Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Office of Budget

The principal objective of the Office of Budget is to plan for, formulate, execute, analyze, and defend the National Labor Relations Board’s budget; to manage the corporate funds control process; and to serve as the external liaison for the Agency on matters related to its budget.

• Budget Analyst Position - As a Budget Analyst, your role is to help the National Labor Relations Board stay on track by maintaining a balanced budget, and formulating and directing a coordinated budget execution program. The Budget Analyst, as the title suggests, performs a wide range of analytical, technical, and financial duties involved in the formulation, justification, and execution phases of the federal budget process. They help to keep appropriated resources organized by running reports, reviewing and analyzing data, consolidating and revising budget estimates, and collaborating with executives about funding needs and assessing budget decisions about special programs or one-time spending requirements. Budget Analysts prepare operating plans for their assigned business units, construct monthly and quarterly budget status reports, and provide a range of advisory services to all levels of employees and management.

Acquisition Management Branch

The Acquisition Management Branch oversees and carries out all purchasing programs and functions for both Headquarters and the Regions. From acquisition policy development and acquisition planning to pre and post award activities, the Acquisition Management Branch conducts procurement activities in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

Qualifications

• Contract Specialist Positions - Contract Specialists work within the Acquisition Management Branch processing commercial contract requirements. Performing recurring and developmental contracting assignments in the award, administration, and closeout of contracts for goods or services assuring that all activities performed are in compliance with applicable procurement regulations or procedures. In addition to, conducting acquisition planning to include advising technical personnel on the development of statements of work and acquisition strategy formulation to procure supplies, services, and/or construction with complex and difficult requirements.

  Qualifications

  1. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;

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  2. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management;
  3. Possess strong writing and analytical skills.
• Purchasing Agent Positions - Purchasing agents work within the Acquisition Management Branch processing commercial contract requirements and miscellaneous payment transactions. Purchasing Agents work with Contracting Officers and other Acquisition Management Branch employees to purchase a variety of commercial supplies and help customers define product characteristics and explain the rules on use of mandatory supply sources and penalties for returning items.
  1. Demonstrate at least one-year specialized experience at the GS 06 grade level in federal service or other public or private sector;
  2. Possess general business knowledge.

Internal Control (IC), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Performance

The IC, ERM, and Performance Office performs reviews and evaluates existent policies, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, the Office ensures that mechanisms, rules, and procedures are in place to 1) safeguard operations, and the integrity of financial and accounting information, and, 2) promote accountability, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. The Office provides recommendations and guidance for improvements to existent policies, processes, and procedures. It ensures that documentation is in place to support the Chairman and the General Counsel Assurance Statement, which is published in the Annual Performance Accountability Report (PAR).

• Program Management Analyst - The Program Management Analyst (PMA) is responsible for planning, organizing, evaluating the internal control processes of various operations within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The PMA assists OCFO mangers and senior executives in the development of risk profiles and executes the Agency effort to develop an ERM program. The PMA is also responsible for managing specific projects within the OCFO and subordinate branches that significantly impact the Agency’s accomplishment of its primary mission. In addition, the Program Management Analyst performs liaison with, top-level managers in NLRB, and various governing boards/committees to ensures that assigned programs and processes are covered by internal controls and that appropriate precautions are taken to prevent fraud, waste, and misuse of resources in accordance with FMFIA.

The Finance Branch

The Finance Branch is responsible for the Agency’s cash management, financial reporting, including the Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS), payroll, Backpay, accruals, and travel programs, to enhance the Agency financial management per federal regulations. Additionally, the Finance Branch manages the financial operations and reporting processes required by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These policies and procedures apply to all program areas and employees based on their designated roles and responsibilities for financial and operational management.

The Finance Branch reports the financial position of the NLRB to federal government oversight agencies (i.e., OMB and Treasury) through accounting operations and reporting via policies and processes. Moreover, the Finance Branch establishes financial accounting operations in accordance with applicable financial regulations, develops procedures for the flow of financial accounting information, develops accounting policies, and implements and maintains security measures over the accounting system. Other areas of responsibility include:

• Making payments to federal and non-federal entities; including improper payments.
• Producing accounting-related reports to internal and external users.
• Submitting required Treasury reports and interim and fiscal year end (audited) financial statements to OMB.
• Overseeing the business ownership of the OFF system through coordination with the Agency's shared service provider.
• Developing and overseeing implementation and management of financial accounting policy and procedures.
• Ensuring that subsidiary ledger account, Fund Balance with Treasury (FBwT) and Backpay Management System (BMS) reconciliations are performed on a regular basis.
• Ensuring that all appropriately identified reconciliations are electronically signed and maintained in a central repository.
• Managing with Interior Business Center (IBC) the payroll interface activities to ensure that the proper amounts are posted to the Oracle Financial system

Positions that align with the mission of the Finance Branch are those that have an accounting and/or business management educational background. Such series are: 0510 – Accountant and 0501 – Financial Management Specialist.