Summary

The selectee serves as a Senior Finance Manager and serves as the principal advisor of the Office of Tribal Government Affairs as well as key staff members on financial management activities, fiscal policy, information systems, and applicable federal regulation as well as internal controls and financial matters, and serves as a Team Lead to guide and deliver the financial and administrative functions for DOT and other federal agencies/programs.

Duties

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The Finance Manager:

• Plans, coordinates, and administers the financial, information systems, internal controls, and administrative functions of the program office consistent with laws and regulations.
• Guides a staff of federal and contract employees and assigns and evaluates work products. Provides technical advice and guidance and serves as an authoritative source on financial, budgetary and IT issues.
• Responsible for budgets, fund administration, cost accounting, billing, and other budget and funds control activities for DOT programs.
• Provides structure by means of written procedures, policy, and guidelines to ensure that financial management standards are incorporated in the duties of various Program activities; and to ensure that management controls are in place to meet all Federal financial standards.
• Contacts customer federal organizations to communicate financial requirements; makes presentations in meetings or public gatherings to explain financial requirements; makes presentations in meetings or public gatherings to explain financial requirements; assists the Associate Director in developing long range strategies to properly develop program cost structure strategies.

The ideal candidate: The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) is looking for a motivated, self-reliant, skilled candidate willing to learn and adapt to change in working with experienced professionals. This position is located in the new Department of Transportation (DOT) building, which sits directly across the street from the Navy Yard metro station and blocks away from the new Washington National's Baseball stadium. OST has flexible work schedules (to include Telework) and flexible health benefits.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
• You must meet specialized experience to qualify.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Qualifications

This announcement has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). Some positions in this series involve professional accounting responsibilities that require professional accounting knowledge. For these positions only, applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements for the Accounting Series, GS-510. Therefore, the applicant will need to meet BOTH the education requirement as well as the Specialized Experience for this series.

PLEASE refer to the Education Requirements section of the announcement to review requirements for the education portion of this series.

To meet the minimum specialized experience qualificationsfor this position at the grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13 it must include:

• Experience working independently to manage and deliver the financial and administrative functions for an operating administration, OR
• Experience serving as the principal advisor or technical expert for financial management activities, fiscla policy, and the administration of applicable regulations for an operating administration, AND
• Experience working with Tribal Self Governance Compacts and funding agreements from either the Tribal OR federal perspective.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Financial Management- Understands the organization's financial processes. Prepares, justifies, and administers the program budget. Oversees procurement and contracting to achieve desired results. Monitors expenditures and uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities.
2. Written and Oral Communication- Writes a clear, concise, organized and convincing manner for the intended audience. Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.

For all types of consideration, 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.

Education

A. Degree: Accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")

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B. Combination of education and experience: At least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;

2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; OR

3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

Additional information

NON COMPETITIVE APPLICANTS: If requesting concurrent consideration for Non-competitive (NC) appointment eligibility, you must provide the appropriate SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS, such as PCS orders (military spouse) describing move & marriage certificate; letter from VA or DD214 describing 100% disability of spouse; letter from State Vocational Office certifying disability (schedule A), etc. For more information, visit military spouse NC appointments or Persons with Disabilities NC appointments.

DISPLACED EMPLOYEES: If requesting consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency CTAP program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at least an 80) and provide all of the following documents:

• your most recent performance appraisal,
• the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
• your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.

Displaced employees may be eligible for ICTAP or CTAP priority consideration. For more information, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

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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.

Benefits

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