View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Assurance and Compliance, in Washington, District of Columbia. This is a bargaining unit position that it is not currently covered by a bargaining unit agreement.

Duties

As a Financial Program Specialist, at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties: Reviewing reports, processes, and studies to ensure alignment with the financial strategic plan, mission, vision, and values; Maintaining an effective working relationship with the OIC and all external auditors; Performing business processes that contribute to effective management control over program operations; and Reviewing program issues, financial data and reports, and provides financial administration advice and guidance to colleagues and management in support of the achievement of overall objectives and priorities.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Time in Grade: Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the Federal service. Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one of the following: Experience: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the federal service, performing duties such as: Monitoring the progress of financial audits and keeping peers and management abreast of potentially controversial matters, including potential audit findings; Reviewing agency audit responses to ensure responses accurately reflect the agency's position on audit findings; Assisting senior level staff with implementing audit remediation methods to mitigate any identified issues; and Preparing routine audit status reports for managements use. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or an LL.M., if related. Education must be from an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed graduate school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements and will be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify. Education must be from an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address OFC OF ASSURANCE AND COMPLIANCE 500 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20536 US
• Name: Sandra De La Fuente
• Email: [email protected]