This position is located within FRA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer (RCFO) in Washington, D.C. The RCFO mission is to coordinate FRA's budget, financial, and accounting activities. As experience and knowledge in the position are gained and competency is demonstrated, the candidate is relied upon to make more independent judgments and decisions related to variety of activities associated with FRA's complete IAA processes contingent upon career ladder progression to the GS-11 grade.

Duties

The Financial Management Specialist:

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must (1) meet the Education Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (3) meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.To qualify for the GS-09 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-07 it must include: Experience in inter-governmental business and federal financial systems (G-Invoicing and Oracle) to provide support and training to the program and administrative offices in the use of the G-Invoicing and Delphi-GINV application used for the FRA Intra/Inter-Agency Agreements (IAAs).  Experience examining the reports and reconciliating to ensure commitment, obligation, disbursement, and advance payment transactions are complete, accurate and comply with financial regulations.  Experience reviewing the Undelivered Orders (UDOs) report to work in conjunction with the program office to close out of IAAs after the Period of Performance (POP) has ended and before the funds are cancelled. To qualify for the GS-09 on Education alone, you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or have been awarded a master's or equivalent graduate degree. You can also qualify based on a combination of graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application. 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: Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.  Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. For all types of consideration, 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 experienceFor additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/employment-faq/federal-hiring/how-do-i-apply-for-federal-jobs/Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date. Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address DOT, FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Submit Application and Documents Online 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United States
• Name: DOT Automated Staffing
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]