Financial Management Specialist

As a 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

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit: Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see required to become certified Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Level I within 6 months of assignment.
• The incumbent must maintain required certifications and access to necessary systems to complete the work.

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.

Applicants applying for the GS-12 must meet one of the following requirements:

A. 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: 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:

A. Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-12grade 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: 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 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 Managements (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.