Financial Management Specialist

• Serves as the primary Financial Management Specialist for FCC disbursements travel questionsand issues on topics ranging from travel policy issues disbursement transaction problems; and asa liaison between RDG and Bureau/Office staff. Ensures that day-to-day operations are focusedon customer service.
• Provides disbursement travel advice assistance guidance and pertinent information totravelers and administrative officials. Work is performed under frequent pressure of shortdeadlines.
• Coordinates with Chief of RDG on disbursement travel and funding needs/adjustments.
• Works directly with FCC managers and employees and provides a one stop customer servicepoint for questions and problem solving on topics related to the responsibilities of RDG that
  includes USF and TRS disbursements vender invoice approvals travel policy transaction andpayment issues. Troubleshoots all issues that arise and follows up to ensure resolution.
• Interprets and applies FCCs payment travel system rules policies and regulations.
• Works withthe Chief of RDG and senior accountants in the review of requests from employees and initiatesrequest decisions on per diem travel allowances entitlements and funding sources.
• Providestimely responses both written and verbal summarizing travel and financial research and findings.
• Advises and makes recommendations to superiors of impact of regulatory revisions.
• Participateswith management in conducting studies relative to the development or modification of policiesprocedures regulations involving all aspects disbursements and travel related transactions andmakes recommendations to resolve problems or to improve the overall process.

• FCC Employees Only.
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status.
• Resume must not exceed two pages and must meet resume format criteria.
• Education-Transcripts Required

In order to be considered for this position applicants must:

-Currently be employed in the Federal Communications Commission in positions serving under career or career conditional appointments.

ALL FCC EMPLOYEES MUST provide a legible Personnel Action SF-50 that verifies your status and highest permanently held grade. If an SF-50 is not submitted the application will be rated as ineligible. To request a copy of your SF-50 please send an email to

Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race sex color religion or national origin.

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

IN ORDER TO BE DEEMED AS QUALIFIED CANDIDATES MUST MEET THE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA OUTLINED BELOW.

GS-11

Candidates can qualify by virtue of education specialized experience or a combination of both education and experience.

A. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degreeor LL.M. if related.

OR

B. Specialized Experience

Candidates must have one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as follows:

1. Experience providing disbursement travel advice assistance guidance and pertinent information to travelers and administrative officials.
2. Experience interpreting and applying FCCs payment travel system rules policies and regulations.
3. Experience facilitating timely and accurate submission of travel vouchers from employees.
4. Experience performing internal control reviews of highly vulnerable areas and establishes plans for corrective action and writes required reports.

OR

C. Combination of both education and experience.

GS-12

Candidates must have one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as follows:

1. Experience providing disbursement travel advice assistance guidance and pertinent information to travelers and administrative officials.
2. Experience interpreting and applying FCCs payment travel system rules policies and regulations.
3. Experience facilitating timely and accurate submission of travel vouchers from employees.
4. Experience performing internal control reviews of highly vulnerable areas and establishes plans for corrective action and writes required reports.
5. Experience conducting analyses of the Genesis Travel System to enhance productivity in accordance with priority programs and projected requirements.
6. Experience analyzing and evaluating travel practices work methods and/or procedures.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID 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.

SME REVIEW

Subject matter experts will review your application to determine if you meet the following required Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Detailed intensive knowledge and understanding of travel and disbursement financialpolicies precedents goals objectives regulations and guidelines to: analyze and evaluatecontinual changes in program plans and funding and their effect on financial and budgetprogram milestones; analyze financial and budgetary relationships to developrecommendations for financial actions under these types of conditions and time pressures: (a)uncertainty due to short and rapidly changing program and financial deadlines and objectives;(b) gaps and conflicts in program and financial/budgetary information;(c) lack of predictive data; (d) conflicting program and financial objectives; and/or (e)changing guidelines for the work.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Office of Management and Budget (0MB) and the Federal TravelRegulations (FTR) Comptroller General decisions and travel procedures methods and
  practices sufficient to readily recognize errors or inconsistencies take appropriate actions tocorrect problems/issues and maintain internal controls that reduce the risk of fraud waste anderror in the FCC travel and disbursement programs; and to ensure that the managementrequirements guidelines and financial objectives respond to programmatic travel anddisbursement issues and questions from all levels of FCC Bureau/Office management andemployees.
• Knowledge of financial management systems principles and practices to devise and implement
  changes interpret identify and correct problem areas related to FCC travel program and disbursements and ensure FCC provides adequate customer services; and have the ability to monitor and enforce the FCC travel program and disbursement controls by applying numerical concepts to verify and compare relevant financial information explain/justify variances apply arithmetic and statistical formulas and organize numerical data.
• Knowledge of and skill of automated system software capabilities (i.e. Excel Word FCC OfficialTravel system Genesis etc.) to review report and process financial data as required.
• Knowledge and skill to develop alternative solutions involving the resolution of conflicting goalsand objectives by various managerial analysis techniques for problem that are time sensitive ina rapidly evolving environment often lacking necessary predictive data and subject to constantlyevolving guidelines.

If you are deemed to be qualified by the Subject Matter Experts your application will be referred to the hiring manager for hiring consideration. Alternatively if your application is not deemed as qualified by the Subject Matter Experts your application will not be referred to the hiring manager for hiring consideration.