This position is located in the USDA Forest Service (FS) within the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) organization. The incumbent implements, operates, and maintains an integrated financial information system responsive to user and customer needs. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Linda M. Smith at 505-221-0001 or [email protected].

Duties

Provides technical guidance regarding the recording and control of obligations, accounts payable, cost accruals, and disbursements. Provides and implements solutions to correct internal control and reporting weaknesses. Identifies problems and discrepancies, determines if adjustments or corrections are required, and takes necessary action to correct and produce reports. Communicates timely and regularly various transactions for reconciliation and advisement to upper-level Management both written and orally. Acts as a technical expert and assists other lower graded employees in problem solving, work efficiencies, and proper balancing of work within assigned team or teams.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period (unless prior service is creditable). New USDA supervisors must complete all components of the required new supervisory training program before the end of their probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-13: You must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Planning and conducting financial management of complex administrative processes (i.e. budgetary, financial, procurement, and property functions); and/or demonstrating technical expertise in using automated analytical tools for financial analysis; and/or creating and editing automated and written reports involving the critical examination, analysis, and summarization of accounting data. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]