Financial Systems Analyst

PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended.

This position is in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Executive Director, Administrative Resource Center, Accounts Payable & Receivable Division; Accounts Receivable Branch. As a Financial Systems Analyst, you will promote government efficiency by delivering cost effective and quality administrative and financial services through a shared services model.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Specialized experience for the GS-12 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes providing project support, performing financial and technical analysis in order to identify issues and provide recommendations for improvement of systems, programs and/or processes.
Examples of such experience could include:
-- Analyzing and developing project plans; OR
-- Performing automated system testing; OR
-- Defining and writing system requirements and test scripts; OR
-- Identifying and resolving issues and problems; OR
-- Supporting automated system development and design.
Specialized experience for the GS-11 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-9 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes participating on projects and utilizing a variety of analytical techniques in order to trouble shoot problems and recommend solutions to enhance processes or programs.
Examples of such experience could include:
-- Participating in testing of Financial Systems; OR
-- Participating on project teams related to systems or security requirements; OR
-- Conveying technical information to operational staff; OR
-- Consolidating and preparing analysis and recommendations for reports.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: completed a 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
You may qualify with a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, your total qualifying experience is calculated as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then, your education is calculated as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. The two percentages are added together. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Note that only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level can be combined with the appropriate level of experience to qualify applicants for positions at the GS-11 grade level.
Specialized experience for the GS-9 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-7 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes participating on projects in a team environment responsible for developing, managing, and/or maintaining Financial Systems.
Examples of such experience could include:
-- Application maintenance or basic system troubleshooting of a financial system; OR
-- Applying analytical techniques to identify and resolve issues or problems; OR
-- Conveying technical information to customers; OR
-- Gathering information on the status of projects; OR
-- Communicating effectively, both written and oral, when making recommendations and giving instruction.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
OR
You may qualify with a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, your total qualifying experience is calculated as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then, your education is calculated as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. The two percentages are added together. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Note that only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level can be combined with the appropriate level of experience to qualify applicants for positions at the GS-9 grade level.
Specialized experience for the GS-7 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-5 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes servicing a team and/or project responsible for accomplishing office initiatives in a system environment.
Examples of such experience could include:
-- Applying rules and regulations in order to process transactions within Financial Systems; OR
-- Gathering data to produce reports and queries from various systems or databases; OR
-- Utilizing standard procedures and customer service techniques; OR
-- Organizing and accomplishing work assignments and meeting deadlines
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You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: completed at least 1 full year of graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or equivalent) or have a bachelor's degree and meet one of the following requirements for superior academic achievement: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
OR
You may qualify with a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, your total qualifying experience is calculated as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then, your education is calculated as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. The two percentages are added together. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-09 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-07, you must have been at the GS-05 level for 52 weeks.Education:
Employment Type: FULL_TIME