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Millennium Challenge Corporation Budget Analyst, MC-560-4a/3b in Washington DC, District Of Columbia
Summary This position is located in the Department of Administration & Finance, within the at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-13/14, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4A/3B which is generally equal to GS-13/14. Responsibilities Serves as a technical resource on a wide variety of budget, planning, projections, budgetary accounting and financial management issues impacting the agency. Assists in developing proposed budget, including requirements with respect to the content of submission, setting deadlines for such submissions, providing corresponding analysis and support, and responding to inquiries. Provides assistance on all aspects of budget execution formulation, review, approval and impact of revisions/transfers; serves as liaison on budget and fiscal matters. Assists with planning and implementing agency-wide program and budget guidance governing the execution of budgets; and in the compilation and consolidation of budget data and the preparation of detailed budget schedules and supporting documentation. Assists in reviewing long- and short-range plans, resource projections, priorities, and justifications. Reviews material to ensure that data is reasonable, complete, accurate, and consistent with financial information received from other sources, supporting and making recommendations to management on use of available resources Keeps abreast of proposed changes to MCC's programs which may have a substantial impact upon present or future budgets. Reviews and applies OMB and Congressional policies or regulations for the formulation of MCC-wide budgets. Exercises technical authority and control of funding requests, obligations, and expenditures, ensuring compliance with applicable appropriations law and associated policies and procedures. Designs, develops and maintains reports, business intelligence and analytics solutions for financial reporting and analysis using MS Excel, Power BI, and other business intelligence tools, leveraging MCC's financial and budget management systems including Oracle and OneStream. Provides support to assigned client offices on all budgetary matters and the use of the OneStream budget system. Performs related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for pay band 4A applicants must meet the following: Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4B (GS-12) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as: experience with various aspects of the budget execution process including development of departmental budgets, review and approval of revisions/transfers, monthly budget execution process development of Departmental budgets, review and approval of revisions/transfers, monthly and quarterly reporting, and serving as liaison on various budget and fiscal matters; experience developing, revising and adapting financial policies, procedures, and practices related to the analysis, forecasting, and control of government funds; and experience importing and exporting financial data using various data formats using SQL and/or Microsoft Excel. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application. To qualify for pay band 3B applicants must meet the following: Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4A (GS-13) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as: Experience as a lead or technical resource to management officials and staff concerning a wide variety of budget, planning, projections, budgetary accounting and financial management issues; experience with various aspects of the budget execution process including development of departmental budgets, review and approval of revisions/transfers, monthly budget execution process development of Departmental budgets, review and approval of revisions/transfers, monthly and quarterly reporting, and serving as liaison on various budget and fiscal matters; experience developing, revising and adapting financial policies, procedures, and practices related to the analysis, forecasting, and control of government funds; and experience importing and exporting financial data using various data formats using SQL and/or Microsoft Excel. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application. Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to pay band 4B or GS-12 to be eligible for pay band 4A. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to pay band 4A or GS-13 to be eligible for pay band 3B. Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience. A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly-related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors: The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position. The selectee's overall experience in a particular area. The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience. MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range pf the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/pay-bands). Education Additional Information RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS may be authorized for this position. If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments. If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments. Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. "The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower level, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position." Qualifications by Closing Date: You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification. Pay: Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450). Probationary/Trial Period: You may be required to serve a one-year probationary/trial period. Government Travel Card - You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.