Financial Management Specialist

Agency:U.S. Agency for International Development

Job Announcement Number:13-0065-LW
SALARY RANGE:
    $89,033.00 to $115,742.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:
    Friday, December 21, 2012 to Friday, December 28, 2012
SERIES & GRADE:
    GS-0501-13
POSITION INFORMATION:
    Full-time appointment in the Competitive Service. This position IS NOT in the bargaining unit. - Temporary
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
13
DUTY LOCATIONS:
    1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington DC Metro Area, DC, US
WHO MAY APPLY:
   

The area of consideration is Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) eligibles only.
JOB SUMMARY:

USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.  With headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID fosters transformational development around the world.  Our work supports economic growth and trade; agriculture and the environment; education and training; democracy and governance; global health; global partnerships and humanitarian assistance.  Read more


This position is located in the Office of Development Planning in the Africa Bureau (AFR/DP). AFR/DP provides leadership, guidance and advice to the bureau on overall development planning, program and budget requirements, policy formulation, broad management implications, and implementation strategies.

    KEY REQUIREMENTS

    U.S. Citizen or national
    Relevant experience (see Qualifications below)
    Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
    Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service
    Direct Deposit/Electric Funds Transfer is required
    Must be eligible to apply under ICTAP

DUTIES:


As a Financial Management Specialist, you will: Manage the formulation and justification of the budget for an entire agency or major component. As the agency's technical authority, provides advice and guidance to individual offices in Washington and overseas on the interpretation of Agency guidance and procedures for the financial management of the operating expense funds in the areas of budget formulation, execution and implementation.

Distribute approved Operating Expense funded Operational Year Budgets (OYB) and subsequent allowances. Manages the recording of Operating Expense funded OYB and allowance transactions in the Agency's automated accounting system and generates periodic reports from system records for Bureau management.

Review, analyze, revise, and recommend approval, disapproval, or modification of budget requests and justifications. Analyzes, combines, and consolidates budget estimates into a budget document that reflects the balanced, multi-year funding needs of AFR.

Serve as the AFR Bureau's technical expert in a wide variety of broad financial audit assignments external to the agency for an extended period of time requiring integrated analysis of a number of different financial management programs, operations, and activities. Manages and monitors the AFR Bureau Audit Management and Resolution Program.

Provides advice to subordinate staff on the interpretation of accounting and auditing regulations and the application of same to controversial problems. Develops new audit resolution approaches where no precedent exists.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:


In order for your application to be considered, you must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.  Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position includes: In-depth knowledge of the organization and operations of financial management systems. Knowledge of the theory, principles, concepts, and practices of financial management to apply this knowledge to very broad and difficult assignments.


Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date.  This means that you must have served at least 52 weeks at the next grade level (or equivalent) below the grade advertised on this vacancy announcement.

Career Transition Program: This program applies to Federal workers whose positions have been deemed 'surplus' or no longer needed, or an employee has been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service.  For information on how to apply and what documents to submit as a CTAP eligible, go to
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Applicants who have special priority selection rights under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be "well qualified" for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they possess 5 of the 6 quality factors listed below. The experience must be documented in the resume and supported by reference.

You will be rated on your qualifications for this position as evidences by the education, experience, and training you report on relative to this positions that show the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities or competencies listed on this vacancy announcement.  USAID must be able to conduct reference checks as part of its assessment process.  Applicants who do not permit reference checked from previous employers may be disqualified.

Your application must show that you meet all requirements, including the education and/or experience required for this position. You may be found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position. If your application is incomplete, we may rate you as ineligible.

Qualified applicants will be evaluated in the following areas:

    Financial Management
    Planning and Evaluating
    Customer Service
    Problem Solving
    Interpersonal Skills
    Writing


To preview questions please click here.

BENEFITS:


Working for USAID offers comprehensive benefits including paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life and health insurance, and the Federal Employees Retirement System.  You can explore the benefits offered to most Federal employees at http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/.   USAID's headquarters is in downtown Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., on the Federal Triangle Metro Blue and Orange Lines.  The office is within walking distance of restaurants, shops, museums, and Washington Monument.  A physical fitness facility and food court are on site.  You will be eligible for telework in accordance with Agency policy.

