About the Position: First Army mobilizes, trains, validates, and deploys Reserve Component (RC) units in accordance with Combatant Commander, Department of the Army, and FORSCOM directives. As directed, provides training to Joint, Combined, and Active Army Forces. Position may be filled as a TERM appointment NTE 24 Months if candidate is not a current permanent Army employee. TERM appointments may be extended up to a maximum of 6 years.

Duties

Takes actions to control costs and makes recommendations to reallocate resources to improve productivity. Designs cost-management processes and uses appropriate costing methodologies to determine costs of activities on a regular basis for management information purposes. Cost management analysis work to emphasize use of cost data for decision-making purposes. Plans business operations using accounting and Management Information Systems (MISs) to facilitate Army operational functions by providing information managers can use to plan activities of the organization. Serves as a Defense Travel System (DTS) administrator and Government Travel Card (GTC) coordinator for the Command and supported units. Performs administrative functions to ensure appropriate training is available to Cost/Budget Analysts in the use of existing and newly fielded financial management systems. Performs duties in accordance with guides regarding accounting policy, operations controls, and legal requirements pertaining to finance and accounting programs. Executes a systematic set of procedures for reporting measurements using methods for reporting costs and comparing them with standard costs. Track major funding issues for the organization by serving as the technical expert on all Budget regulations. Provide Cost/Budget advisory services for assigned portions of the command budget via reports, trend analysis, and other cost management products and techniques.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• Temporary duty (TDY) business travel may be required up to 10% of the time. This does not include TDY associated with individual training or local travel.
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION - This position requires you to obtain and maintain a financial Management Level 2 certification within the required timeframe.

Qualifications

If you are a current permanent Army employee, this position will be filled from employees eligible for temporary promotion, temporary reassignment. The position is temporary not to exceed one year with provisions to extend up to 5 years. This position may be converted to permanent without further competition for current Army employees only. If you are any of the other eligibilities, this position is TERM not to exceed 24 months, with provisions to extend up to a maximum of 6 years. All other eligibility categories listed cannot be made permanent without further competition. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Experience Required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes. 1). Cost planning, analysis and reporting in support of cost management business processes; AND 2). Supporting decision making, planning and control, coordinating and integrating analytical activities related to cost management with a focus on the efficient and effective use of resources to deliver products and services; AND 3). Performing administrative and analytical duties in support of the formulation and presentation of total cost analyses supporting program estimates that balance and support the goals and objectives of the multi-year programming cycle. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, General Business, Accounting, and Finance. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Experience Required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, such as 1). Perform regular review of the assigned programs to identify excess funds or additional costs; AND 2). Analyze financial and cost data to advise management of problems, trends, or deviations from normal situations; AND 3). Make recommendations to aid in the use of available financial and statistical data in decision making processes; AND 4). Participate in meetings to determine policy and procedures for new/changing mission; AND 5). Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to convey clear, concise advice to managers. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution. Specialized Experience: is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, such as 1). Conducting Cost Benefit Analysis (CBAs) to verify appropriate Course of Action (COA) for mission requirements with the best use of available resources; AND 2). Implementing strategic cost management policy to support decision-making for resource reallocation to improve productivity; AND 3). Operating a travel management system (e.g. DTS, Citibank) to ensure compliance with policies and regulations; AN 4). performing General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) to accurately measure the cost of command business processes to facilitate operational functions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementAuditingCost Estimation and AnalysisFinancial ManagementOral Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). If you are a current, Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement. In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address BG-APF-W3NQAA HQS FIRST ARMY DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk