Budget Technician

Find Your Future With Us at USDA – Animal Plant Health Inspection Service In this position you will support and assist Budget Analysts in the development and tracking of Plant Protection and Quarantine budgets for all funding sources by performing and conducting a variety of support work in the area of budget, fiscal, and administrative record-keeping. Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. FOR THE GS-07 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 grade level) that demonstrates: Utilizes automated accounting systems and prepares documents to be entered into the accounting system. Researches accounting transactions to include unliquidated transactions. Supports the Budget Analyst in the preparation of accounting transactions. Ensures that the various policies and procedures pertaining to budget, fiscal, personnel, procurement, etc., are applied. Assists budget analyst or financial manager with budget development. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties Prepares preliminary budget data for program and program support activities, providing projections developed from historical analysis and other accepted techniques. Collects and compiles information to determine the annual fiscal needs for the PPQ program for use in developing operating budgets. Receives, records and monitors annual appropriation data and reconciles and corrects the State's financial records. Loads Status of Funds (SOF) database, collects data for input, updates as necessary to the SOF process. Verifies procurement against advance procurement plan, track procurements through Financial Modernization Management Imitative (FMMI) and SOF for proper accounting and payments. Assembles background materials and prepares a variety of special reports such as annualized projections and cost accounting reports, for managers to use in conducting their program activities. Performs review of credit card procurement activity, notifying Budget Analyst of discrepancies, problems, or unauthorized activity. Researches and identifies questionable funding costs for budget period, functional area, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Major Object Class (MOC). Prepares a variety of spreadsheet reports with financial data from various sources for use in annual budgeting process and monthly SOF reviews. Position Start Date 07/30/2026 Position Close Date 08/05/2026 Salary Offered 52693 - 73142 USD Per Year You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS. #J-18808-Ljbffr