Financial Manager (Planning, Budget and Finance Officer)

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirement:

Basic Requirement:

A. Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")

OR

B. Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant’s background must also include one of the following:

1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24 semester hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant’s education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

AND

Experience:

GS-14 and GS-15: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

GS-14:

• Experience dealing with budget management, work flow and organizational techniques.
• Experience in allotting, controlling, and reviewing appropriations.
• Experience dealing with realigning funds to meet crisis in the nature of operations and funding impacts.

GS-15:

• Experience in applying extensive knowledge of accounting principles, theories, techniques and methodologies to prepare financial statements in compliance with authoritative directives within a federal government setting.
• Experience in analyzing information and providing recommendations in regards to the formulation, establishment or modification of agency/organization wide programs objectives, plans, and/or policies relating to financial management.
• Experience in providing advisory services to management relating to the administration of a financial management program.
• Experience in providing oversight/guidance for the development, implementation and maintenance of automated financial systems for an organization.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**