Financial Management Analyst

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
To qualify for this GS-11 Financial Management Analyst position you must demonstrate:
(1) at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience OR
(2) Optional Education OR
(3) A combination of Specialized Experience and Optional Education

(1) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gainedin a federal position at or above GS-09 OR (if your position/experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level equivalent to GS-09.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is administrative work, financial in nature, that primarily consists of interpreting and applying fiscal, financial, accounting or budgetary policies and procedures in the execution of business operations.

If you perform this kind of work, your resume must specifically describe it, in your own words.

Reviewers cannot assume you perform duties you don't describe.

An affirmative response to the online questionnaire is not sufficient to demonstrate experience.

Since Specialized Experience also has a time component, it must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks.

SAMPLE DUTIES THAT DEMONSTRATE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE INCLUDE:

(a) interpreting and applying financial policies and procedures in the performance of a workload;

(b) examining financial documents for accuracy, adequacy of information and compliance with regulations;

(c) posting financial data using automated accounting systems;

(d) calculating, adjusting and posting financial information to claimant's records (such as computing monthly benefit amounts [such as for Disability, Retirement, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare and Survivor cases], workers' comp, earned income, unemployment benefits, disability and pension payments, various withholdings, etc);

(e) issuing payments, including benefit authorizations;

(f) maintaining and tracking payments and financial transactions;

(g) reconciling financial records and identifying and correcting discrepancies, including under- or
overpayments; or

(h) monitoring and/or reporting on financial obligations and expenditures.

(2) OPTIONAL EDUCATION: Applicants without specialized experience can meet Minimum Qualifications with a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (or LL.M. if related) OR at least 3 full years of higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. (generally at least 54 semester hours beyond a bachelor's degree). Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work.

(3) COMBINATION: Applicants without the full amount of Specialized Experience or the full amount of Optional Education can meet Minimum Qualifications with a combination of Specialized Experience and qualifying graduate-level education. (Only graduate education beyond the second academic year can be considered when combining education and experience.) This is the most difficult option to demonstrate - if you meet the requirement in another way, use that instead.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (e.g., Specialized Experience and/or Optional Education) must be met by the closing date of this announcement.


INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CAREER-LADDER POSITION

This is an advanced developmental position leading to the GS-12 full performance level.

Assignments are developmental in nature; trainees work under the general direction of the designated supervisor, who sets overall objectives and deadlines.

The supervisor or higher-graded analyst provides general instructions on new assignments, furnishes advice and guidance and is available to answer questions and assist in solving problems.

Assignments in this position are not as broad and/or inclusive as assignments in the full performance position. Duties generally require the trainee to keep abreast of daily operations and the status of various projects; work requires the application of standard communications and analytical techniques.

Consideration for promotion is at the discretion of management and is based on the existence of higher-level work, your ability to perform that work, administrative requirements and current agency and/or organizational restrictions.

Successful performance of work in this position and adherence to these conditions will be assessed during the 1-year probationary period that may be served by new appointees.