Summary The position is located within the ATO, Technical Operations, District/Technical Services, Operational Support Staff. Responsibilities Duties for the FV-G Level: The primary responsibility of this position is to provide support to management with budget formulation and execution within an assigned area of responsibility. The incumbent performs a combination of routine and multiple and varying assignments and acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team for projects/programs within a defined area of responsibility within the office. The incumbent plans, develops, monitors, and presents briefings while making recommendations to District/Technical Services in Financial and Fiscal program areas. Incumbent interprets guidelines and provides management advice and counsel on the operation of an extensive budget program. Serves as liaison between District/TS and other Technical Operations organizations, as well as the regional office or service center. Supports ATO objectives to direct highly technical, complex, professional work for the development of a key agency budget tracking/reconciling program. Store Credit Program, and performance plan (financial plan) program. Duties are performed independently, under minimal supervision. Collects and analyzes data/information; conducts research; applies policies and procedures; identifies problems; and works with higher level and lower-level professionals in day-to-day operations. Uses appropriate automated budget tools such as REGIS and DELPHI to allocate, track, reconcile and report the status of funds. Develops/ prepares spreadsheets, financial reports, statements, and data of both factual and analytical nature. Works closely with first level managers and support personnel providing guidance and oversight to assist them with their local budgets. Contacts are primarily internal to the organizational unit, major subdivision, or LOB/SO with a manager and other employees to share information, provide data and/or written analyses, and/or explain the status of assignments. Demonstrates some independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish tasks or small projects. Established policies and procedures provide guidance for most assignments. Typically, the employee receives guidance from and refers problems and work issues to a manager, project or program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional when guidelines are not available or applicable. Work typically is reviewed frequently during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Work activities support activities of the organizational unit and may affect project/program objectives for the major subdivision and the LOB/SO. Duties for the FV-H Level: Incumbent serves as the budget administrative officer providing support to the Director's office with budget formulation and execution reporting directly to the Director, Technical Operations. The incumbent performs multiple and varying assignments and acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may perform some leadership functions for small projects/programs. The incumbent plans, develops, monitors, and executes actions required to manage the Technical Operations financial functions. Plans, develops, analyzes, evaluates, tracks, monitors, presents briefing, and executes actions required to manage the fiscal programs. Incumbent interprets guidelines and provides management advice and counsel on the operation of an extensive budget program. Applies experience and advanced knowledge to plan and accomplish assignments that may require working across functional and/or organizational lines. Please see the section below under "Qualifications" for the continued Duties at the H Band Level. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications FV-G: To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to FV-F (FG/GS 5/7/9). Specialized experience is defined as experience planning, developing, monitoring, coordinating, and executing actions to manage a variety of administrative programs related to budget tracking and reconciling. FV-H: To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G (FG/GS 10/11). Specialized experience is defined as a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of financial budget program requirements and business processes. Experience includes applying policies and procedures to budget programs, coordinating budget matters, producing and analyzing budget/fiscal reports, and organizational financial management through various processes and systems. OR; Education substitution for FV-G: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR a combination of education and experience may be qualifying for this position. Education at the graduate level in an accredited college or university must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. There is no education substitution at the FV-H level. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited US educational institution in terms of equivalency to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. If you are qualifying based upon your education, you must submit your college transcripts. If selected, official college transcripts will be required. This position may be filled at the FV-G or FV-H level. If filled below the FV-H level, this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon the selectee meeting all training, qualification requirements and recommendation by the supervisor. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Duties continued - H Band Level. Serves as a liaison between the District Offices, Technical Services, Service Center and the Executive Staff. Supports ATO objectives to direct highly technical, complex, professional work for development of a key agency budget tracking/reconciling program, and performance plan (financial plan) program. Duties are performed independently, under minimal supervision. Uses appropriate automated budget tools such as REGIS and DELPHI to allocate, track, reconcile and report the status of funds. Conducts analysis of budget data and makes recommendations to management to more effectively manage fiscal resources. Develops/prepares spreadsheets, financial reports, statement, and data of both factual and analytical nature. Provides guidance, recommendations, and oversight to assist with tracking local budgets. Contacts are typically internal and external, with regular contacts among major subdivisions and LOB's/SO's, customers, and other external parties to share information about the FAA and explain the applications of policies and procedures. Provides oversight and guidance in the tactical development of the National Procurement Automated Tracking System (N-PATS). Working closely with the contractor regarding very granular details of ensuring the system is developed to meet the needs of the administrative staff and managers that will be using the tool. Incumbent will develop a written Budget Administrative Officer (BAO) training material and/or desk guide that will provide consistency in processes for the BAOs in all three Technical Operations Service Areas to use and will also support the objectives of the National Budget Initiative. Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and helping a manager, project/program manager, and/or team leader to plan and use assigned resources to accomplish projects/programs/activities. Established policies and procedures provide guidance for most assignments but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or recommend new approaches. Typically, the employee receives guidance from and refers problems and work issues to a manager, project or program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional when guidelines are not available or applicable. Work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Work activities typically support and may be vital to the success of projects and/or activities for one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOB's/SO's. Security Requirements: Low Risk (1): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Tier1 (T1) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained and approved. Education Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include WORK HISTORY THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU MEET THE ANSWER YOU CHOSE FOR EACH KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration. The FAA is an excepted service agency. Basic Federal employee benefits remain the same as other Federal agencies. Some, none or all may be interviewed. Locality Rates: El Segundo, California / Ontario, California / Palmdale, California - 35.84%. Salary range including locality is: $70,789 - $131,827 San Diego, California - 33.05%. Salary range including locality is: $123,689 - $191,753 Las Vegas, Nevada - 19.23%. Salary range including locality is: $62,133 - $96,315 This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by PASS: Regional Tech Ops and AEA. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA