Financial Management Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Administration, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

This announcement has an applicant limit of 150 and will close on the day that 150 applications have been received, at 11:59 PM.

Please read the "How You'll be Evaluated" section for specific details regarding the evaluation process for this job.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Specialized Experience You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Conducts financial analyses for programs within the organization.

Examines costs and estimates and develops alternative or new cost methodologies to produce independent cost estimates.

Investigates new cost methods and approaches, develops complex financial models, proposes new cost strategies, and develops cost estimating policies using a wide range of analytical and statistical techniques.

Assesses systems and procedures used to generate financial reports for the quality, and utility of the data and data displays.

Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.

In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.

As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description.

Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment.

The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed.

It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record.

In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

OPM Qualification General Policies Website Major Duties:

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Financial Management Specialist, you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by: Incumbent works directly with the Budget Director and serves as a senior advisor and as an authoritative source of information on a broad range of budget and finance issues.

Provides expert advice and assistance to ASA senior staff in identifying and resolving deficiencies and implementing corrective actions necessary to ensure the sound financial management of their programs.

Develops, implements, reviews and evaluates financial integrity/management control policies and procedures and develops strategic results-oriented plans consistent with agency goals, objectives and indicators of financial integrity/quality assurance with a knowledge of the Federal framework, requirements, policies, and procedures of the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) as well as the Chief Financial Officer's (CFO) Act.

Performs a wide range of analytical, technical and advisory functions related to the budget and financial process.