Supervisory Budget Analyst

This Supervisory Budget Analyst position is with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Department of Agriculture) in Phoenix, AZ. This position provides technical guidance to subordinate budget analysts regarding budget execution; coordinates major budget projects with complex funding; and serves as a budget/financial liaison between the Agency's budget policy and financial management offices and ERCS divisions/units. Key duties: • The duties may include, but are not limited to: • Participate with Agency officials in planning, directing and coordinating budget activities and in formulating recommendations on all budgeting aspects of ERCS funding and program structure. • Oversee total budget operations for assigned programs and activities to ensure proper use of resources and operations within ERCS financial limitations • Work with supervisory and management officials in planning and coordinating ERCS budget execution activities. • Formulate and recommend internal policies, programs, and procedures governing the budgetary execution functions related to ERCS programs. • Provide expert technical advice and guidance to ERCS budget analysts and budget technicians on a variety of complex problems encountered in their work assignments. • Prepares allocations based on approved plans as controlled by appropriations, approved apportionments, estimates of receipts, and all special limitations. • Determines overall funds available to ERCS and makes recommendations on the distribution of Agency funds. Qualifications: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Experience analyzing data and offering solutions to financial and program problems. Experience utilizing Agency's financial systems, such as ACMS, FMMI. Experience analyzing financial requests from ERCS business units and make recommendations to the RMS Director ERCS & Agency officials. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.