Senior Financial Management Specialist

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. Applicants applying for the GS-12 must meet one of the following requirements: Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-11 grade level.

Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following and your experience includes performing ALL of the tasks listed as part of your regular duties : 1) Reviewing and recording accounting transactions into automated financial management systems (i.e., Unified Financial Management System (UFMS); 2) Interpreting and explaining financial legislations and procedures to customers; 3) Researching and resolving accounting transactions such as the process of invoices, imprest fund documentation, purchase card billing statements and indirect payments; and, 4) Conducting reconciliation activities.

Applicants applying for the GS-13 must meet one of the following requirements: Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-12 grade level. Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following and your experience includes performing ALL of the tasks listed as part of your regular duties: 1) Reviewing and recording accounting transactions into automated financial management systems (i.e., Unified Financial Management System (UFMS); 2) Interpreting and explaining complex financial legislations and procedures to customers; 3) Researching and resolving complicated accounting transactions such as the process of invoices, imprest fund documentation, purchase card billing statements and indirect payments; 4) Performing tasks related to acquisition planning and/or contract administration, such as bid responsiveness and contractor responsibility and performance; and, 5) Conducting reconciliation activities.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

As a Senior Financial Management Specialist, your typical work assignments may include: Analyzing and developing cost data for a broad operating program utilizing a variety of sources. Providing customer service to assigned Division office(s)/group(s), vendors, and financial analysts. Assisting in the preparation of financial reports and making recommendations to the Senior Financial Management Specialist as needed.

Collecting, analyzing, and validating budget data to help monitor and track resources for assigned program areas. Conducting research, identifying, and analyzing trends in the use of funds, and recommends adjustments in programs that require the rescheduling of program workloads.

Reviewing and processing accounting transactions for broad and varied range of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, expenditure vouchers, and rejected transactions.