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Budget Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
Hybrid Muskogee, OK $50K – $66K Apply by May 26, 2026 Budget Clerical And Assistance ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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This position is located within the Finance Service of the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, and is responsible for highly specialized budgetary functions, data analysis, and related activities pertaining to Community Care program functions.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Reviews and checks the accuracy and adequacy of budget justification data submitted in support of budget estimates or requests for allotments.
- →Performs activities of financial management as Budget Analyst for Community Care, including the development of data and long-term budget formulation.
- →Gathers, compares, and correlates financial data concerning current and future programs and activities with projected costs of operations.
- →Performs cost effectiveness studies using various fiscal service records and feeder reports.
- →Makes strategic recommendations regarding make vs. buy decisions to ensure local VAMC is purchasing or providing care in a cost-effective manner.
- →Develops and maintains daily a tracking mechanism to track all community care admissions in an online format that is accessible to individuals across the facility.
- →Develops procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control operating programs and the accomplishment, evaluation, and monitoring of audits and inspections.
- →Coordinates the VA Community Care budget and accounting information with Fiscal Service records, printouts, etc. to reconcile budget information and resolve questions in accordance with established procedures.
- →Compiles records including current and past expenditures for the purpose of planning future budgets and preparing current estimates.
- →Analyzes and evaluates on a quantitative basis, the effectiveness of the VA Community Care program or operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
- →Creates and updates monthly and quarterly report for patients with appeals and forwards to the Director of Community Care.
- →Completes overtime report for the Director of Community Care and FTEE report from Fiscal Service.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework only.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
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