Federal Student Aid, Department of Education

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At Federal Student Aid (FSA), we are proud sponsors of the American mind.

As a principal office of the U.S.

Department of Education (ED), FSA provides students and families financial assistance for higher education, and we promote the value of postsecondary education to society.

We ensure that all eligible students and families can benefit from federal financial aid for education or training beyond high school.

Specialized Experience for the GS-15nOne year of experience equivalent to the GS-14 performing at least two (2) of the following three (3) duties or work assignments: Experience in formulating budgets in a federal agency.nExperience in formulating and justifying budgets for major administrative appropriations.nExperience in appropriations processes, laws, regulations, policies and procedures governing administrative appropriations.nExperience in communicating budgetary matters to multiple levels (internally and externally) of a federal agency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs).

You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).

Knowledge of federal budget and appropriations processes, laws, regulations, policies and procedures governing administrative appropriations.nSkilled in communicating budgetary matters to multiple levels (internally and externally) of a federal agency.nSkilled in interpreting and analyzing budgets to make recommendations to senior management.