Budget Officer

Summary

This position is the Director, Financial Management Group (FMG), serving as Chief Financial Officer for the Center for Information Technology (CIT), National Institutes of Health. Reporting directly to the CIT Executive Officer, the incumbent serves as principal financial advisor to the CIT Director and Deputy Director, leading budget formulation and execution for CIT's ~$500M budget, funded through the Service and Supply Fund, Fee-for-Service, and Capital Investment Funds.

Duties

• •Provide leadership in conceiving, developing, and implementing budget formulation and execution strategies, business processes, and systems for CIT's operational components.
• •Directs the annual fiscal year closeout, including reconciliation of obligations, accruals, and disbursements across multi-year funding sources, and oversight of amortization and depreciation of capital IT assets.
• •Develop and operate a cost accounting system that merges programmatic and financial data to report CIT's activities and their costs, sufficiently compatible with the central NIH accounting system to meet standard audit requirements.
• •Assesses financial and budgetary risk associated with major infrastructure and modernization initiatives. Represents CIT on financial management issues at NIH Budget Officer and interagency forums.
• •Advise the CIT Leadership on the financial merits and risks of proposed initiatives, such as Capital Investment and Cyber Funds and Operations and Maintenance cost implications. Oversee senior and junior level financial and budget analysts.

Qualifications

You qualify at the GS-15 level, if you meet the following qualification requirements: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: managing budget and financial management programs for an organization; formulating and developing budget requirements to support organizational programs; preparing information for use in presenting and defending budget proposals; managing budget execution functions; and providing supervision and direction to other staff. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13049580