Job opening: FINANCIAL SPECIALIST - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Salary: $90 178 - 117 227 per year
Published at: Feb 01 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a financial specialist, performing financial management functions involving the formulation, justification, and/or execution of budget analysis and cost analysis.
Duties
Provides financial management and advisory oversight of expenditures to ensure propriety and compliance with financial, fiscal and auditing directives.
Responsible for all aspects of the formulation, development, and execution of budgets, financial plans, and multiyear programs required to properly fund and meet program resource requirements.
Formulates, establishes, and implements financial management policies, instructions, and procedures on all matters relating to programming, budgeting, funding, forecasting, and status of funds.
Represents the organization at all levels within the government and at contractor/industry sites.
Responsible for managing internal and external funding requirements for various education programs and program support.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is 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.
- If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- This position 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.
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- This position may require travel.
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- This is a Financial Management level 2 certified position in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements.
- This is an acquisition coded position. Selectee must complete required certification level 2 in Business Financial Management within 24 months of assignment.
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for 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: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include experience performing a variety of cost analysis and budget functions such as: formulating and/or monitoring the execution of budget forecasts; analyzing costs, benefits, and trends in rates of obligation and expenditure; recommending ways to improve the utilizations of funds; and/or providing financial management support. NOTE: 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.
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:
1. Knowledge of the policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques, and methodologies pertaining to analysis of financial data.
2. Knowledge of DoD acquisition requirements, development, and approval processes.
3. Knowledge of the requirements, techniques, procedures, and practices of generally accepted accounting principles and standards.
4. Skill in formulating, justifying, and/or analyzing financial requirements of the assigned program.
5. Ability to communicate, plan, organize work, and meet deadlines.
6. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data using financial systems to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems.
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.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Wright Patterson AFB
2000 Allbrook Drive
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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