This position is located in the Civil Rights Division's (Division) Administrative Management Section (ADM), Office of Financial & Procurement Services (OFPS). OFPS provides a diverse array of financial and travel services to properly execute the Division's operating budget and assist in program planning and decision making to achieve management objectives and priorities.

Duties

As the Financial Management Analyst, you will support a diverse array of management and technical services. These duties include, but are not limited to: Providing analysis and technical support for a variety of financial and or travel activities. Identifying and analyzing changes in budgetary and or financial policies, regulations, constraints, objectives, and available funds that affect the accomplishment of organizational objectives. Assisting in efforts to improve function of financial management and or travel systems considering related policies, objectives, and program priorities. Researching and analyzing financial data for a variety of financial and or travel documents, exhibits, and other supporting documentation for planning, presentation and other use. Interpreting and applying Appropriations Law, Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), as well as, department and agency policies and procedures. Assisting in coordinating and assembling documents and other materials for use by external auditors.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Requirements To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, candidates must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service or other pay system. This experience must include: 1) Analyze financial obligations and expenditures, as well as perform quarterly close and/or year-end activities, to ensure compliance with policies and procedures in automated financial databases (i.e., E2 Solutions Travel System, UFMS, etc.); 2) Review and analyze financial forms, documents, and reports, as well as identify problems, and recommend solutions; 3) Knowledge of appropriations law, federal travel regulations, as well as department and agency policies and procedures; and 4) Provide authoritative advice to customers and employees on financial and/or travel matters. OR Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M; OR A combination of education and experience. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-11. (When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.) To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, candidates must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or other pay system. This experience must include: 1) Analyze financial obligations and expenditures, as well as perform quarterly close and/or year-end activities, to resolve challenges and errors in automated financial databases (i.e., E2 Solutions Travel System, UFMS, etc.); 2) Identify and resolve discrepancies on financial forms, documents, and reports; 3) Interpret and apply appropriations law, federal travel regulations, as well as department and agency policies and procedures; and 4) Provide authoritative advice to customers and employees on complex financial and/or travel matters. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. 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. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): A Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) will evaluate your qualifications on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas. Please do not submit a separate written response. Knowledge of automated databases (i.e., E2 Solutions Travel System, UFMS, etc.); Ability to analyze financial transactions and reports; Assisting and or providing advice to customers and employees on financial and travel matters; and Participated in year end closeout process and or quarterly review. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants applying for a grade higher than the grade you currently hold, must provide an SF-50, which shows type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, and salary. Your SF-50 Form must also show the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s over one year old). No award SF-50s will be accepted. Current Civil Rights Division employees are not required to submit an SF-50. All qualifications, time-in-grade, and education requirements (if applicable) must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement. If you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. Please review the Qualifications section of this position to review education requirements. You may also review education requirements of this position by (hyperlink the appropriate IOR). If the link does not work, copy and paste the following URL: (display the full URL for the appropriate IOR).

You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and/or semester hours earned, degree earned and confer dates.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below.

You will need to submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and/or semester hours earned, degree earned and confer dates. Failure to provide this documentation will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration. You will be required to submit your official college transcript if you are selected.

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Click here to check accreditation.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.

All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Diane Turner
• Email: [email protected]