Lead Financial Management Analyst

As Lead Financial Management Analyst you will be:

• Providing critical guidance to Criminal Division managers on a full range of financial activities and functions including the validation of expenditures and procedures for processing budget requests.
• Participating in the development of long-range plans based on expenditures funds reprogramming and other budgetary information.
• Managing the workload mentoring and training of an assigned team of finance professionals technicians trainees and/or contractor employees.
• Analyzing and ensuring the development of weekly monthly quarterly and annual financial reports of obligations and expenditures using relevant applications and data repositories.
• Investigating the utilization of government funds and identifying areas for streamlining and ensuring the placement of adequate controls.
• Overseeing the development of budget execution documents.
• Conducting quarterly and annual year-end-closing activities and performing reconciliation with accounting.
• Resolving complex prediction and forecasting problems resulting from uncertainties and changes in the operating programs.
• Leading financial audit preparation to include account analysis; audit sample preparation; complex data issue resolution; obligations revenue payment and internal controls review; and other related activities.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to qualify for this position.
• You must undergo a pre-employment security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required as applicable.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet status eligibility for this announcement.
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• The Criminal Division participates in the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program. E-Verify helps employers to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information visit qualify at the GS-13 level: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 federal grade level. This experience must include duties such as: managing the development of budget execution documents; providing guidance on a full range of financial activities and functions including the validation of expenditures and procedures for processing budget requests; and recommending solutions to address budget shortages and fiscal problems.
  
  Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements for consideration by the closing date of this announcement.
  Education

  There is no education requirement for this position.
  

  Additional information

  ELIGIBILITY: You are eligible under merit promotion procedures if you meet one of the following criteria:

  • Current DOJ employees with career or career-conditional appointments in the competitive service; or
  • Displaced Federal employees requesting special priority selection consideration under the Career transition Assistance Plan (CTAP).

  Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
  
  EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex pregnancy national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor. Additional information on DOJs EEO policy can be found on our website.
  
  Career Transition Programs (CTAP): This program applies to DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position you must:

  1. Meet CTAP eligibility criteria;
  2. Be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and
  3. Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility.

  If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form please reach out to or for alternative application procedures.

  Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

  A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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