Financial Management Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS - 0501 - 11, Financial Management Specialist, located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SILC-CEU JUNEAU ASSET LINE MANAGEMENT BRANCH in JUNEAU, Alaska.

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis.

Knowledge of financial management processes, procedures and requirements; Knowledge of the laws and regulations governing accounting and fiscal management; Planning, coordinating, and organizing flow of administrative work; Use of financial data systems; Communicating orally and in writing; Planning, coordinating, and organizing the flow of a multi-faceted office 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: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer 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.

Major Duties:

You will serve as a Financial Management Specialist and be responsible for projects including new construction of CG facilities or repair, maintenance, modification or renovation of existing facilities.

CG facilities include modern and historic buildings, waterfronts, airfields, hangars, aids-to- navigation facilities, communication facilities, single and multi-family housing, industrial buildings, multi-mission buildings, support structures and all associated utilities.

Serving as the project point of contact for customers, activity, command, and contracting teams. This position will support accounting for all CEU financial and property accounts.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Monitors, reviews and analyzes the execution of approved budgets and resource management plans.

Reviewing all requests for expenditure of funds to ensure targeting to the proper account, availability of funds, and conformity with financial plans.

Administers PC&I, OE and EC&R funds for construction contracts, training, office administration, Survey and Design, and Environmental Compliance & Restoration projects.

Monitors and reviews financial accounting records and regular statements to verify and reconcile with CEU accounting records.

Performing financial analysis, including querying and analyzing a wide variety of accounting and other financial data especially data obtained from FPD.

Prepares financial reports and analysis to track the trends of funds expenditure against projects and verifies that funds are obligated in accordance with planned allocations.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information