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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Montgomery County, MD
Salary: $89,924.00 - $116,901.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (301)443-6520

JOB SUMMARY:

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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). The IHS goal is to raise Indian health status to the highest possible level. IHS provides leadership and direction to programs and activities designed to improve health outcomes to over 1.9 million AI/AN through a system of IHS, Tribal, and Urban operated facilities and programs.

The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. The IHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

This position is located in the Division of Budget Execution (DBE), Office of Finance and Accounting (OFA), IHS.  The DBE is responsible for the allocation and management of financial resources available to the IHS.  DBE provides expert advice and technical assistance to the 12 IHS Area offices regarding Continuing Resolution allocations, apportionments, allowances, and requests for additional funds; assists Area offices in their responsibility to render full accounting of their activities; performs periodic reconciliations and verifications of financial records; and ensures that prescribed reconciliation of supporting document files with monthly reports of open account balances for all current and prior year fund accounts is accomplished to assure timeliness and accurate recording of accounting data for the preparation and submission of reports.  DBE also establishes policy and procedures for the agency financial management function that assures compliance with OMB requirements. 

This position performs a wide range of financial and budgetary duties and functions in developing, implementing and administering the accounts for the Services Annual and No-Year Appropriations of approximately $6 billion.  This includes reviewing, processing and reconciling allotments and allowances and preparing management reports.  This position reports to the Director, DBE.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• The selected applicant will be subject to a pre-employment background
• investigation, which will include a fingerprint check.
• If applicable-Selective Service registration (Males born after 12/31/59)
• U.S. Citizenship is required