The candidate will serve as a conference finance specialist in the Conference Program and AV Services (CPAVS) group in the NIST Public Affairs Office (PAO), performing day-to-day financial operation of conferences.

Duties

The candidate will serve as a conference finance specialist in the Conference Program and AV Services (CPAVS) group in the NIST Public Affairs Office (PAO), performing day-to-day financial operation of conferences, which include: analyzing planned versus actual conference expenditures; reviewing conference budgets; executing service invoices to clients; preparing and analyzing conference financial reports; executing procurement request submissions for services; completing credit card transactions; completing travel orders for staff; interpreting conference budget and financial guidelines when responding to client inquiries; and providing routine conference budget and finance guidance to Conference Program event planners.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must have one of the following: 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 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-7 (or ZA-I at NIST).Specialized experience is defined as experience performing day-to-day financial operation of conferences, tracking, and monitoring budget expenditures, reviewing conference budgets, preparing and tracking invoices, preparing financial reports, and processing procurement transactions and travel orders. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.


Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Public Affairs Office 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Audrey Zimmerman
• Phone: 301-975-4926
• Email: [email protected]