Budget Technician

Budget Technician

Areas of Consideration - Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

1. Current federal employees designated as surplus or displaced - Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) eligible candidates
2. Current permanent employees of the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (current SF-50 must show 554 in box 40)
3. Current permanent VA employees of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) (current SF-50 must show VHA in box 22)
4. Current permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs
5. All other status eligible candidates

Promotion Potential: The 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 grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Major Duties

• Processes standard and one time budgetary transactions for a variety of unrelated appropriated fund and reimbursable accounts: supplies, equipment, labor, transportation, etc.
• Reviews funding document, such as quotes and purchase orders for supplies and equipment, public vouchers, intergovernmental personnel, and reimbursable agreements, etc., to assure account codes and dollar amounts are correct in compliance with government procedures and regulations.
• Adjusts account balances to reflect effects of budgetary transactions (i.e., obligations, expenditures, transfers, and reimbursements).
• Provides historical data and guidance to directors, division chiefs, and program managers in preparation of short-term budget estimates.
• Prepares comprehensive budget reports showing status of funds in appropriated and reimbursable accounts managed.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Compressed/Flexible: Not available

Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to in person work mandate in their current position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in person work unless they have an approved exemption already in place.