Financial Specialist

Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.  This position is located in Cash Management, Accounting Operations, Office of Finance and Accounting (OF&A), Under Secretary for Finance and Administration.   Learn more about this agency Duties In this position, you will: Prepare financial forecasts for use in unit budgeting and production of cash management report(s) as well as various reports using automated financial systems. Analyze and interpret financial data to identify continual and short-term changes in the program requirements and recommend corrective and responsive actions to use as well as analysis of various financial partners’ cost/fee structures, contracts and revenue streams. Identify, track and correct incomplete, unreliable and conflicting data that impact assigned segments of reports or projects, including open related issues such as FSS/CMM, ERP financial disbursements (IPAC, Debit Cards, BOA, & WU), pay cycles (treasury or bank and AR billing tasks) and associated cash adjustments needed to balance assigned accounts. Troubleshoot problems, perform accounts examinations to include review of SI-7002 Ledger Activity PD Version: v.1.0, 11/24/2024 Last Modified: v.1.0, 11/24/2024 Report, non-cash GL account 1199, 1121 Debit Card account, etc. and resolve problematic areas within assigned areas. Requirements Conditions of employment Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation May need to complete a Probationary Period Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service. Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website. Qualifications For the GS-9, you qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as financial forecast preparation; reviewing general ledgers; review and verification of accounting transactions; and resolution of issues related to payment OR 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 directly related to the work of the position; OR Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards 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. Education Education may be substituted for experience as described in "Qualifications". Additional information This position is included in the bargaining unit.   Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position.  However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement. Expand Hide  additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. 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