Financial Mangement Specialist

You will serve as a/an Financial Mangement Specialist within a multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering team. You will assist in the administration of CEU financial and property management programs and supports budget execution financial reporting reconciliation activities and property accountability functions under the guidance of senior financial management personnel and supervisory staff.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Assisting in the execution and tracking of multiple financial accounts including Depot Level Maintenance (DLM) Operational Level Maintenance (OLM) Environmental Compliance and Restoration (EC&R) and Procurement Construction and Improvements (PC&I) funding.
• Preparing funding documents tracking allotments monitoring obligations and expenditures and maintaining financial records.
• Collecting compiling and analyzing financial data from accounting systems reports and historical records.
• Maintaining budget spreadsheets databases and tracking systems used to monitor account balances and project funding status.
• Reviewing routine requests for expenditures to verify accounting classifications and compliance with established procedures.
• Supporting contract funding administration by monitoring obligations modifications invoices and payments and identifying routine discrepancies for resolution.
• Preparing recurring and ad hoc financial reports compiling financial information and maintaining spreadsheets and databases used for financial reporting.

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

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume:

• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position)
• Personal information: such as age gender religious affiliation etc.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• To ensure the accomplishment of our mission DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This position requires a Secrect clearance.
• This is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• Selectee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state drivers license.
• Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
• This position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment drug test.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position you MUST meet all of the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCEis experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable an applicants one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary for successful job performance.

GS-07: In order to qualify for this position at the GS-07 level your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-05level in the federal service.
Examples of the minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-05 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis:

• Assisting with routine financial management or budget support activities such as maintaining financial records; tracking obligations expenditures or account balances; preparing or reviewing routine financial documents or reports; collecting and compiling financial data; reconciling financial records; maintaining spreadsheets or databases; and providing administrative or procedural support related to financial management accounting budget execution or property accountability.

• Education: Successfully completed (1) full year of graduate level education (18 semester hours) that is directly related to this position and has provided the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing your qualifications on education.

• Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.): successfully completed a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelors degree and that meet the criteria for Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) as evidenced by one of the three following methods:(1) class standing (2) grade-point average or (3) honor society membership. Education MUST be related to the nature of the advertised position to qualify. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing your qualifications on education.

• Combination of education and experience : A combination of education and specialized experience may be used to qualify for this position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing your qualifications on education.