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Job opening: Financial Systems Analyst

Salary: $46 696 - 122 459 per year
Published at: Oct 16 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended. This position is located at Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Accounting, Program Support Division, Security and Compliance Branch. As a Financial Systems Analyst, you will advance informed decision-making and improve government effectiveness by providing timely, reliable, and transparent financial services and information.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. Participate in the management and maintenance of financial systems utilized within Fiscal Accounting. Analyze, test, and/or implement new upgrades and modules of the financial systems and provide recommendations to FA management on whether these items should be placed into production. Maintain the financial systems, updating systems to meet new fiscal year and regulation requirements, and developing solutions for unique customer needs; communicate system changes to users; and respond to user requests. Develop and write queries to access, gather information, and produce reports. Participate in briefings, presentations, and meetings on topics that impact FA administrative systems.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. Specialized experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 level that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes providing project support, performing financial and technical analysis in order to identify issues and provide recommendations for improvement of systems, programs and/or processes. Examples of such experience could include: -- Experience establishing timelines and monitoring activities; OR -- Independently conducting analysis for specialized projects and assignments; OR -- Identifying and resolving issues and problems; OR -- Using policies and procedures to analyze and interpret data. Specialized experience: For the GS-11 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-9 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes participating on projects and utilizing a variety of analytical techniques in order to trouble shoot problems and recommend solutions to enhance processes or programs. Examples of such experience could include: -- Participating on project teams related to systems or security requirements; OR -- Consolidating and preparing analysis and recommendations for reports. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: completed 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 You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Specialized experience: For the GS-09, is defined as one year of experience at the GS-07 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes participating on projects in a team environment responsible for developing, managing, and/or maintaining financial systems. Examples of such experience could include: -- Experience with application maintenance activities; OR -- Applying analytical techniques to identify and resolve issues or problems; OR -- Communicating effectively, both written and oral, when making recommendations and giving instruction. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR You may qualify with a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Specialized experience: For the GS-07, is defined as one year of experience at the GS-5 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes servicing a team and/or project responsible for accomplishing office initiatives in a system environment. Examples of such experience could include: -- Applying policies and procedures in order to process transactions OR -- Gathering data to produce reports and queries from various systems or databases; OR -- Utilizing standard procedures and customer service techniques; OR -- Organizing and accomplishing work assignments and meeting deadlines. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: completed at least 1 full year of graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or equivalent) or have a bachelor's degree and meet one of the following requirements for superior academic achievement: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR You may qualify with a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-09 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-07, you must have been at the GS-05 level for 52 weeks.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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