BUDGET TECHNICIAN

You will serve as a Budget Technician with responsibility for performing and conducting a variety of support work in the areas of budget and fiscal, procurement and supply, data processing, personnel support duties, and program record-keeping. The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity. The duties may include, but are not limited to: Assist the direct supervisor, Assistant State Director, State Director (SD), Budget Analyst, or other personnel in the development, forecasting and tracking of workloads, expenditures, and accounts. Provides technical support on procedural matters and complete required documents for submission. Examines historical data and collects information to determine the annual fiscal needs for use in developing operating budgets. Retrieves and reviews FMMI reports and multiple program ledgers to assure they are in balance and accounting data is valid, and adheres to prescribed regulations and procedures. Identifies erroneous obligations, verifies corrected reports, recommends changes to procedures to prevent recurrence of problems, and advises of findings. Responsible for credit card purchases when directed. Uses budget object class codes and accounting codes to ensure expense is charged to the proper account. Assists the Budget Analyst in maintaining the APHIS Cost Management System (ACMS) by reviewing planned/committed ledger items, salary projections, agreements, and allocations. The incumbent provides technical guidance to employees performing office and program service functions (if applicable). This includes training personnel assigned to these positions. Responsible for maintaining files in accordance with the APHIS/WS records management system.