This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Services (N&FS) within the VA Maine Healthcare System, located at the Togus, ME location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
The primary purpose of the position is to perform a wide range of clerical and technician work supporting budget analysis and administration with responsibility for purchasing food, equipment, supplies, and services; providing cost accounting and budgetary statistics; and preparing reports that indicate status of funds for subsistence and supplies for Nutrition and Food Services.
Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to: Developing and monitoring resources and making recommendations to the service regarding needs, distribution, or redistribution of these resources; Serving as the budget and financial advisor for the Chief or designee; Developing, formulating, and providing all essential data for the annual budget forecast; Tracking all expenditures and comparing with budgeted, projected and on-hand inventories; Maintaining budget control records and assures funds are used in accordance with the operating budget; Advising on the status and availability of funds; Processing all vouchers with the appropriate office and carrying out any needed follow-up; Establishing and maintaining a procurement system for expendable supplies and equipment; Reviewing and submitting the appropriate forms for the funding of purchase orders; Maintaining various reports and using designated ledgers to account for cost accounting operations; Compiling, consolidating, checking and arranging funding data in requests to cover projected annual operating expenses; Preparing required documentation to resolve discrepancies with cost reports, budget analysis or other service-related needs; Preparing correspondence and performing other general clerical duties; Performing related duties as required.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:00am - 3:30pm Compressed/Flexible: No Telework: No Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget Technician/PD99928-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Position Description/PD#: PD99928-A/99928-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Notifications: This position is in the Competitive Service.
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C.
4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).
The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
anthony.otis@va.gov · (561) 718-3039
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $45409 – $59031/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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