Financial Management Specialist

Summary

The Office of Support Operations (OSO) Business Management and Continuity Branch is looking for a dynamic professional to enhance its financial management program. The branch ensures the most efficient and effective business practices are followed throughout the organization and serves as a conduit for OSO offices to plan, manage, and execute mission requirements.

Duties

• Serves as a Financial Management Specialist, ensuring accurate budget planning, formulation, tracking (controls), and execution to meet organizational objectives. Determines financial management information needs, coordinates with organizational stakeholders, makes recommendations, and develops and monitors financial systems and programs to assist the assigned organization's managers in fulfilling their financial responsibilities. Analyzes, interprets, compiles, and summarizes the assigned organization's budget and program guidance. Monitors a variety of financial and statistical trends and prepares management financial reports for senior managers to inform them of negative or positive financial trends or conditions portrayed in financial records. Develops and prepares guidance, reports, briefings or analysis in response to requests for budget or financial information. Interacts and interfaces with programming and budgeting analysts, resource managers, agency professionals in support of budget justification and submission.

Qualifications

Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-13 level. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: SK-14: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-13 level. Specialized experience includes: 1) Analyzing financial management operations, programs, and internal controls relating to budget formulation and execution; and 2) Providing financial/budget guidance and assistance to stakeholders; and 3) Compiling financial data from a variety of sources to solve financial issues; and 4) Managing projects and identifying challenges related to financial management. ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information: Competency 1: Financial Management - Implements and/or advises on all financial aspects of the organization and the agency overall. Competency 2: Financial Data Analysis and Reporting - Conducts studies and analysis of financial data; reports out on study findings. Competency 3: Internal Controls and Compliance - Implements and/or advises on internal controls and compliance in accordance with advancements in the field and/or federal regulation and guidance; Conducts routine internal control reviews. Competency 4: Workload Management - Effectively prioritizes workload in a way that accommodates unforeseen developments and achieves successful outcomes.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. No additional documentation will be accepted after the closing date of the announcement. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.