Supervisory Financial Planning and Budget Management Specialist at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) — Applications Closed

Job Description

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seeks a Supervisory Financial Planning and Budget Management Specialist to straight the Biodefense Budget and Financial Management Branch. You’ll manage complex financial planning, budget execution, and grant fund tracking for NIAID's mission-critical research programs.

This role is ideal for experienced federal financial managers who can lead a team, advise experienced leadership, and get ready budget justifications for Congress and OMB. The role is situated at 6701 Rockledge Drive in Bethesda, MD (Montgomery County) and offers telework eligibility.

You must be a current NIH employee on a permanent competitive solution appointment.

Salary & Compensation

Salary: $169,279 - $197,200 per year.

Qualification

To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must have at least one year of specialized background equivalent to the GS-14 level in the federal offering. This experience must contain directing integrated financial planning and budget management programs, developing financial policies and internal controls, and getting ready executive-level budget briefings.

• One year of specialized know-how equivalent to the GS-14 level in the federal solution (public or confidential sector).
• Expertise directing and administering intricate, integrated financial planning and budget management programs.
• Background developing and implementing financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Know-how getting ready, coordinating, and presenting budget justifications, briefing materials, reports, and executive-level presentations for senior leadership and external stakeholders (e.g., OMB, Congress).
• Experience evaluating budget and financial policy impacts to develop running blueprints.
• Expertise collaborating with scheme officials and leadership to assess funding conditions and advise tool allocations for mission-critical initiatives.
• All qualifying background must be evidently documented in your resume; don’t copy tasks from the announcement.
• This role doesn’t have an education need.
• You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National by the closing date.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Offering.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Blueprint, assign, and frank the perform of the Biodefense Budget and Financial Management Branch.
• Make sure timely performance of satisfactory function; evaluate performance; meeting and choose positions; resolve grievances and complaints.
• Grow and put in place approaches to refine management procedures, boost staff building, and eliminate barriers to thriving Branch performance.
• Interpret financial details for the NIAID Director and Executive Committee to back program evaluation and decision-making.
• Compile and analyze narrative and statistical budget materials for assigned mission areas in preparation for briefings to NIH, DHHS, OMB, the White House, and Congress.
• Engage in program planning to assess the influence of new initiatives or revisions on existing operations and emerging mission needs.
• Supervise the grants financial management tracking and forecasting system to confirm correct employ of extramural grant funds for all grant mechanisms.

Conditions & Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National status must be met by the closing date.
• Employment is subject to winning completion of a pre-appointment procedure (background investigation, verification of qualifications, onboarding forms, etc.).
• A one-year supervisory trial/probationary period may be called for.
• A one-year probationary period may be needed for new federal supervisors.
• You must complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) annually.
• This is a non-emergency/teleworker role; you must be open to telework or request exit during closures.
• Must be fit to perform essential duties with or without sensible accommodation.
• NIH keeps up a tobacco-free work environment and campus.

How You Will Be Evaluated

1. Your submission will be evaluated based on your resume, supporting documents, and responses to the submission questionnaire.
2. You’ll be assessed on the following competencies: Accountability, User Solution, Decisiveness, Flexibility, Interpersonal Competencies, Challenge Solving, and Resilience.
3. Overstating qualifications or cheating on assessments may effect in removal from consideration.
4. For CTAP eligibility, you must score at least 80 points on the assessments and gather all other conditions.
5. If you’re among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for meeting and picking.

Required Documents

• Resume: Must be two pages or less, using a legible font (e.g., Lato, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial) with 0.5-inch margins. Include role title, employer title, employment dates (MM/DD/YYYY), hours per week, thorough responsibilities, and series/grade for federal positions.
• Submission Questionnaire: Wrap up the online questionnaire as part of the formal submission portal submission workflow.
• SF-50: Most recent competitive profession or career-conditional SF-50 showing productive date and packed performance level (if relevant).
• Eligibility Documentation: If claiming veteran's preference, Schedule A, or other hiring paths, give supporting documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA letter, Schedule A letter).
• Span letter and transcripts are encouraged but not called for at time of application.

Benefits

• Finalize federal upsides package covering health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement gains through the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Thrift Savings Strategy (TSP).
• Paid annual and sick depart.
• Versatile spending accounts for health care and dependent care.
• Telework eligibility as determined by agency policy.
• Access to federal employee assistance programs and wellness references.

How to Apply

1. Unseal the authorized submission portal and with your the formal submission portal/Login.gov account.
2. Click 'Put in' to begin your submission and follow the prompts to pick your resume and supporting documents.
3. Review all eligibility questions cautiously and respond affirmatively only for those you wish to claim (e.g., Veteran, Schedule A).
4. Finish the submission questionnaire; your responses will determine which grades, series, and locations you’re considered for.
5. After sending in, you may need to wrap up USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You’ll obtain an email with a one-of-a-kind access connection and must finalize the assessments within 48 hours of receiving the tie.

Additional Information

• This announcement is open only to present NIH employees serving on a permanent competitive service appointment.
• PHS Commissioned Corps Officers and Call-To-Active Responsibility (CAD) You may also register.
• Selectees will remain in their existing task location; this role is in Montgomery County, MD.
• Additional selections may be built for alike positions across NIH within the area commuting domain.
• Veterans' preference applies only to Schedule A, HHS Reemployment Priority Set (RPL), and Veterans Recruitment Appointments.
• NIH participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
• For resume writing guidance, stop by NIH Support Registering, the official submission portal Reference Center, and the authorized application portal Resume Guidance.
• Agency contact: NIH HR Offering Desk Branch D, email [email protected], address 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.

About Company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is piece of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Solutions. NIAID runs and aids research to grasp, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

This role is within the Biodefense Budget and Financial Management Branch, which oversees financial planning and budget execution for NIAID's biodefense research programs. Operating at NIAID means contributing to public health through science and fiscal stewardship in a collaborative federal environment.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is named as the hiring organization for the Supervisory Financial Planning and Budget Management Specialist post.