Financial Management Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-0501-9, Financial Management Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FACILITY ALAMEDA in ALAMEDA, California.

To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 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 basis.

Monitoring obligations, developing, gathering and analyzing financial data, reconciliation and oversight of accounts.

Researching and resolving errors related to orders, deliveries and billing, track orders, monitor corrective action plans.

Participating in financial audits, performing auditing assignments while applying financial principles, methods, techniques and procedures.

Managing spreadsheets using software such as Microsoft Excel or other programs.

OR Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

OR A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in or related to the work of this position and graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

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 coordinating all funding and purchasing issues necessary to support the delivery of industrial services to their area of responsibility.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Performs routine tasks to operate a financial management information system.

Records daily transactions and provides data for budget reporting. Monitors authorized and actual expenditures to prevent budget overruns.

Devises new or revises existing procedures to improve resource accountability and reporting data. Prepares a variety of routine financial reports for senior management review.

Performs analysis and reconciliation of day-to-day accounts. Independently applies conventional accounting principles to journalize accounting transactions to the general ledger in a functional area.

Ensures sufficient funding available in selected accounts for purchases initiated at unit.

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