This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Colorado River Agency in Parker, Arizona. Perform financial management work relating to the financial activities of the Bureau. NOTE:TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

Duties

This position will perform under the general supervision of the Administrative Officer. Your duties will include, but are not limited to: Plans and conducts financial management studies that involve analysis of complex, interrelated administrative processes in budgetary, financial procurement, and property management functions. Reviews and analyzes financial reports generated by the financial system and determines compatibility of each with plans, prior month status, other relevant reports, and the general ledger. Identifies problems and discrepancies, determine if adjustments or corrections are required, and take necessary action to correct and produce reports. Prepares external financial management reports, statements, supporting schedules, justifications and related documentation as required by OMB, Treasury and/or Department of Interior to ensure date consistency and integrity.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 3- year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
• All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2024 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Parker, AZ . If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the "rest of U.S." chart.
• TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions GS-0501). GS-9: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Examples may include participating in the planning and performance of financial management studies that involve the analysis of interrelated administrative processes of budgetary, financial, procurement, and property management functions; recommending adaptation of established procedures eliminate problems or to improve the operations under study; participating in the review and evaluation of financial systems or effectiveness of internal controls and integrity of the organization's financial information; analyzing processing flows, reviewing data in reports and financial statements, and identifying abnormal trends and control weaknesses; reviewing and reconciling internal reports produced by the financial management system in order to determine compatibility of prior month status, and processes adjustment so correct or update reports; and/or preparing straightforward reports and statement that contain timely, accurate, and essential financial management information. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree (36 semester hours, 54 quarter hours or equivalent); OR LL.B. or J.D., if related to this position. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional 2021 4th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Cyndi Shields
• Phone: 4062477956
• Email: [email protected]