Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Facilities and Asset Management, Budget Division, located in Indianapolis, Indiana and Washington, D.C. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
Experience GS-14: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Researching and analyzing data, developing alternatives, and making recommendations to resolve finance-related and non-finance-related problems. Managing the formulation and justification of a budget and serving as a technical authority on the long-range funding needs for a major program/component. Formulating procedures for budgetary allocations and controls and other financial actions including developing and recommending appropriation language changes regarding budget changes. Drafting analyses which evaluate the impact and significance to an organization's budget of new or revised legislation, polices, procedures, and program requirement. Providing advice, direction, and recommendations to senior leadership on financial management, budget, and accounting issues, financial systems, and other financial management issues. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 01/16/2026. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible. View information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement. To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position.
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM), Budget Division, Formulation and Analysis Branch. The OFAM Budget Division manages, oversees, and coordinates OFAM-wide financial management activities, which includes financial reporting, ensuring proper funding execution, developing strategic sourcing opportunities, as well as managing carryover and spend down plans. The Division is responsible for budget formulation and execution functions including: reviewing the Resource Allocation Plan (RAP), Line of Business (LOB) briefings, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) justification documents, the President's budget, Questions for the Record, issue papers, Unfunded Requests, as well as the annual Spend Plan Build. This position starts at a salary of $126,947.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Typical duties include: Serving as a senior Budget Analyst and planning, organizing, and carrying out a major, substantive budget for significant programs within OFAM. Ensuring the effective integration of program and budget planning. Serving as a focal point within OFAM for assisting program offices in preparing their current year and end of year funding requirements and requests and in identifying and analyzing the variance between actual and projected performance. Assisting management in preparing funding, budgetary, and financial documentation in the appropriate CBP automated systems and in prioritizing budget requirements to facilitate the allocation of funds in the event funding changes from planned levels while facilitating input to the annual unfunded requirements process. Generating budget reports in accordance with a defined reporting schedule, to include reports for presentation during reviews of the annual financial plan and budget execution plan. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.