Location: Bethesda,MD, USA
Summary This position is in the Office of Financial Management, Planning, and Evaluation, Division of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. The Division is responsible for managing and coordinating the agency's budget requests from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President, managing budget execution processes, interfacing with OMB and Congress on appropriations issues, overseeing performance management requirements, and contributing to financial management reporting requirements. Responsibilities This position serves as the agency Budget Officer in the Division of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation (FMPB) and reports to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of Financial Management, Planning, and Evaluation (EXFM). As the Budget Officer, responsibilities include the direction and supervision of multi-functional areas through the budget team and planning team, providing leadership that ensures sound financial stewardship and effective execution of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) appropriations. Directs the development of the agency's budget policy, including standard operating procedures, directives, and internal controls. Oversees annual budget formulation and justification processes, ensuring that CPSC's program needs are appropriately justified and communicated to the Administration, Office of Management and Budget, and to Congress. Oversees the operational development of the long-range strategic plan (including updates), annual performance plans, monitoring, and reporting of results, being attentive to specific financial and budget issues and concerns that shape the annual performance goals and objectives. Develops and executes the annual operating plan and ensures proper stewardship of appropriated funds to include regular reporting of the agency's financial condition to the Chief Financial Officer, Chair, and Commissioners. Oversees the design, development, and implementation of CPSC's program evaluation function, evaluating CPSC's results achieved relative to the goals and objectives of the agency, analyzing the impact of CPSC investment on the intended outcome, and recommending future courses of action in the context of the agency budget to the Commissioners for decision. Fosters effective communication with OMB to obtain continuous information on the administration's budget priorities and current guidance for formulation, justification, and execution. Represents CPSC with other small agencies concerning such areas as funding, resource requirements, official financial reports, the strategic plan, and the Annual Performance and Accountability Report. Responsible for providing analysis and advice to promote sound decisions and efficiency in the distribution, allocation, and use of appropriated, reimbursable, and grants funds and provides detailed financial information to agency managers to aid in budgeting, policy decision-making, financial projections, and availability of funds. Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the work of an assigned staff of budget analysts, program analysts, and other professionals. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required. Background Investigation Required. Must be a U.S. Citizen. This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative employment offer may be withdrawn. If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Please see for more information. Selectees will be required to complete a Declaration of Federal Employment , (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment. False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form. We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The system confirms employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. Depending on your status, this position may require serving a 1-year supervisory probationary period. Qualifications All applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in applying budgeting principles, laws, practices, techniques, and regulations when executing managerial budget activities and accomplishing functions in all of the following: 1) preparing budget estimates, tracking obligations and performing comparisons to the operating budget, and preparing budget justifications aligned to agency goals and strategies for Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); 2) preparing and reviewing monthly status of funds reports; 3) advising senior officials on a budget program; and 4) developing presentations to brief senior executives on updates, advice, and recommendations on all budgetary related matters. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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. 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. 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement. Education This position does not have a mandatory education requirement. There is no substitution for specialized experience at this grade level. Additional Information CPSC provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement. Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized. All the information you provide will be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application, by checking reference and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work. Additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement. As a condition of employment, the selectee must reside in the local commuting area of the duty station listed in this announcement. Telework schedules (within the local commuting area) are approved on a case-by-case basis. Employees will have an onsite requirement each week. Proof of residence may be required.