JOB SUMMARY: This position is a Budget Analyst, GS- 0560-9/11 working in Hadley, MA for the R5-Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement R5-25-12580172-AW-MP. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. MAJOR DUTIES: As a Budget Analyst your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Responsible for establishing and maintaining an accurate system for determining the status of assigned budgets for both the current and prior years. Responsible for the formulation, execution, monitoring, and reconciliation of the current and prior year budgets for the assigned areas of responsibility. Oversees the monitoring of the budget status and fiscal records management of funds, including documentation required by the Interior's Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). Serves as a FBMS reports expert user for within the assigned areas of responsibility. Completes certification of funding on acquisition/purchase requests for the assigned budget activities Monitors the use and rate of expenditure of assigned budgets using computerized reports, dialogue with members of business team (program managers, project leaders, and support staff), review of written documents, and examination of accounting records. Identifies and takes necessary action to correct discrepancies, prepares monthly reports and combines reconciled data with projections and allocations to create current status-of-funds reports for monitoring respective financial plans for the current fiscal year for assigned budgets. Develops and recommends the adoption of procedures to improve budgetary processes within policies and regulations issued by the Service, the Department, and the Region. Performs cost estimate and projection analyses required to formulate the budget, projecting staffing, discretionary and non-discretionary costs. Prepares reports as needed for FTE, travel utilization, purchases, etc., and serves as regional program collections officer. Serves as Point of Contact for administration and processing of Ecological Services Time and Attendance forms and when needed enters time and attendance each pay period into QuickTime. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
