FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

This is a developmental position; GS 9 target 12 The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a financial specialist, performing financial management functions involving the formulation, justification, and/or execution of budget analysis and cost analysis, accounting and financial management oversight and financial analysis, in support of Command programs.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions GS series 0501. GS-09 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of the principles, concepts, and theories of the Financial Management Specialist occupational field, and the standard practices, methods,and techniques of the occupation sufficient to perform difficult, but well-precedented assignments. OR EDUCATION: 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. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. 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-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes detailed, intensive knowledge of the policies, precedents, goals, objectives, regulations, and guidelines of federal budgeting, cost analysis, financialanalysis and program analysis. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., in a field directly related which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. 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. GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes detailed and in-depth knowledge of the DoD Planning, Programming, and Budget Systems and the USAF Financial Management Process; budgeting policies, regulations, procedures, and administrative and financial management systems; general understanding of accounting, contracting, business processes, accounting systems; and a basic knowledge of information technology. Analyzes financial activities and develops and charts functional logic for new and revised automated financial management systems and effectively presents financial management needs and analysis results to Commanders, Directors, program managers, engineers, information technology specialists etc. Serves as the financial advisor within a budget office responsible for Command program(s), program support, and/or fund oversight. Analyze financial and budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for financial and/or budgetary action under a variety of conditions and time pressures with uncertainty due to short and rapidly changing positions, policy, program, and financial/budgetary information. 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-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 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 the policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques, and methodologies pertaining to analysis of all types of financial data. 2. Knowledge of DoD acquisition requirements, development, approval process, and internal control processes. 3. Knowledge of the requirements, techniques, procedures, and practices of generally accepted accounting principles and professional standards for governmental (utilized by APF) or commercial business (utilized by NAF) practices' accounting principles and procedures such as payroll, purchases, sales, services, and inventories. 4. Skill in formulating, justifying, and/or analyzing financial requirements of the assigned program and ability to resolve complex or controversial issues or problems and provide advice and assistance on matters of equal difficulty. 5. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with and gain the cooperation of various levels of management within the federal and/or private sectors as well as ability to communicate, plan, organize work, and meet deadlines. 6. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data using financial systems to prepare and/or review budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems, and present it in written reports, statements, and briefings. 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.