About the Position: U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is participating in an alternative personnel system known as the Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project (DEMO). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. This position is under the Army Research Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project. It is a DJ-04 Category I pay band which encompasses salary rates from GS-14 Step 01 through GS-14 Step 10.

Duties

Apply knowledge of accounting principles for maintaining control and accountability of obligations and expenditures for all appropriations and fund accounts (i.e, revolving, non-appropriated, multiyear, and single-year appropriations). Use Army Financial Management Systems to monitor daily financial transactions, periodic review of abnormal conditions, and monthly monitoring of Dormant Account Review Quarterly (DAR-Q) goals and high interest items. Execute complex financial operations involving interrelationships between and among systems such as Standard Finance System (Army) (STANFINS), Electronic Document Access (EDA), or General Fund Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS). Conduct financial activities essential to achieve accounting program and organizational objectives; and preparing and presenting various financial data, guidelines/policies, and/or best practices. Serve as supervisor responsible for managing the administrative and technical work of the organization, overseeing projects and programs, identifying and shaping the goals of the organization, and collaborating with others on program accomplishment. Assign work to team leaders or employees; establishes project goals and priorities; evaluates results; and maintains control through periodic reviews, briefings, reports or observations to identify where adjustments are needed to meet mission goals.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position requires Secret Clearance.
• Position requires Financial Management Level 3 Certification. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
• Position requires annual completion of the OGE-450 FInancial Disclosure statement.

Qualifications

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized 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 is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. It is defined as experience that you possess at the next lower grade level of DJ-03 (GS-13 or higher equivalency) that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Supervisory Financial Specialist for consideration at the DJ-04 Cat I (GS-14) or DJ-04 Cat II (GS-14/15 equivalency) grade level, as described below: 1. Experience managing and executing required financial reconciliation activities such as DAR-Q (Dormant Account Review-Quarterly) process (formerly JRP-Joint Review Program) 2. Experience providing managerial accounting advice and guidance on policy, advising on trends, periodic review of abnormal conditions, and accounting analysis. 3. Experience working within government accounting and financial functions - Knowledge of Defense Financial and Accounting System (DFAS) policies and operating procedures is preferred but not required. 4. Experience working with government information systems employed to execute financial operations, such as GFEBS, DCPS, EDA. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accounting OperationsBudget AdministrationFinancial ReportingLeadership 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-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, no substitution of experience is allowed.

Contacts

• Address FN-W262AA US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk