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Summary For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Responsibilities If selected for this position, you will perform a wide range of administrative and analytical duties in one or more assigned phases of the budget for the United States Attorney's Office (USAO), i.e., budget formulation, presentation, and execution. Analytical duties involve annual USAO budgets, and may involve both short and long-range USAO fiscal needs to support plans, programs and litigative activities. You will provide advice and recommendations to USAO management on relative costs and benefits of alternative methods of financing program and administrative operations; and implementing legal and regulatory controls over allotments, obligations, and expenditure of funds in approved budgets. Typical work assignments will include: Plan and develop budget estimates for the District. Prepare and evaluate budget justifications. Provide a variety of budgetary reports. Execute the annual budget for the USAO. Draft procedural guidance concerning expenditure control, and obligation reporting. Analyze program fund requirements submitted by district program managers. Serve as a funds certifying officer. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must meet one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level, as defined below: Experience applying an advanced knowledge of the concepts, principles, practices, laws and regulations of budgeting and finance (includes budget formulation, justification, and execution); reviewing, and consolidating a variety of spending plans, managing and monitoring the status of funds and preparing financial reports. Education Additional Information Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/. Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.