Budget Technician

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This developmental position, located in the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO, composes a career ladder structure to the full performance level of Budget Technician GS-0561-7. The employee is under the direction of the supervisor. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/02/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: 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. For a GS-6 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5 grade level. For a GS-7 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6 grade level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-05 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-04, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Utilizing established and standardized bookkeeping and accounting procedures/techniques related to an automated accounting system Monitoring and accumulating budgetary data Computing pay, allowances, per diem, and travel authorizations Researching causes of discrepancies in order to determine appropriate corrective actions OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years above high school. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. GS-06 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-05, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying budgetary procedures and regulations for the allotment and distribution of funds. Verifying sufficient funds are available to cover travel and purchase requests. Processing transfers and realignment of funds. Inputting and extracting financial information and data on assigned programs. Reviewing extensive and detailed cost data (e.g. travel requests, work orders, purchase requests, contracts) for accuracy and conformance to budgetary and travel regulations. GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-06, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Assisting in reviewing budgetary documents such as work orders, vouchers, and accounting records to help extract basic financial data for senior staff. Supported higher-graded analysts by reconciling simple account discrepancies, verifying totals, and flagging issues for further review when accounts did not balance. Helped maintain routine control records by updating dollar amounts, object classes, and line items under close supervision to ensure accurate tracking of obligated and expended funds. Provided entry-level assistance in preparing status-of-funds summaries by compiling information from multiple sources for consolidation by senior budget personnel. Monitored funding limits in assigned accounts in order to notify team members of potential policy or procedural inconsistencies. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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