Supervisory Financial Systems Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Finance (OF) Financial Operations Financial Systems Management and Oversight Division. The Division is responsible for planning developing integrating implementing and supporting CBPs financial management systems. The Financial Systems Management and Oversight Division is comprised of three Branches: Administrative Systems; Business Information Systems; and Revenue & Robotics.

Typical duties include:

• Supervising subordinate employees performing the core work of the unit while managing major agency-wide systems development efforts in accordance with established implementation schedules funding and customer commitments including the planning development and timely delivery of user training new systems operational availability and user support.
• Developing and executing oversees or coordinates primary financial/accounting systems design aspects of enterprise-wide systems development integration or modernization project plans strategies and implementation schedules that are central to the agencys mission.
• Planning developing implementing integrating and supporting business information and decision support systems consistent with agency policy business processes goals user requirements implementation schedules and applicable standards.
• Guiding and reviewing the development (or developing and coordinating the contents) of planning documents business cases and Cost Benefit Analyses with the goal of producing sound justification for financial systems projects.

This position starts at a salary of $149323.00 (GS-15 Step 1) to $194122.00 (GS-15 Step 10) with promotion potential to $194122 (GS-15 Step 10).

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below)
• All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English
• You may be required to pass a background investigation
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures
• As an employee of CBP you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees and to CBP employees specifically as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link.
• DHS uses E-Verify an internet-based system to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
• Financial Disclosure is required.
• Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.

This vacancy has a local commuting area requirement as defined below:

• The area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home to work; Or
• The employees permanent duty station is located within the reasonable travel area surrounding the duty station of this vacancy; Or if applicable
• For employees who are detailed or temporarily promoted for more than 1 year to another duty location the detailed or temporary duty location is considered to be the duty location of record for commuting area purposes. For employees detailed or temporarily promoted for less than one year the permanent duty location is considered the duty location of record for commuting area purposes.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level performing duties such as:

• Leading or supervising the planning development integration implementation and support of complex financial management systems or business information and decision support systems.
• Providing authoritative technical advice and guidance on financial system planning development and operational matters to program officials and executive decision-makers.
• Ensuring financial systems comply with Federal financial management practices standards and requirements and are effectively integrated with existing systems.
• Developing and coordinating planning documents business cases and Cost Benefit Analyses for financial systems projects.
• Negotiating and resolving complex systemic policy procedural issues and challenges related to the design modification configuration and deployment of multi-level financial systems.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the Required Documents section below for additional resume requirements.


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.

You must:

• Meet all qualification requirements including education if applicable to this position subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and
• Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 08/06/2026.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agencys core values of vigilance service to country and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges the use of illegal drugs (e.g. marijuana cocaine heroin LSD methamphetamines ecstasy) and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation possession sale receipt manufacture cultivation production transfer shipping trafficking or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process review the following link: Applicant Resources CBP Careers

Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions:

• Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
• A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government
• Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
• Working as a contractor intern consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government

Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibilityon OPMs Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this addition you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.