This position resides in the Immediate Office (IO) of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA). The ASA provides leadership for HHS departmental administration, including human resource policy, information technology, and departmental operations. The ASA is the operating division head for the HHS Office of the Secretary.

Duties

ABOUT THE POSITION The incumbent of this position services as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Assistant Secretary of Administration. The incumbent has direct oversight of the ASA central Financial Services. In these capacities the incumbent serves as the primary advisor to the ASA and Executive Officer for leadership and direction on all matters relating to fiscal management, including but not limited to financial systems and operations; policy and standards; the establishment and monitoring of internal management controls related to financial management. In addition, the incumbent is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of all budgets, financial management and accounting services, operations, and functions. Applies knowledge of financial and budgetary principles and skills and administrative and programs financial administration of large regulatory agency with programs of national scope and impact. As the ASA lead on budget execution and funds control, the incumbent ensures compliance with laws governing the budget process, including the Budget Enforcement Act and the Anti-Deficiency Act. The incumbent tracks, monitors, and reports on the status of total budgetary resources; advises senior officials in the development of supplemental funding requests, reprogramming actions and reorganizations; performs analyses of legislative proposals to determine impacts; conducts financial and economic analyses and cost comparisons; establishes the structure for new accounts; and recommends funding and staffing levels for management of the ASA. Serves as the ASA IO senior financial representative by presenting financial information, compiling narrative and statistical material concerning the ASA IO budget, and major program areas in preparation for briefings. Provides advice on matters of budget formulation, budget and performance integration, and Congressional appropriations for ASA IO. Advises the ASA on all aspects of accounting and financial reporting, policy and system requirements. Leads, oversees, and manages the funds control and budget execution process. Manages budget development and execution of approximately a billion-dollar fee for service (FFS) program and over $20 million appropriated funds. Supports the analysis of mandatory, revenue-based accounts including the development of future year projected collections. Oversees funds control and reprogramming for the AS, including investigations and analysis of potential Anti-deficiency Act violations. Establishes organizational goals, financial policy and operations, consistent with the objectives of the ASA IO. Conforms to existing laws, regulations, and financial principle and standards. Directs and formulates the establishment of long- and short-range planning for ASA IO financial management systems and operations with the objective of instituting and integrated system for financial management. Publishes guidance, sets requirements, and analyzes and approves annual spending plans. Provides analysis and support for ASA efficiencies and cost cutting initiatives. Supports the development of a robust activity-based cost approach. Prepares annual reports taking into consideration the Agency's performance measures developed by ASA IO Strategic Planning. Addresses problems identified as a result of external audits of ASA IO financial activities. Directs the analysis and reconciliation of quarterly budget execution reports. Prepares detailed reports by performing appropriate research and analyzing facts. Determines recommendations for unresolved problems and rectifies. Researches, determines, and recommends appropriate actions or interpretation of issues that impact ASA IO. Provides accounting and related fiscal services, including internal auditing functions throughout the ASA. Conducts financial management functions with primary responsibility for financial administration including the requisition, apportionment, allotment, accounting and auditing of funds, and fiscal management, activity reporting and related financial management activities.

Requirements

• This employer participates in the E-Verify Program
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Subject to satisfactory security and suitability determinations
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period
• This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM.
• Executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before appointment can be affected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with an HHS Executive Consultant, or QRB Writer to develop an ECQ narrative for submission to OPM
• You must meet the qualification requirements of this position no later than the closing date of the job opportunity announcement.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically exclude you from further consideration. All competitive candidates for SES positions with the Federal Government must demonstrate leadership experience indicative of senior executive level management capability. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the Fundamental Competencies, five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's), listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments and results. Fundamental Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): 1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's): This position also requires that you possess MTQ's that represent knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. The following MTQ's must be evident in your resume. Demonstrated experience and understanding of budgeting (budget formulation, execution, and presentation), accounting, procurement, acquisition, and grants management program policies, practices, and procedures and financial program development (internal control reviews and audit resolution procedures and reporting), and enterprise risk management to create agency-wide policies, practices, and procedures within an organization. Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with multiple fund types including various appropriations, working capital/revolving funds, credit/loan accounts, reimbursable agreements, and in addressing and resolving complex budget formulation and budget execution issues and/or complex financial audit issues and findings. It is STRONGLY recommended that you visit the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) webpage for more information regarding the Fundamental Competencies and ECQs. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/#url=Overview IF SELECTED, you will be required to complete an ECQ package by drafting narratives for each of the ECQs and be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in order to be placed in this position. If you are currently serving in a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you WILL NOT need to draft the ECQs.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Assistant Secretary for Administration 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: Breanna Stewart
• Phone: (202) 969-3583
• Email: [email protected]