Financial Management Analyst

This position is located in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Financial Management Directorate, Accounting Division. The incumbent provides authoritative advice to management in the organization on all financial-related issues as the technical expert ensuring the integrity of financial reporting for the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW), WHS, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), and other supported DoW activities.

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice , under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 5 U.S.C. 9905, as amended by P.L. 116-92, SEC 1109, further amended by P.L. 116-283, SEC 1117 and further amended by P.L.118-31, SEC 1104 and SEC 1250B. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: . Serves as a technical authority for the Field Accounting Team, providing expert support to ensure all activities comply with legal and regulatory mandates while fulfilling strategic customer objectives. Identifying discrepancies and determining root causes and implementing corrective actions that maintain compliance with federal accounting standards and WHS operating procedures.

Executing a wide range of financial reconciliations, metric reports, and analytical review that requires numerous unrelated analytical steps, cross-system transaction research and interpretation of fiscal policies. The incumbent exercises significant, independent responsibility in executing the full range of complex field accounting operations Responsible for assisting in resolving accounting challenges and developing new, compliant methodologies for the directorate using policies, financial regulations, procedures and laws (e.

g., DoW FMR, SFIS, SOPs)

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to:

1. Analyzing discrepancies between financial systems and funding authorities, commitments, obligations and disbursements;
2. Knowledge of accounting and budget procedures related to appropriation controls, transfer of funds, reimbursement of expenditures, refunds of administrative expenses,;
3. Identifying fiscal, budgetary, and accounting vulnerabilities affecting organization accounts and helping others come up with solutions to major execution challenges; and
4. Participating in administrative and analytical duties related to program planning and financial execution.. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if related (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts for verification). OR Combination of education and experience You may qualify at the GS-12 level , if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to:
5. Participating in internal procedures and policies that support the financial management of the funds control and execution processes;
6. Preparing accurate and timely reports and financial statements based on broad analyses of complex financial issues, including programs and operations involving significant funding levels;
7. Identifying fiscal, budgetary, and accounting vulnerabilities affecting organization accounts and collaborating with others and coming up with solutions to major execution challenges; and
8. Performing a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties related to program planning and financial execution. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to
9. Process incoming orders in accordance with fiscal law ensuring the validity of transaction,
10. Monitoring funds availability of expired and unexpired appropriated funding;
11. Reviewing revenue, billing and cash transactions (collections and disbursements); and
12. Providing advice and guidance on financial policies, internal controls, resource management concepts, and execution strategies. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages . For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

ARE YOU QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION or A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE? You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume. You MUST provide a copy of official or unofficial transcripts or degrees in your application package. It may also be acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.)

Education

must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.

ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency. If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours 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 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: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html