The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.  This position is located in The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (“CFCH” or “the Center”) promotes the understanding, appreciation, and sustainability of highly diverse community based, living cultural heritage found across the United States and around the world through research, education, public presentation, and community engagement. 

Duties

The Financial Management Specialist provides a variety of administrative management services in support of unit functions, under general supervision. This work encompasses financial management, budget administration, procurement, human resources and other assigned management functions.

Requirements

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service.  For this position, specialized experience is defined as managing the contracting and procurement activities of an organization, including initiating the competitive bidding process for contracts; determining appropriate solicitation for purchase orders/contracts; monitoring statements of work for appropriateness and completeness; and tracking contract and purchase order modifications, work orders and expenditures. Work experience preparing personnel actions and budget reconciliation for an organization is also required.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.Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. 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., if related were an education substitution please input the requirement here.  Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Education

There are no basic requirements for this position.

Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN Office of Human Resources POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Suite 5060 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United States
• Name: Marie Parks
• Phone: 202-633-6332
• Email: [email protected]