Job opening: Financial Management Specialist
Salary: $55 924 - 72 703 per year
Published at: Oct 24 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Selected applicant(s) will serve in an entry-level position in the DLA Pathways to Career Excellence Program (PaCE) Program, performing a series of progressively more responsible Accounting functions, along with formal and on-the-job (OJT). If selected, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
Duties
The following duties will be performed in a developmental capacity and are not limited to:
Reviewing regulations, policies, and analytical procedures common to financial data management support and reporting.
Identifying and resolving a variety of budget transaction issues and problems requiring different and unrelated processes, procedures, or methods.
Performing budget formulation/execution support work.
Assuring requisitions are processed in accordance with financial and budgetary constraints.
Providing technical advice related to the maintenance, control and reconciliation of accounting transactions and records for multiple accounts.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Educational requirements MUST be met by October 30, 2024
- Tour of Duty: Flexible
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
- Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- This position requires DoD Financial Management Level 1 certification within 2 years in accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26, DoD Directive 5118.03 and section 1599d of Title 10, U.S.C. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.
Qualifications
To be considered for a Recent Graduate appointment you must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Complete all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous two (2) years; -OR-
Veterans who, due to military service obligation, were precluded from applying to the Recent Graduate Program during any portion of the eligibility period described above shall have a full two-year period of eligibility upon release or discharge from active duty. This eligibility period cannot extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study.
In addition to meeting the Recent Graduate eligibility requirements, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement above, to qualify at the GS-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
Tracking or controlling funds for organization programs.
Analyzing program work pertaining to payroll, cash control, or benefit systems.
Developing financial controls; or examining financial transactions to determine their legality.
Issuing, collecting or controlling appropriated or non-appropriated funds.
B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: 1 (one) year of graduate-level education or a bachelor's degree AND meet Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) based on ONE of the following: (1) class standing (upper third standing in graduating class); -OR- (2) grade-point average (2.95 or higher overall or over the last two years of bachelor's degree -or- 3.45 in my major field or over the last two years in my major); -OR-(3) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society.
C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade level GS-07 and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-07.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims by the closing date of this announcement. Unless otherwise stated: unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.
NOTE REGARDING EDUCATION: You may qualify for this position based on education if you will complete the qualification requirements on or before appointment date. Legible transcripts MUST be submitted to substantiate your education claims or you may be rated ineligible. At time of application: (1) 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.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that 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.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.
Contacts
- Address DLA PACERS
3990 E Broad Street
Bldg 11 Section 9
Columbus, OH 43213
US
- Name: Jodi Evans-Harris
- Phone: 614-692-0286
- Email: [email protected]
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