Supervisory Transportation Finance Manager

Full Job Description

The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Transportation Finance Specialist within the Federal Highway Administration, providing support to the agency in enhancing the FHWA's stewardship, ensuring accountability of Federal funds and achieving organizational excellence in delivering the FHWA's various highway and transportation programs.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience conducting reviews and/or audits of financial programs such as financial integrity reviews to ensure expenditure of funds in accordance with regulatory or legal requirements; AND Experience providing technical advice on cost accounting and billing procedures for financial programs such as developing procedures, policies and internal controls; AND Experience communicating technical information to stakeholders from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to convey regulatory requirements, outline a need for change, and to coordinate acceptable corrective actions KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Financial Management - Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization.

Compliance - Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.

Financial Assistance Mechanisms - Knowledge of the differences between acquisition and financial assistance purposes and requirements; knowledge of Federal assistance instruments, techniques, and procedures for grants (for example, block, mandatory, discretionary) and agreements (for example, cooperative, interagency).

Contracting/Procurement - Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements (for example, Federal Acquisitions Regulations) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration.

Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations For all types of consideration, 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.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Major Duties:

As a Supervisory Transportation Finance Specialist, you will: Serve as a technical advisor for FHWA division personnel, Headquarters personnel, and State DOT employees on various phases of auditing.

Be responsible for establishing, reviewing, and maintaining internal controls to achieve the objectives of effective and efficient operations, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Develop financial management reports and conduct analysis to help resolve financial operations issues.

Oversee the collection, review and communication of data requested by financial statement auditors or other outside entities requesting obligation or payment data.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and highly motivated person looking to expand their knowledge and experience in governmental finance, budgets, and information control systems.