OTHER INFORMATION:

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 5 months of the closing date.



These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP’s) under the Agency’s approved Drug Free Work Place Program.  All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.



Moving and relocation expenses are not authorized

EEO Policy:  http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo

Reasonable Accommodation Policy:  http://www.usajobs.gov/raps

Veterans' Information:   http://www.usajobs.gov/vi

Telework:  www.telework.gov

Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/.

HOW TO APPLY:


The following instructions outline our application process.  You must complete this on-line application process and submit any applicable required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. If applying on-line poses an extreme hardship, you must contact the human resources office no later than two business days prior to the closing date of this vacancy announcement.  An alternative application method will provided upon approval of the hardship notification. After this time, requests to apply via alternative methods will not be granted. 

Please note that all required documents must be received by the closing date, via online or alternative methods, and that we will determine your eligibility and qualifications based solely on the material received by the closing date. 

Step 1 - Review the Job Announcement
Before you apply, we suggest you review the entire job announcement.  Pay close attention to the Major Duties section and the How You Will Be Evaluated section where you will see the areas upon which your application will be evaluated and a link for previewing online questions. 

Step 2 - Create or Upload a resume with USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov)

-Create or upload a resume in USAJOBS. You may wish to customize your resume to ensure it supports your responses to the online questions and addresses the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of the job announcement.  For resume tips, click here.

-Although you must enter your Social Security Number (SSN) for USAJOBS, we will only see the last four digits for identification purposes.

Step 3 - Apply Online
Click the "Apply Online" button on this announcement and then select the resume you wish to submit with your application. You will be redirected to the Department of the Treasury's CareerConnector website to complete the application process.

Step 4 - Answer the Online Questions and Submit Your Online Application
If this is your first time on Treasury's CareerConnector website, you will be prompted to register by answering questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. The system will save these responses and take you back to the main screen so that you can answer the job-specific questions. Select "Take me to the assessment" and click on the "Next" button to answer the job-specific questions. You must answer all the questions and click the "Finish" button.

Step 5 - Review and Confirm Your Submission
You will now have the option to upload a document or print fax cover-sheets for documents (see Step 6 for details). Once you click "Done," you will see a summary of your application for your review. You may also print a copy for your records. When you click "Finish" at the bottom of the page, you will then be directed back to USAJOBS where you can confirm that your application has been submitted and track your application status.

Step 6 - Submit Documents
You can submit any applicable required or optional documents (see below) by document upload, fax, or e-mail. Whichever method you choose, please include the job announcement number with your documents. To protect your privacy, we encourage you to remove your SSN from any documents that you submit.

Document Upload: You may upload documents in one of two ways:
1.    Once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement, you will be prompted to upload your document(s) to your application.  You will be given the choice to either upload the document as part of the application process or you can select a document that you've already loaded on USAJOBS.  Or



2.    You can upload a document to an existing application by logging into your USAJOBS account profile.  Click on "My Applications" and search for the vacancy.  Once you've located the vacancy, click on the vacancy and select "Apply Online."  Move through your existing application to the Documents page and select Upload in order to add a document to your application.  Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation that the document uploaded. 
In the Application Review section, you may verify acceptance of your documents in Career Connector if you see them listed on the "Vacancy Documents" screen. Then, click on "Finished" to be returned to USAJOBS.

Fax: Print a fax cover-sheet in Career Connector by following the "Faxing Supporting Documentation" instructions.  The fax number will be provided on the cover-sheet.

If you are having difficulty within the Career Connector system and need technical assistance please email the help desk at careerconnectorhelp@treasury.gov. The help desk is available to assist you during the hours of 8:00 am- 4:30 pm EST.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

Required documents include the following: 1) Resume, showing qualifications 2) Most recent copy of your SF50 (notice of personnel action) 3) Proof of ICTAP eligibility as defined under "OTHER INFORMATION".Follow the link to apply