Summary

This position is located in the Budget Formulation Division, Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The OPB supports the mission of the USPTO by ensuring that the agency's annual performance supports the strategic plan, through efficient and effective budget execution, and by providing actionable budget and performance information to executive management.

Duties

['The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year. This position serves as a budget analyst. This is your next ideal career move if: You are driven to serve as a source of technical budget information for internal and external customers and guidance on budgetary requirements to management. You are eager to develop, recommend and implement budgetary policies affecting the financing and accomplishment of programs. You are driven to planning, organizing, and carrying out budget related tasks including analyzing budget estimates and potential impacts of budget decisions on national economic, social and political objectives. You enjoy communicating clearly and effectively with senior leadership to discuss the appropriate budgetary action to be taken in order to meet agency priorities.']

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Administrative and Management Positions. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, 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 in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS- 13. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience in ensuring work complies with the federal budget process and cycle; ensuring work follows circular A-11, specifically applying guidance on object classes and FTEs; and engaging Congress and other government agencies during the budget process; and Experience in writing, reviewing, and analyzing budget justification narratives and data to ensure support of agency and administration priorities and in performing analytical duties related to budget review, justification, and preparation, to include identifying data trends/variances, proposing recommendations, and assessing if funding requests are consistent with prior year spending behavior/performance; and Experience in formulating multi-year budget estimates for programs to include assessing how changes in the year of execution will impact out-year costs; understanding and identifying cost and savings impact from funding initiatives; understanding and assessing how changes to a program's budget will impact the budget of other programs; and provide recommendations to supervisors and executives; and Experience in calculating projected employee salary using OPM guidance to determine a multi-year cost estimate; and Experience creating and presenting financial data visualizations, summaries, and data analysis used for senior management for decision making 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.

Other information

Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. This is a Bargaining Unit position NTEU 243 2318. This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of "moderate". Background Investigation - If selected for this position, you may be required to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306), which includes a fingerprint and credit check, to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. The USPTO participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please visit the Department of Homeland Security Website. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice. Relocation Expenses are not authorized and will not be paid. CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a "well qualified" rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: OPM CTAP/ICTAP. CTAP/ICTAP documentation requirements are listed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement. More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued. All application materials become the property of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.