About the Position: The U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command, headquartered in North Chicago, IL, is a jointly staffed command, staffed by representatives of all branches of the Armed Forces. The command, through its 65 military processing locations (Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS)/Remote Processing Stations (RPS)), determines whether applicants are qualified for enlistment based on standards set by each of the services. This position will be filled on a permanent basis.

Duties

Monitor and track obligations and expenditures throughout the current and prior fiscal years. Perform budget analysis for execution of funds. Perform budget analysis for execution of funds. Compile and summarize budget estimates for the organization. Consolidate and balance budget and accounting data for organization. Prepare and maintain financial data to support execution reflected on Status of Funds reports. Utilize automated systems to input and retrieve various types of financial data. Monitors spend plan commitments, obligations, adjustments and changes in budget requirements. Assist in resolving accounting and funding discrepancies. Monitor, research, and resolve unliquidated obligations. Identify and report funding deviations on spending plans. Assist in on-the-job training for new employees in Resource Management office. Provide technical guidance to customers on various budget topics.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is designated as non-sensitive and requires a personal security background investigation.
• This position requires you to complete Financial Management (FM) Level II Certification within 2 years of being hired into the position.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Specialized Experience for the GS-09: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must clearly 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, including: Compiling budget estimates in order to provide accounting reports; Reviewing funding documents to determine whether obligations and/or expenditures are within the funding limitations of the approved budget; Utilizing automated budget and accounting systems to track financial transactions; Reviewing and researching accounting reports in order to balance financial transactions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Education Substitution for the GS-09: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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 perform the work of the position, such as: Accounting, Finance, Business, Public Administration, Economics, Statistics or Political Science. (You must provide a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Experience and Education Substitution for Specialized Experience for GS-09: If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you possess. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. (You must provide a copy of your transcripts.)

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

In order to qualify for this position, based on your education, education substitution, or combination of education and experience, you must have either completed the education requirement, or will complete this requirement within thirty (30) days from the closing date of this announcement. If you will not complete this requirement within thirty (30) days of the closing date of this announcement, you will be rated as Not Qualified for this position.

You must provide appropriate documentation to reflect when you will meet the education requirement. Appropriate documentation includes: (1) Resume indicating your projected completion/graduation date; OR (2) Transcripts indicating your projected completion/graduation date; OR (3) A letter signed by the institution's registrar indicating your projected completion/graduation date.

Contacts

• Address BG-APF-W37NAA HQ US MEPCOM DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk