About the Position: This position is located with the Office of Technical Directors, U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, MS. This position is being filled at the full performance grade of a DJ- 4 (GS-13/14).

Duties

Plan, execute and monitor of all internal projects. Ensure obligations and expenditures incurred by programs are in accordance with existing laws and regulations. Review, analyze, and evaluate facility costs such as utilities, repairs, and improvement program to ensure all accounts are solvent and nominal. Provide support in financial management, operational budgeting, program support, rate calculations, and facility administration. Foster a working atmosphere conducive to collaborative efforts. Promote brainstorming when speaking with technical teams. Communicate to senior personnel and/or management on the financial condition of assigned programs. Create and maintain reports, workbooks, and scorecards for analyzing individual facility accounts.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify at the DJ-04 (GS-13/14) grade level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialist experience equivalent to a DJ-04 (GS-13/14) level in the Federal service which includes 1) creation and modification of analytical documentation and reports leveraging business intelligence and/or other analytical applications. 2) analyze and interpret financial data, 3) provide organizational business consulting and analysis 4) provide financial management within a project funded facility account environment with strong organization and communication skills. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (DJ-03) or equivalent (GS-11/12). All qualification requirements, including time after competitive appointment, must be met by the closing date of this announcement. This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies within 6 months of the closing date. This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project at the DJ-04 (equivalent to GS-12/13). In accordance with the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 57, dated March 25, 1998, an employee of the Laboratory Demonstration project must have a current average performance score of 2.5 or above in order to be selected for promotion. All applicants currently employed under a Laboratory Demonstration Project must include their most recent performance appraisal score as part of their electronic resume. If you are a Lab Demo employee submitting your resume for the first time, or if you have previously submitted your resume without your most recent score, you must submit your resume now with the following statement to be included in the section on your training: Current Performance Rating 2.5.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RG-W03GAA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk