This position is located in the Northern Region, Region 1 on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest with duty locations of Butte, Dillon or Helena, MT. The incumbent provides subject matter expertise in the business administration and financial management functions required to support forest management's forest product sales program. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Russell Walker at [email protected]

Duties

Duties listed are at the full performance GS-11 level. Lead the business review of planned timber sale stewardship contract or agreement pre-sale packages after line officer approval and prior to advertisement for bid. Conduct bid openings and auctions for both oral and sealed bid offerings. Conduct audits of a wide variety of business and financial functions related to timber sale contract administration, permanent and trust funds, and cash management. Responsible for accuracy and proper execution of a wide variety of tasks related to the financial administrative aspects of preparation, solicitation, administration, modification and closure of the full range of forest products. Interpret and provide advice on laws and regulations concerning revenue accounting and use of federal funds. Provide expertise and advice on the proper application of financial transactions on the forest product and core financial systems. Routinely interact with timber sale purchasers, contractors, partners, and permittees to interpret and explain all financial aspects of contract and permit administration. Maintain and operate one or more existing forest product or financial management databases. Discuss audit findings and recommends corrective actions in order to formulate conclusions and prepare responses accepting or rebutting agency management decisions. Performs supervisory duties 20% or less of the time.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Level I Forest Products Resource Specialist certification is required. You must submit documentation prior to the announcement close.
• A Level II Forest Products Resource Specialist certification is required. Incumbents must complete the requirements for this certification within 1 year of appointment to the full performance level of this position.
• New supervisor training must be completed within first year.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Incumbent must be a certified Level I Forest Products Resource Specialist in order to qualify for this position. The following is required for Level I certification: Thirty-two hours of Forest or Region level Timber Information Manager training. Twenty-four hours of formal Timber Sale Financial Management training. Twenty-four hours of formal Basic Sale Administration training. The duties and experience acquired in this position will be applied to the requirements for certification as a Level II Forest Products Resource Specialist. To obtain Level II certification, the incumbent must have met all of the requirements for Level I certification (Thirty-two hours of Forest or Region level Timber Information Manager training; Twenty-four hours of formal Timber Sale Financial Management training; Twenty-four hours of formal Basic Sale Administration training) plus obtain a minimum of an additional two years of experience. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience are two or more of the following: Provided and maintained timber sale accounts and timber sale contracts; Maintained financial management of timber sales; Interacted with timber sale purchasers, contractors, and permittees to interpret and explain all financial aspects of contract and permit administration; and/or Ensured the financial system is applied in a manner to ensure accuracy and proper procedures. -OR- Two full years (36 semester/54 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level education or Master's degree if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position; -OR- A combination of graduate level education that is directly related to the position (in excess of 18 semester/27 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience are two or more of the following: Ensured the correction of scale tickets and final corrections to the edit files until all entries are valid; Ensured all timber sale financial collections were processed in databases; Performed work related to the input, output, review, and analysis, posting, and adjustments to accounts; Analyzed timber sale contracts and audited timber sale statements of account to assure documents comply with appraisal, current direction, procedures, laws, and regulations; and/or Conducted bid solicitations and openings. -OR- 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- An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a Master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]