Financial Management Analyst

Duties

• Reviews expenditures to ensure they are legal, proper, correct, within the local operating budget, and in accordance with the appropriate laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Performs special studies, analysis, and/or audits to identify accounting, budget, and manpower deficiencies.
• Reviews transactions for accuracy and legal compliance in a financial database.
• Drafts briefings to summarize financial issues and/or impact of policy changes.

• Reviews expenditures to ensure they are legal, proper, correct, within the local operating budget, and in accordance with the appropriate laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Performs special studies, analysis, and/or audits to identify accounting, budget, and manpower deficiencies.
• Reviews transactions for accuracy and legal compliance in a financial database.
• Drafts briefings to summarize financial issues and/or impact of policy changes.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires travel up to approximately 10% of the time.
• Employees assigned to the Real Property Services Field Office (RSFO) will require a Valid State Driver's License.
• Financial Management (FM) Certification Requirement for each grade level - FM Certification Level 1 (GS-05/07) and FM Certification Level 2 (09/11).

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience;

if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

Three years progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level, which includes
1) Performing clerical or technical tasks in support of financial or budgetary operations;
2) Verifying the accuracy of figures and entries in financial documents;
3) Maintaining financial records and files in an orderly manner;
4) Entering data into financial systems or spreadsheets; and
5) Performing basic arithmetic calculations related to financial transactions. This definition of general experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR

Education:

Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree.

OR

Combination of

Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 36. Then divide your total number of completed undergraduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 120. Add the two percentages.

One year of specialized experience which includes
1) Applying basic financial and accounting principles and procedures to perform specific tasks;
2) Gathering and compiling financial data from various sources to support budget formulation or execution;
3) Reviewing financial documents for accuracy and compliance with established guidelines;
4) Using accounting or budget systems to record, track, and retrieve financial information; and
5) Responding to routine inquiries about budget or financial matters by locating and providing information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR

Education:

One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Superior Academic Achievement:
Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing
- Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating…