The position is located in the Northwest Field Office (NWFO) within the Office of Self Governance and Self-Determination (OSG&SD). If selected for this position you will perform technical, and reoccurring financial management tasks related to financial management and accounting principles, procedures, and techniques.

Duties

Participates in planning the performance of financial management studies that involve the analysis of interrelated administrative processes, such as budgetary, financial, procurement, and property management functions. Recommends adaptions from established procedures to eliminate problems or to improve the current operations or operating procedures. Participates in the review and evaluation of financial systems for the effectiveness of internal controls and integrity of the organization's financial information. Analyzes processing flows, reviews data in reports and financial statements, and identifies abnormal trends and control weaknesses. Reviews and reconciles internal reports produced by the financial statements, and identifies abnormal trends and control weaknesses. Reviews and reconciles internal reports produced by the financial management system in order to determine compatibility of prior month's status, and processes adjustments to correct or update. Prepares reports and statements that contain timely, accurate and essential financial management information.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies - Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472).
• 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.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
• 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.
• The full performance level of this position is GS-11. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date.
• Career ladder promotions are at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed.

Qualifications

GS-07: To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level you must have one year experience at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent performing the following: 1) Experience preparing, entering, or reviewing financial system transactions; 2) Experience resolving errors in financial transactions or reports; and 3) Experience providing customer service. OR 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. GS-09: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level you must have one year experience at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent in all of the following areas: 1) Experience preparing, entering, or reviewing financial system transactions; 2) Experience resolving errors in financial transactions or reports; 3) Experience providing outstanding customer service; 4) Experience providing training to financial system users; and 5) Experience testing updates to an integrated and automated financial system. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree; two (2) full years of higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; a LL.B. or J.D. degree; or a combination of the experience and education. 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.

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
• Name: Diane Manzavinos
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]