Budget Officer

Summary

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Management Directorate. The Budget Officer, under the general direction and supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, will direct a wide range of budgetary activities for USCIS and participate fully with senior executives in analyzing and recommending major policies regarding financial courses of action within USCIS.

Duties

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We lawfully administer immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establish immigration services policies and priorities. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) serves as the financial control center of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Our day-to-day operations support the agency’s mission and inform decision-making across all levels in the areas of budgeting, financial management, strategic planning, and risk management. OCFO manages the agency’s $7.42 billion annual budget. We are responsible for sound financial reporting, meeting both current and future operational and fiscal challenges, and improving USCIS’ financial solvency and budget execution. With integrity and efficiency, we protect USCIS’ financial resources. Major Duties The Budget Officer is responsible for: Providing authoritative leadership and directing, planning, organizing, and integrating all phases of the USCIS budget planning, formulation and execution activities that involve complex multi-appropriation, multi-million-dollar funding structures. Managing and overseeing fiscal year budget preparations and implementation and preparing annual operating plans and recurring reports for submission to the DHS, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress. Providing oversight of USCIS budgeting activities to ensure appropriate and efficient use of approved funding in compliance with appropriations law to prevent excess obligations and expenditures, waste, fraud, and abuse of USCIS financial transactions. Serving as an authoritative consultant and advisor for a broad spectrum of extremely challenging budgetary/financial issues. Identifying and analyzing emerging budgetary issues, synthesizing complex materials, and recommending appropriate courses of action. Providing direction in the planning, organizing, and development and conduct of analyses and evaluations of USCIS budgetary strategies, policies, and practices that significantly impact the budget and course of USCIS programs. Responding to DHS inquiries and works through the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on OMB and/or Congressionally ordered actions and requests regarding a full range of high-level budgetary issues. Providing overall budgetary/financial expertise to internal and external customers and staff and leads the preparation and analysis of a variety of complex budgetary and financial reports. Establishing goals, objectives, priorities, and deadlines for work performed by the Office; assigning work based on priorities, complexity of projects and employee capability; providing leadership to promote the efficient management of Office resources and assets. Providing leadership in dealing successfully with high level officials within and outside Federal Government, State and local government, and in representing the organization to Congress, other departments and agencies. As a member of the agency’s executive team, you will implement the President’s Management Agenda within your specific area of responsibility. For an overview of the various responsibilities USCIS carries out within the Government, visit our website at http://www.uscis.gov.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Our evaluation will be based on the information you provide. Verification of performance, suitability and security information from reference checks will be taken into consideration when making offers of employment. 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 Technical Qualifications (MTQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs 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/

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 will 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. REQUIRED: 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, no less than 11pt font and 0.8 margins) showing all relevant experience. Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES) must include evidence of the ECQs and TQs. PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER. 2. REQUIRED 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. 4. REQUIRED: If you are not a current U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services employee, a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (i.e., within the last 18 months form the closing date of this vacancy announcement, from either the Federal or private sector) is REQUIRED. Please remove your social security number and date of birth from any documentation you provide. If you are unable to provide your most recent annual performance appraisal, please provide a written justification explaining why you could not provide the requested documentation. Applicants who fail to provide the most recent annual performance appraisal or written justification explaining why you did not provide the requested documentation will be disqualified for further consideration because your application will be incomplete.