Assistant Director for Finance and Budget
About The Position
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is in the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a national museum for the study and exhibition of African American history and culture. The Assistant Director for Finance and Budget is primarily responsible for the integration of financial management throughout the Museum providing services in financial strategic planning, management analysis, administrative systems and tools, budget formulation, justification and defense, budget execution and procurement.
Requirements
- Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
- Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
- May be required to serve an 18-month probationary period for supervisors.
- Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
- Basic Qualifications: Experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
- Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience formulating, justifying, executing, and managing federal and trust (non-appropriated) fund budgets; developing and negotiating contracts; conducting internal audits on financial procedures; leading, directing and/or coordinating work of staff; and preparing and presenting financial summaries.
- Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.
- Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).
Responsibilities
- develop, present, and coordinate federal and trust program budgets for NMAAHC.
- provide leadership in long range planning, development and execution of multi-year budgets for major programs.
- serve as advisor to the Associate Director on long- and short-range program planning and allocation of Museum resources.
- serve as principal liaison to the office of Planning, Management and Budget in budget formulation and execution.
- oversee the preparation of projections of NMAAHC obligations, costs and outlay.
- establish and oversee the procurement division.
- serve as advisor to Director, Deputy Director and Associate Director on all matters related with audits of Museum financial/budgetary functions.
- supervise, lead, direct and coordinate the work of a staff specifically assigned to financial programs and serve as subject matter expert.
- provide advice and counsel to museum staff at all levels in several administrative areas such as budget, procurement, accounting and audit.
Benefits
- The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.
- Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.
- Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/
- Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
- Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
- Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
- Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com
- Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Industry
National Security and International Affairs
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
