Budget & Financial Manager

Duties

The primary purpose of the position is to perform a wide variety of administrative, analytical, and technical duties connected with the formulation, justification, and execution of NMAH’s budgets. The position performs budget administration duties for Federal funds, including Salaries and Expenses, as well as various Trust funds established as endowments, gifts, grants, and contracts.

• Participate with the Finance Director in developing internal guidelines for budget formulation, presentation, and execution.
• Prepare budget estimates for senior staff and program directors for various budgets and respond to budget calls from central administration.
• Compile and coordinate presentation materials for assigned budget areas. Analyze and evaluate the effects of program plans and budget issues.
• Perform analyses of personnel and funding data, including staffing and financial patterns, to support effective management of NMAH.
• Supervise technical and administrative staff.

Requirements: Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

• Specialized experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. Experience must include analyzing and evaluating continual changes in program plans and funding and their effect on financial and budget program milestones; providing statistical analysis to support budget projections; and analyzing financial and budget relationships to develop recommendations for financial and/or budgetary actions.
• Resume no longer than two (2) pages, clearly demonstrating how experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required.
• Experience may be paid, unpaid, or volunteer work through National Service programs or other organizations. Unpaid and part‑time experience will be considered if hours worked per week are noted.

Basic education is not required for this position.

• Time‑in‑grade requirements: any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non‑temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time‑in‑grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).