Financial Analyst

This position is located in the Special Projects Division of the Office of Capital Project Development, Office of Planning and Environment (TPE) of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Washington, DC. The office works in conjunction with other FTA offices to administer the Section 5309 Capital Investment Grants (CIG) and Expedited Project Delivery (EPD) Pilot program.

Qualifications:

For the 1160 series, specialized experience that demonstrated a knowledge of corporate finance and the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of corporate and other organizations is required.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. You will be asked related questions as part of your application, but you need to verify how you meet the specialized experience in your resume and applicable documentation or you may be deemed ineligible.

To qualify for the Grade 12, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11, and it must include:

• Experience financing transit capital infrastructure projects, and the operation and maintenance of transit systems.
• Experience applying transportation and financial rules and regulations, and supporting work developed in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12 and it must include:

• Experience financing transit capital infrastructure projects, and the operation and maintenance of transit systems.
• Experience applying transportation and financial rules and regulations, and supporting work developed in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Experience developing and administering innovative transit financing initiatives, USDOT loans, or infrastructure public private partnerships.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Transportation Engineering -Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods applicable to transit planning and financing, capital and operating financial plans, and economic and financial analyses for major transit capital projects.
• Financial Analysis - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling to interpret quantitative and qualitative data; includes data modeling, earned value management, and evaluating key financial indicators, trends, and historical data.
• Oral Communication (*) - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

For all types of consideration, 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.
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All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education:

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience such as performing financial analysis and evaluation work requiring a comprehensive knowledge of (1) corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as public finance, securities, international finance, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of corporate and other organizations.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME