Financial Management Specialist

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The primary purpose of this position is to To serve as a DoD financial management specialist performing various financial management, budget, and analysis functions in support of Supply Chain Management mission, goals, and objectives
Qualifications: Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include performing duties that used detailed, intensive knowledge of financial, accounting, and budgetary methods, goals, objectives, procedures, regulations, precedents, policies, and other guides which apply to assigned programs; sources, types, and methods of funding for assigned programs (e.g., apportionments, allotments); and budgetary and financial relationships between assigned budget(s) and budgets and programs of other components. Skill in analyzing financial/budgetary relationships and developing recommendations for financial/budgetary actions (e.g., requesting allotments or reprogramming funds among object classes) under conditions of time pressure and uncertainty due to short and rapidly changing program and financial/budgetary deadlines and objectives; gaps and conflicts in program and financial/budgetary information; lack of predictive data; conflicting program and financial/budgetary objectives; and changing guidelines for the work. Knowledge and skill in the application of methods and techniques for analyzing and evaluating the effects of continuing changes in program plans and funding on the accomplishment of the budget and program milestones. Practical knowledge of the functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding of financial/budget activities in order to relate needs and accomplishments of serviced activities to anticipated and actual dollar figures in the budget. Knowledge of sources of factual information about the programs and finances of the assigned area of the budget, such as that found in accounting and data processing reports, payroll records, work reports, or inventory and sales data. Analytical skill is required to interpret the source information and apply it to the budget. Knowledge of automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish assigned budget functions. Skill in effective and tactful briefing techniques in order to present findings. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

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EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

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3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

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LL.M., if related

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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

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:

1. Knowledge of commonly used accounting, cost, budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, processes, and computer systems related to operating budget preparation, execution and financial program management.
2. Knowledge of DoD missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to programs and organizations.
3. Knowledge of sources of factual information about and related to process of financial analysis, such as that found in accounting reports, work reports, or inventory and supply data.
4. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget and financial management issues.
5. Knowledge of DoD automated data processing concepts and financial management systems capabilities to accomplish financial management requirements.
6. Skill to plan, organize, and conduct information gathering and to work with management to accept and implement recommendations for improvements involving resources, projects, workload, and/or financial issues.
7. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on financial and budgetary processes/actions.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Education: IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.Employment Type: FULL_TIME