Budget Technician

About the role

The Budget Technician position is located in the Facilities Management Service (FMS) at the Battle Creek VAMC under the supervision of the Assistant Chief, Facilities Management. This position is a credit card holder, and performs the following duties: budget control, banking, reconciliations, GSA reports, bill payments, IPPS utility entry, timekeeping, purchasing, leasing, FMLA tracking, PIV sponsorships, and backup work orders, key management, computer operations and other specialized duties. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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 7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 6. 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. AND You may qualify based on your experience as described below. 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. Specialized experience is defined as: Processing a wide range of budgetary transactions and balancing accounts, verifying data and dollar amounts and adjusting discrepancies; and compiling and summarizing information from various financial records (accounts receivables, cost reports, etc.) and preparing various budget reports. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reading Comprehension Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Financial Management Budget Administration Compliance Written Communication Technology Application 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/. Physical Demands: Work is performed while at a seated desk. The employee occasionally stoops and bends when searching for records or files.

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