Financial Specialist (Business Manager), School of Engineering and Cyber Systems

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.Specialized experience must include the following: Maintaining funding, commitment, and obligation records for assigned accounts; Verifying availability of funds; Verifying that data is properly posted to accounts; Monitoring and interpreting regulations and guidance regarding accounting and budget operations; Using an automated accounting system to maintain financial records; Generating monthly and quarterly financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures; Executing annual budgets, ensuring the accurate and timely execution of approved expenditures, following up on contracts and procurement activity to monitor spending.

OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to meet experience requirements. NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

You will serve as a Financial Specialist (Business Manager) in the School of Engineering and Cyber Systems and be responsible for delivering the academic curriculum and managing all academic activities and affairs in support of faculty, staff, and cadets. The School Business Manager serves a critical liaison to CGA Mission Support and Business Operations offices for a variety of financial, budgetary, and logistics management. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Strategically managing and orchestrating the day-to-day financial, mission-support, and executive ­level administrative activities of the School of Engineering and Cyber Systems. Providing a variety of mission-support functions including, but not limited to, short/long range executive planning, scheduling, procurement, travel support, budgeting, financial analysis, and academic administration of the School.

Monitoring, interpreting, and implementing internal policies for the cognizant School, regarding budget/financial operations, procurement, travel, and personnel management via consultation with the CGA Superintendent, Provost's Office, Business Operations Division, Mission-Support Division, and other experts as needed. Managing and coordinating the School's capability to support travel for a variety of academic activities.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information