These positions are located in the Intermountain Region, Region 4. Refer to 'ADDITIONAL INFORMATION' section for duty location details. The incumbent is to provide subject matter expertise in the business administration and financial management functions required to support forest management's forest product sales program. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Kari Gasperini at [email protected]

Duties

Duties listed are at the full performance GS-11 level. Lead the business review of planned timber sale stewardship contract or agreement pre-sale packages after line officer approval and prior to advertisement for bid. Conduct bid openings and auctions for both oral and sealed bid offerings. Conduct audits of a wide variety of business and financial functions related to timber sale contract administration, permanent and trust funds, and cash management. Responsible for accuracy and proper execution of a wide variety of tasks related to the financial administrative aspects of preparation, solicitation, administration, modification and closure of the full range of forest products. Interpret and provide advice on laws and regulations concerning revenue accounting and use of federal funds. Provide expertise and advice on the proper application of financial transactions on the forest product and core financial systems. Routinely interact with timber sale purchasers, contractors, partners, and permittees to interpret and explain all financial aspects of contract and permit administration. Maintain and operate one or more existing forest product or financial management databases. Discuss audit findings and recommends corrective actions in order to formulate conclusions and prepare responses accepting or rebutting agency management decisions.

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
• A Level II Forest Products Resource Specialist certification is required for this position. Incumbents must complete the requirements for this certification within 1 year of appointment to this position.

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. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience: the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. To obtain Level II certification, the incumbent must have met all of the requirements for Level I certification (Thirty-two hours of Forest or Region level Timber Information Manager training; Twenty-four hours of formal Timber Sale Financial Management training; Twenty-four hours of formal Basic Sale Administration training) plus obtain a minimum of an additional two years of experience. 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. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-7: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS5 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as meeting one or more of the following statements: Participated in the validation and issuance of monthly statements and billings; Tracked financial collections and ensured they were processed appropriately in management databases; Performed the work relating to the input, output, review and analysis, posting, and adjustments of accounts; Assisted as bid opener for contracts; OR one full year of graduate level education related to the position, such as accounting or business management; OR an appropriate combination of graduate level education and specialized experience; OR Superior Academic Achievement (to determine if you are eligible, go to: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp).The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For the GS-9: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS7 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as meeting one or more of the following statements: Provided and maintained timber sale accounts and timber sale contracts; Maintained financial management of timber sales; Interacted with timber sale purchasers, contractors, and permittees to interpret and explain all financial aspects of contract and permit administration; and ensured the financial system is applied in a manner to ensure accuracy and proper procedures. OR Two full years (36 semester/54 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level education or Master's degree if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position; OR A combination of graduate level education that is directly related to the position (in excess of 18 semester/27 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. For the GS-11: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS9 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as meeting one or more of the following statements: Ensured the correction of scale tickets and final corrections to the edit files until all entries are valid; Ensured all timber sale financial collections were processed in databases; Performed work related to the input, output, review, and analysis, posting, and adjustments to accounts; Analyzed timber sale contracts and audited timber sale statements of account to assure documents comply with appraisal, current direction, procedures, laws, and regulations; and conducted bid solicitations and openings. OR A 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; OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a Master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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

See qualifications section above.

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]