Assistant Director (Finance)

Full Job Description

The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.

This position is located in the Financial Planning Office, Office of the Director, Office of the Senior Advisor, National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Under Secretary for Museums and Culture (USMC).

More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

GS-14 Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as experience supervising or serving as a lead in a finance or administrative unit or team; preparing submissions related to formulating, writing, justifying and executing annual and multi-year federal and trust budgets; and providing financial guidance to senior staff related to the development of program budgets and spend plans.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position.

Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience.

Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Major Duties:

The Assistant Director (Finance) is responsible for the financial administration of the National Museum of the American Indian.

In this position, you will: Supervise, manage, and oversee staff addressing the myriads of recordkeeping, process implementation, oversight, etc., of an annual federal budget of more than $30M and a Trust fund budget exceeding $13M.

Manage, direct, and implement financial programs in keeping with the Museum's mission of broad service and contact with Native organizations and individuals, with heavy emphasis on long range planning and budgeting related to the Museums three sites, and unique outreach activities to communities throughout the Western hemisphere.

Plan and carry out financial management and operational studies specifically addressing the needs of a rapidly evolving Museum program.

Based on reviews, surveys, fact finding, organizational structures and relationships, available resources, and programmatic priorities, etc., develop options and recommendations for senior management to consider in arriving at decisions.

Prepare submissions related to formulating, writing, justifying and executing annual and multi-year Federal and Trust budgets for the Museum.

Serve as liaison with the SI Office of the Treasurer on such matters as debt repayment schedules and status, and evolving financial support needs of the Museum as it undertakes special projects at all three locations including programs and capital improvements, etc.