Summary Two positions are being filled at this time. Please see "Position Information" for location options and information. Incumbent serves as a Budget Analyst and performs routine budget analyst duties at a National Park Service (NPS) unit for Fire and Aviation Management. In order to be considered for any duty location, ensure desired locations are selected. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected. Responsibilities Assists with the development, preparation, and revision of the unit budget, and in the preparation of instructions to managers regarding funding estimates and budget planning for the coming fiscal year. Provides required data and assistance to program managers and unit staff in developing budget and program planning summaries. Assists with execution of the current year budget for the unit, including analysis of needs, recommendation for modifications, and making allotments. Incumbent reviews and analyzes the overall and individual Division budgets to ensure that the preparation and the use of the funds are in accordance with allocations, policies, procedures, laws, and required formats. Analyzes and summarizes financial reports and conducts periodic reviews to ensure rate of expenditures are within funding levels and advise managers if fund balances are appropriate for the remaining work to be accomplished. Assists with executing the financial management responsibilities and functions as well as researching problems and developing solutions. Duties listed are at the full performance level of the position. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You may be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. You may be required to travel overnight away from home. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. Applicants must be at least 18 years old at time of application. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/27/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. Your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year to month/year), and must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If an applicant's resume is incomplete a rating of "ineligible" will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Developmental experience entering budget programming data in a computerized system of record; Comparing program expenses against budget plans and documenting exceptions; Requesting or establishing accounts in an electronic accounting system according to established procedure; Entering transactions for accounts receivable or accounts payable; Making small purchases on a government purchase card in accordance with regulation and policy; Using automated computer systems to query data and generate documents or reports such as systems to track and manage cash, inventory, or commodities, or systems to generate reservations, permits, or approval documents for authorized activities. You must include the hours worked per week annotated on your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate study in a related field such as business administration, economics, accounting, governmental budgeting, and public administration. (One year of graduate education is 18 semester or 27 quarter hours). You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) as evidenced by one of the three following methods: (1)I am in the upper third of my graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) I have a GPA 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum, or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (""B+"" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in my major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR (3) I am a member in one of the national scholastic honor societies. Creditable education must be in a related field such as business administration, economics, accounting, governmental budgeting, or public administration. You must include transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: : Independently making adjusting entries in an accounting system for expenses posted to the wrong budget; Fully programming an operating account to forecast annual labor, benefits, and non-labor costs to support a discrete operation within a larger organization; Differentiating among fund sources and building an understanding of sources and uses of appropriated funds relative to program needs; Setting up new accounts to support changes to authorized funding for a program; Compiling status of funds reports on a recurring basis; Adjusting budget plans in response to changing needs of a program; Knowing and correctly applying established budget and fiscal policies to new situations as they arise; Recognizing and investigating discrepancies in reports to uncover data entry or accounting errors; Compiling and correlating data over multiple fiscal years to support trend analysis; Contributing to program status of funds and explaining where program components are over or under budget. You must include the hours worked per week annotated on your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two years of progressively higher level graduate education (36 semester or 54 quarter hours) in a related field such as business administration, economics, accounting, governmental budgeting, and public administration. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. POSITION INFORMATION: There are a total of two positions being filled at this time. One at each of the following zones: One position is being filled servicing the Northern Great Plains Fire Management Zone; Hot Springs, SD. For more information about the position at this location, please contact Jonathan Dunbar at jonathandunbar@nps.gov. One position is being filled servicing the Texas Fire Management Zone; duty location options are: Big Bend National Park, TX, Fritch, TX, Woodville, TX or Carlsbad, NM (location will be determined from this list, at the time of selection). For more information about the position at this location, please contact Dan Pearson at danielpearson@nps.gov. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary. Working Conditions: The work is performed in a typical office setting. The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire