Director Budget Office

Summary

The position is located within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, whose mission is to manage and oversee NOAA's Budget, Finance, Program Management, Risk Assessment, and Economic Analysis, supporting the broader strategic goals of DOC and NOAA. In this role, the incumbent is responsible for managing all NOAA budget operations. The position operates within a structured leadership framework and reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

Duties

The Director, Budget Office, is responsible for all NOAA budget operations: providing centralized guidance and control of budget activities at all levels of operations; maintaining overall NOAA appropriation, apportionment, obligation, outlay, and cost control; coordinating reprogramming submissions; overseeing the entire process in developing the annual NOAA budget submissions; and reviewing budget performance for bureau sub-units. The incumbent is also responsible for: 1. Developing and/or overseeing the implementation of programs and processes that ensure robust monitoring of financial transactions and budget execution to achieve complete compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as well as internal and external policies. Adopting adequate measures to address anomalies and eliminate/mitigate the risk of future non-compliance. 2. Anticipating the effects of legislative and administrative changes, initiatives, policies, procedures, and customer requirements; and developing effective, legally-compliant, fully responsive budget formulation strategies to provide for implementation of programmatic priorities. 3. Providing leadership in NOAA budget proposal and/or justification efforts, advising senior leadership on funding strategies and novel solutions to new or unique programmatic funding requirements. 4. Overseeing accurate allocation of costs among budget accounts and evaluating proposals for reprogramming of funds, advising leadership on all appropriate compliance measures, and ensuring that approved transfers of budget authority between budget accounts are consistent with reprogramming regulations. 5. Instituting methodologies, organizational practices, and processes to ensure audit readiness and accuracy, consistent with applicable U.S. Government generally accepted accounting principles and prescribed departmental accounting policies and procedures. 6. Advising senior leadership on the entire range of budgetary and financial matters, including internal control measures, and building consensus among executives, senior managers, and internal or external stakeholders regarding strategies that contribute to more efficient allocation of resources. 7. Developing and overseeing programs and services related to NOAA budget execution and reporting financial issues. Supporting NOAA's strategic planning process by helping to define financial resources needed and likely to be available in the near and long-term. Tracking NOAA's performance measures and Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act requirements. 8. Evaluating the adequacy of budget operations, adherence to established policy, the need for changes in overall direction, and initiating such changes in accordance with the CFO policy. 9. Developing NOAA's multi-year budget submissions to the DOC, OMB, and Congress, and guidance and procedures for budget planning, formulation, and presentation processes. 10. Serves as the senior advisor and agency representative on behalf of NOAA's leadership to the DOC, OMB, and Congressional staff on budget formulation and related planning issues within NOAA. 11. Facilitating review and analysis of all budgetary tasks and making recommendations to NOAA's senior management on budgetary policy, investment, and operational decision-making. The formulation process involves complex scientific, financial, and public policy issues and requires extensive interagency coordination with multiple Federal agencies and partners. 12. Coordinating the preparation and distribution of budget allowances to all NOAA functional areas. Monitoring "planned" vs. "actual" resource expenditures and preparing special reports and summaries for the CFO. 13. Planning for current year and out-year funding shortfalls. Reviewing all funding accounts and financial operations, and developing implementation plans to mitigate possible funding reductions and reallocations. Developing tables, reports, and exhibits for senior management. 14. Undertaking special assignments to develop and recommend new or modified policies and programs for the direction and management of NOAA financial management functions by working with the CFO to define objectives and with the Line and Staff Offices to develop the substance of management and administrative program/services while pursuing NOAA-wide efforts to achieve national goals and the GPRA Modernization Act objectives. 15. Providing policy-level authoritative representation to intergovernmental meetings concerning NOAA interests in the area of financial management, budget, and financial systems.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Senior Executive Service employees are subject to a one year probationary period (unless already completed). Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests. File a Public Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on. You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. This position requires a Top Secret clearance. There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information)

Qualifications and evaluation

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQ) listed above. ECQs and PTQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. For more information regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete this application and submit any required documents specified in the Required Documents section and submit by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select and upload your résumé and/or other required documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the "Include Personal Information" section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. It is an applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume and other required documents) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail. Due to security processes, mail delivery takes approximately 2-3 weeks to process at which time the vacancy announcement will be closed, and no further consideration will be given to additional application packages. To preview the announcement questionnaire, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12913894

Required documents

A complete application includes items described below. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. 1. RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page that is double-sided or 2 pages that are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience. Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES) must include evidence of the ECQs and PTQs. PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER. 2. VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: Responses are automatically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documentation if applicable: CURRENT OR FORMER SES MEMBERS: Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES status or career SES reinstatement eligibility. SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SESCDP) GRADUATES: Verification of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and OPM SES QRB certification. CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE: Must provide a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED: Most recent performance evaluation.

Additional information

Veterans' Preference: Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES. Mobility: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders. Individuals selected for SES positions may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligation Agreement. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Statement: http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/index.cfm Employment Information Resources - Resource Center: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx) If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please contact noaa.executiveresources@noaa.gov. OPM must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.