This position is with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Dallas Region. It is in the Dallas Regional Office. The selectee will be expected to report to the Dallas Regional office; this is not a virtual position. This position is inside the bargaining unit. A writing sample may be required at the time of interview.
Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. To qualify for the GS-09: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-07, in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Utilizing financial management systems and/or automated software programs to create documents, reports, and/or spreadsheets; Reviewing financial and budgetary information; Formulating, executing, and monitoring budgets for an organization. OR You may also qualify based on completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Based on a combination of education and experience. To qualify for the GS-11: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-09, in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Formulating, executing, and/or monitoring a budget with a wide range of object classes and line items for one or a few substantive programs and organizations; Analyzing and evaluating financial and budgetary information in order to make recommendations to managers, develop budget justifications, and review and prepare reports; Preparing presentations on budget and financial information in easy to understand formats, preparing narratives and special reports, and making recommendations on programming actions. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR Based on a combination of education and experience. To qualify for the GS-12: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11, in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Utilizing financial management systems and automated software programs to create documents, reports, and spreadsheets; Presenting budget and financial information in easy to understand formats, preparing narratives and special reports, and making recommendations on programming actions; Formulating, executing, and/or monitoring a federal budget with a wide range of object classes and line items for one or a few substantive programs and organizations. There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level.
Major Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: GS-09: Participates in efforts regarding long and short-range financial planning for assigned organizations and may participate on teams or committees to discuss budget planning, management, policies, and procedures. Writes brief factual reports that detail the purposes (e.g., travel, overtime, or office supplies) for which funds were obligated and expended. Determines whether obligations and expenditures are within funding limitations in the approved budget and whether estimates of funding needs and requests are consistent with program plans and work methods. Assists with formulating, reviewing, and analyzing budget estimates using historical data, precedents, and information provided by management officials. GS-11: Provides budgetary support and expertise for assigned programs, divisions, or subagencies. Reviews, edits, and consolidates annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations and/or programs into a single budget request. Analyzes, interprets, and projects budget data. Provides guidance to resolve conflicting budgetary, workload, and program objectives. Compiles, consolidates, reviews, analyzes, and edits labor costs, tracking lapses due to vacancies, absences, and other labor cost discrepancies. Participates in efforts regarding long-range financial planning, budgetary authorizations, financial management system requirements, etc. GS-12 Monitors the execution of a budget with many different sources and types of funding, such as direct multi-year appropriations, transfers of funds, reimbursements, allotments from different appropriations, etc. Provides guidance to resolve conflicting budgetary, workload, and program objectives. Develops and/or modifies budgetary methods and techniques used in analyzing data, reconciling accounts, modifying systems, etc. Ensures that obligations and expenditures are made in accordance with existing laws and regulations in a timely and effective manner. Leads and/or participates in efforts regarding long-range financial planning, budgetary authorizations, financial management system requirements, etc. Develops recommendations and justifications for initiatives that may be unplanned but require adjustments in operating and/or administrative funding. As the employee progresses, the assignments will become more difficult and complex with less supervision.