FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience includes detailed and in-depth knowledge of the DoD Planning, Programming, and Budget System; budgeting policies, regulations, procedures, and administrative and financial management systems; general understanding of accounting, contracting, and business processes; and a basic knowledge of information technology.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Knowledge of the policies, principles, concepts, guidance, procedures, techniques, and methodologies pertaining to analysis of financial data. 2. Knowledge of DoD acquisition requirements, development, and approval processes. 3. Knowledge of the requirements, techniques, procedures, and practices of generally accepted accounting principles and standards. 4. Skill in formulating, justifying, and/or analyzing financial requirements of the assigned program. 5.

Ability to communicate, plan, organize work, and meet deadlines. 6. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data using financial systems to prepare budget estimates, develop alteranatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems. And knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and supply laws, regulations, functions, policies, procedures, techniques and methods sufficient to provide interpretation of policies and procedures.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• Provides financial management and advisory oversight of expenditures to ensure propriety and compliance with financial, fiscal and auditing directives. - Formulates, establishes, and implements financial management policies, instructions, and procedures on all matters relating to programming, budgeting, funding, forecasting, and status of funds. - Responsible for all aspects of the formulation, development, and, execution of budgets, financial plans, and multi-year programs required to properly fund and meet program resource requirements. - Serves as advisor to command staffs, cost-center managers, technical representatives, resource managers, and Contracting Officer Representatives (COR), identifying acceptable solutions to resolve contractual issues encountered during all phases of the acquisition process.