as a Budget and Finance Officer at South Florida Parks and Preserve with the National Park Service. Salary Range Information (Per Annum): GS-13: $113,356 - $147,365 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, South Florida Parks and Preserve, Administration and Business Services, with a duty location in Homestead, Florida. At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Exercises the full range of administrative and technical supervision for a supporting staff. Performs work planning, work schedules and priorities, and assigns and reviews work. Responsible for formulating and managing the financial plans, budget, and execution of plans. Reviews request for adherence to policy, accuracy and for adequacy of justification. Incumbent ensures proper racking of expenditures and provides recommendations to the Chief of Administration to ensure proper accountability and a balanced budget.

Share in the formulation and adoption of plans, programs and administrative procedures relating to programs and budgets. Is responsible for the analysis and presentation of program and budget matters. Analyze, interpret, and direct in a timely and efficient manner, changes to financial resources, resulting from Congressional, programmatic, budgetary and management initiatives and directives.

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1-3 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes.

In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of the USA Hire Assessment, if required. The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You…