For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

This position serves as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the 93 United States Attorney's Offices (USAOs) throughout the country and works closely with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to manage funding and related activities across numerous accounts. This position serves as a critical steward of the community's funding and the primary architect of financial strategy and execution, performing a unique mix of policy, oversight, analytical, and accounting responsibilities to carry out this role. Additionally, this position helps direct policy development and implementation, oversees program reviews and analyses, and coordinates special management and training programs or projects having community, Department of Justice (DoJ) and government-wide impact. Typical assignments include: Evaluate policies and directives from DoJ and advise on action necessary to establish the framework of EOUSA financial management policy. Provide for the control, coordination, and continuity of programs and operations by accomplishing the necessary interface with DoJ personnel and the USAO community and by working with key staff in developing strategic plans. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set, and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work. Identify and monitor actual or potential problem areas that require CFO decision and recommend courses of action that will resolve the problems or correct deficient performance. Negotiate with stakeholders on the mechanisms used to provide funding, report spending, share or cover expenses, and ensure compliance with programmatic and financial requirements. Provide expert advice to senior Department officials, the Director of EOUSA, and United States Attorneys on financial matters. Advisory services relate to legal and regulatory guidelines governing the expenditure of funds and to alternative approaches to funding major program initiatives that will result in overall litigative efficiency and effectiveness. Concentrate special attention upon challenges and issues that inhibit the attainment of CFO objectives and provide for disposition of those matters. Review, analyze, evaluate, and edit the work product of other employees, including senior management staff, to ensures its accuracy, completeness, and suitability for its intended purpose; prepare and conduct briefings to senior officials using multi-media presentation technology; communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to organizational elements of EOUSA, the Department, higher authorities, and the community. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• {{(Delete if not applicable) }} If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

GS-15: To be qualified at the GS-15 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: providing managerial leadership over a large complex multi-level federal financial portfolio; establishing controls and continuity of an agency level federal financial management program; identifying problem areas and recommending actions to improve federal budget operations; evaluating policies and directives and advising on actions necessary to establish the framework of an agency's financial management policy; supervising and providing leadership to a staff of financial management professionals. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Contacts

• Address Resource Management and Planning 175 N Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 US
• Name: Jennifer Bell
• Phone: 2022525305
• Email: [email protected]