For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 24-MD-12526230-ST.

Duties

At the full performance level, you will be responsible for planning and implementing the full spectrum of budget and financial management services. If selected for this position, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training, as needed. Duties include: Gathering and consolidating narrative information and statistical data needed for budget operations and financial reporting Researching legal, regulatory, program, and budgetary information Monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures for the office Verifying that obligations and expenditures occur on a timely-basis in accordance with regulatory controls Providing information based on the products of the financial management system Providing a wide variety of budgetary reports Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-09 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level in the Federal Service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: Experience implementing financial management activities and preparing a variety of financial reports and spreadsheets; and Experience developing or processing a variety of invoices and documents in a financial management system. OR Education: Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of graduate level study leading to a master's degree or LL.B or J.D degree from an accredited college or university in a field such as finance, economics, management, accounting, or another closely related field that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR Combination: Successfully completed a combination of education and experience as described above that, when converted to percentages, equal at least 100% of the total requirement. When combining education with experience, first determine your total qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; then determine your experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify this grade level. GS-11 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 level in the Federal Service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: Experience planning, implementation, and administering financial management activities, providing technical guidance to supervisors and managers, preparing a variety of financial reports and spreadsheets; and Experience processing a variety of invoices and documents in a financial management system. OR Education: Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree from an accredited college or university in a field such as finance, economics, management, accounting, or another closely related field that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR Combination: Successfully completed a combination of education and experience as described in A and graduate level education as described in B that, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement.(Note: Only graduate education in excess of two (2) years (36 semester hours) can be used in this calculation.) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Education

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, see http://www.ed.gov

OR

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address District of Maryland 36 S. Charles St. 4th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201 US
• Name: Amanda Robinson
• Email: [email protected]