Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, GS-0501-07 potential GS-0501-11, is to perform various financial management, budget, and analysis functions in support of Supply Chain Management mission, goals, and objectives.

Duties

Perform financial management/budget formulation work involving preparation of detailed accounting and financial analysis for working capital fund, annual and/or multi-year budget estimates for one or more budget years. Monitor budget execution and administration work involving the obligations incurred and the actual expenditures from different sources and types of funding such as direct annual, multi-year, and no year appropriations; apportionments; allotments; transfer of funds from other agencies. Provide advisory services regarding proper methods, techniques, and factors for decision support. Identify and recommend improvements to Supply processes in the areas of expense, budget development, workload and resource projections, equipment life cycle management and execution analysis. This position is a developmental GS-07 Target GS-11 position. This position may be filled at any grade level. Individual selected may be promoted without further competition, upon meeting all legal and regulatory requirements. Starting salary indicated on this vacancy announcement is for the GS-07. Attainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities is required before promotion to the next higher grade and is dependent on demonstrated ability to perform the duties of the next higher grade level, meeting all regulatory requirements, and recommendation for promotion by the supervisor. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. This position may be subject to a formalized training program and pay retention of 150% of the maximum rate of the basic pay is authorized for candidates requesting a Voluntary Change to lower Grade. Military Spouse candidates exercising their preference will be placed at the full performance level, if considered to be best qualified and selected.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position
• Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• This position may require travel
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position IAW the national Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this program.
• The incumbent may be required to work overtime or an irregular work shift.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive financial management/budget-related information and/or files.
• This position is subject to Administrative Careers with America (ACWA) Testing. For more information about ACWA including covered series and grades go to: https://www.opm.gov/faqs/topic/assessment/index.aspx?cid=1e3d1ba5-11cf-48c5-8b18-2dff8ea28536

Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule, Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-07: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of Financial Management, and standard practices, methods, and techniques to perform difficult, but well-precedented assignments; knowledge of analysis, evaluation, fact-finding, and investigative techniques in order to gather data, identify significant factors, and recommend a solution from a number of possible alternatives; ability to perform studies and prepare reports, documentation, and correspondence to communicate factual and procedural information clearly; skill in applying the principles, concepts, and practices sufficient to perform moderately difficult assignments. OR EDUCATION: Applicant must have successfully completed 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. NOTE: You must submit a copy of official college transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Applicant must have equivalent combination of successfully completed qualifying education and experience that may be used to meet total experience requirements. Specialized experience directly related to the work of the position may be used to meet the requirements of this position. Education in excess of a completed 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-7 level. NOTE: You must submit a copy of official college transcripts. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-09: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of Financial Management, and standard practices, methods, and techniques to perform difficult, but well-precedented assignments; knowledge of analysis, evaluation, fact-finding, and investigative techniques in order to gather data, identify significant factors, and recommend a solution from a number of possible alternatives; ability to perform studies and prepare reports, documentation, and correspondence to communicate factual and procedural information clearly; skill in applying the principles, concepts, and practices sufficient to perform moderately difficult assignments; Ability to learn and apply analytical investigative techniques to accomplish work. OR EDUCATION: Applicant must have successfully completed 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree NOTE: You must submit a copy of official college transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Applicant must have equivalent combination of successfully completed, qualifying education and experience that may be used to meet total experience requirements. Specialized experience directly related to the work of the position may be used to meet the requirements of this position. Education in excess completed 1 full year of graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-9 level. NOTE: You must submit a copy of official college transcripts. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include knowledge of accounting, financial management and budgetary practices, theories, methods, goals, objectives, techniques relative to the flow of financial information, system processing and the control of funds necessary to resolve accounting and financial problems and accomplish assignments; skill in analyzing financial/budgetary relationships and developing recommendations for financial/budgetary actions (e.g., requesting allotments or reprogramming funds among object classes) under conditions of time pressure and uncertainty due to short and rapidly changing program and financial/budgetary deadlines and objectives; gaps and conflicts in program and financial/budgetary information; lack of predictive data; conflicting program and financial/ budgetary objectives; and changing guidelines for the work; skill in the application of methods and techniques for analyzing and evaluating the effects of continuing changes in program plans and funding on the accomplishment of the budget and program milestones. OR EDUCATION: Applicant must have successfully 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. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your official transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Applicant must have an equivalent combination of successfully completed qualifying education and experience that may be used to meet total experience requirements. Specialized experience directly related to the work of the position may be used to meet the requirements of this position. Education in excess completed a masters 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., may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-11 level. NOTE: You must submit a copy of official college transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. Due to the use of 120 day rosters, applicants within 120 days of completion of TIG requirements are encouraged to apply. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of commonly used accounting, cost, budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, processes, and computer systems related to operating budget preparation, execution and financial management program management. Knowledge of DoD missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to programs and organizations. Knowledge of sources of factual information about and related to process of financial analysis, such as that found in accounting reports, work reports, or inventory and supply data. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget and financial management issues. Knowledge of automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish financial management requirements. Applicants eligible under the VRA appointing authority may be appointed to any grade level for which qualified up to GS-11 or equivalent.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Demands
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. There may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books or small parts; or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Work Environment
The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, residences, or commercial vehicles. The work area is adequately lighted, headed and ventilated.

Contacts

• Address Hill AFB 7437 6th Street Bldg 430, Rm 119 Hill AFB, UT 84056 US
• Name: Hill AFB DP2YHA
• Phone: (801) 586-4678
• Email: [email protected]