Financial Management Specialist

Summary

Joining the Secret Service, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Financial Management Division will allow you to process financial source documents for payment and records transactions in the financial system. For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.

Duties

• The selectee will serve as a Financial Management Specialist in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Financial Management Division. Typical work assignments include: Serve as a senior financial management advisor, providing authoritative guidance and technical expertise to management officials, program offices, travelers, approving officials, and administrative personnel regarding financial operations, travel payments, relocation/PCS entitlements, auditing activities, accounting operations, payment certification, and financial compliance requirements. Administers complex payment operations involving travel reimbursements, relocation payments, vendor invoices, employee reimbursements, third-party draft payments, and other financial disbursement activities. Confer with managers, supervisors, employees, and other stakeholders to resolve complex and sensitive travel issues, providing authoritative recommendations that may significantly impact agency travel operations. Develops and prepares financial reports, statistical analyses, trend reports, reconciliations, and executive summaries related to payments, travel operations, relocation activities, audit results, and financial performance metrics. Supports audit readiness initiatives and remediation efforts involving internal notices of findings and recommendations, financial statement support, corrective action plans, and internal control documentation. Apply for this exciting opportunity to impact the agency's mission by performing a variety of duties related to controlling and maintaining fiscal records involving general ledger accounts reflecting the financial transactions and status of appropriations for the U.S. Secret Service. This Financial Management Specialist position starts at a salary of $70,623, GS-09 step 1 with promotion potential to $111,087, GS-11 step 10.

Qualifications

To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying. You qualify for the GS-09 level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level performing duties such as: Maintaining records and audit files to support internal control and compliance requirements. Reviewing travel vouchers, invoices, reimbursements, and relocation claims for accuracy and compliance with Federal Travel Regulations. Assisting with financial reports, reconciliations, performance metrics, and analytical products to support management and improve financial operations. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree, LL.B., or J.D. or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrate the knowledge skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position of the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. You qualify for the GS-11 level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level performing duties such as: Interpreting financial policy and resolving travel issues to provide guidance to employees on travel programs, payment processes, and program integrity. Applying travel charge card laws, principles, practices, and procedures to advise employees of services and entitlements according to rules and regulations. Assisting in adapting financial techniques to evaluate internal controls and provide recommendations to staff on travel programs, payment processes, and program integrity. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR A combination of graduate level education and experience. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts or a list of course/course hours submitted with your application. 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). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service If selected for this position, you will be required to: Obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page. Submit a credit check after a conditional offer of employment has been accepted. Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position. Submit a financial disclosure report. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for a position by substituting education or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. PLEASE NOTE: Only resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. If your materials are not received by the closing date, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available, and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible. Also, if you do not provide a valid email address, you may not be notified of the outcome of your application. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button Answer the questions presented in the application and submit the required documents. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access to USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. To view the required online questionnaire please visit https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13045107. The online questionnaire is required in addition to the USA Hire assessments. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: USA Hire Help. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: USA Hire Reasonable Accommodation We strongly encourage you to apply online. If you cannot apply online, you may contact the APT Talent Management Division at [email protected] OR by calling (202) 406-6420 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:30 pm EST (excluding Federal holidays) prior to the closing date of this announcement to receive assistance. The Secret Service provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.