This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development. If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 25-HUD-119-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As a/an FINANCIAL ANALYST, you will: Perform financial analyses and evaluation, and is responsible for planning, organizing and independently completing duties on assigned projects which are complex and are above average difficulty. Review new applications, grantee performance reports, financial documents, requisitions, amendments, grant documents, etc., for compliance with CPD Program regulations, Federal Management Circulars A-102, A-87, A-il0, A-122, A-I33, Part 85; applicable instruction memos from Headquarters Offices; and any amendments to these materials that may be issued. Maintain financial status records and be well versed in all aspects of financial management systems grantees use to receive HUD funds and report their utilization, including IDIS. The incumbent is expected to use and monitor the IDIS system to determine grantee compliance and program financial management practices. The incumbent is expected to thoroughly familiar with the IDIS system and to provide technical assistance to grantees in implementation and maintenance of the local system. Complete compliance monitoring may include risk analysis, on-site or remote review, and written reports which include findings and recommendations.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: -Applying generally accepted auditing standards for conducting grants management oversight.; AND -Utilizing financial systems and technology in conducting financial monitoring of grantee activities and audit resolutions. Specialized Experience: For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: -Ensuring financial accountability and compliance with rules, regulations, laws and policies.; AND -Analyzing financial resources, data and reporting/accounting systems and developing/recommending solutions to problems. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: You may substitute a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M, if related. Degree program must have a major study in one of the following: finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. (You may qualify by a combination of successfully completed graduate leveleducation and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 2 years may be combined with experience. Example: Combining Education and Experience may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining your 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.) Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-12 you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-11 you must have been at the GS-09 level for 52 weeks. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Education

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

• Address Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]