Job opening: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Salary: $39 576 - 94 317 per year
Published at: Sep 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Resource Advisor performing a variety of financial management functions to include the formulation, execution, and analysis of budgets for substantive programs and support activities. Exercises surveillance over organizational projects/programs, budget, fiscal controls and administers funds for assigned organization.
Duties
Performs financial management/budget formulation work. Reviews organizational historical data and/or matches funding requests or projected costs or selected line items with past records to determine trends in spending and to forecast annual funding needs.
Performs budget execution, trend analysis, and financial management work. Monitors commitments, obligations incurred, and the actual expenditures of a budget with different sources and types of funding, such as annual, and/or multi-year appointments, allotments, transfer of funds from other agencies, revenue from funded operations, and refunds.
Provides advice, assistance, and guidance on financial management and/or related information. Maintains an effective working relationship with individuals at various levels within the agency facilitating expedient resolution of financial management issues/problems and achievement of financial objectives.
Conducts analyses, reviews, and special studies of financial management and/or related information. Reviews and analyses continuing changes in program plans and/or funding throughout the year to identify and recommend or make frequent adjustments to budget estimates and/or conduct partial re-budgeting.
Performs quality checks of automated system database information and uses availiable computer software programs to produce required budget reports, plans, schedules to capture significant trends, changes, or impacts to the program.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guidance
- Relocation costs or other incentives may/may not be available and considered by the organization
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- For more information on Acq Demo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage http://acqdemo.hci.mil/ and Fact Sheet http://acqdemo.hci.mil/faq.html
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position
- Incumbent may be required to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY) by military or commercial aircraft to attend conferences and meetings
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Safeguards classified or sensitive financial management/budget-related information and/or files
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- The work is primarily sedentary an no special physical ability is required. Some walking and standing may occur in the course of a normal workday in connection with travel to and from meetings and conferences
- Incumbent may occur some walking and standing in the course of a normal workday in connection with travel to and from meetings and conferences as well as carry light items and notebooks
- Complies with safety requirements
- Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program
- Incumbent must maintain current certifications this is a Financial Management Level I Certified Position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle R-Financial Management, Section 1599d
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Job Family Standard for Professional and Administrative Work in the Accounting, Auditing, and Budget Group. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Applicants must have or will have within 120 days of the closing of this announcement, at least 1 year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level or equivalent to the NH-01 grade level in other pay systems and/or 1 year (52 weeks) of general experience at the NH-02 broadband, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-5/7/9 or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of general experience includes financial management efforts in all aspects of program planning, budget analysis, cost estimating, and cost analysis. Prepares cost summary data for justification of funds and defense for retention of funds in support of valid program requirements. Establishes and maintains control over the maintenance of a program repository for all financial documents and develops program financial management records of the overall financial status of the program.
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:
Knowledge of commonly used financial, accounting, and budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, processes, and computer systems related to budget preparation and execution.
Knowledge of missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to installation programs and organizations.
Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems.
Knowledge of automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish budget/funding tasks and skilled in formulating, justifying, and/or executing assigned budgets/programs.
Knowledge of sources of factual information about and related to processes of budgeting, such as that found in
accounting reports, payroll records, work reports, or inventory and supply data.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to justify, defend, present, and/or advise on financial and budgetary processes/actions.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click
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FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Contacts
- Address Robins AFB
455 Byron St
Ste 474
Robins AFB, GA 31098
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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