Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Duties

Provides oversight and guidance to authorized Certifying Officers concerning the approval and certification of payments and/or disbursements for vendors and major contracts or interagency/reimbursable agreements. Responsible for interpretation concerning all payment and collection transactions. Keeps abreast of current changes to policies and fields questions as well as advises staff on all aspects of the disbursement regulations (Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policies, prompt pay and appropriation laws, Federal Travel Regulations, etc.). Provides administrative direction and coordinates with program managers the analysis of obligation documents to ensure validity of payment vouchers and proper classification. Assists the supervisor in establishing the work of an organizational unit and monitoring its progress toward meeting goals. Analyzes and evaluates financial management systems to determine compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and ensure they meet the administrative needs of the agency.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in financial management activities, work flow and organizational techniques used to provide professional leadership and guidance to staff in order to accomplish a wide scope of duties. Experience in analyzing and evaluating financial management systems to determine compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Experience in providing interpretations of financial report statements and data which points out trends, identified deviations from plans and projects data into the future. Experience in interpreting and implementing reports and records which are required to be maintained to meet minimum requirements set forth in the regulations of the BOP, DOJ, OPM, GSA and other government agencies. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]