This vacancy is for a GS - 0501 - 12, Financial Management Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SFLC SMALL BOAT FINANCIAL SERVICES SEC -SFLC-SBPL-SUPP-FSS.
To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. Examples of specialized experience include: planning/conducting reviews of financial/accounting activities; analyzing/evaluating complex financial & accounting activities to determine compliance with applicable regulations and to assess efficiency & effectiveness; implementing criteria & standards for an organization-wide financial internal control program; assisting in the evaluation of the practice & implementation of financial accounting principles such as auditing, etc. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, practices, laws and regulations of budgeting and finance. Knowledge of data gathering and management methods and techniques sufficient to recommend needed database modifications. Knowledge of the Coast Guard Financial and Procurement systems. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to participate in the drafting of multiple agency-wide messages and in the formulation of management reports; to provide feedback to financial managers; and to develop performance specifications and standards for financial programs and activities. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: Education not be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer 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. 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.
You will serve as a Financial Management Specialist and be responsible for serving as a technical expert providing guidance regarding appropriations law as it applies to the use of Operating Expense (OE), Reimbursable, AC&I, EC&R, and administrative accounts. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Administering and performing difficult and complex fund control activities impacting substantial mission-oriented programs. Reviewing, analyzing and reporting on various accounting functions and identifying regulatory and accounting changes, resource control functions, and operating level problems. Monitoring the use and rate of expenditure of budgeted funds and reviewing all fiscal transactions via the Fleet Logistics Systems (FLS) Finance and Procurement Desktop (FPD), Naval & Electronic Supply Support system (NESSS) and Core Accounting System (CAS). Developing methods to improve the accumulation, processing and reporting of financial data to use for presentations or reports on financial goals, objectives, and information .Providing expert advice on the interpretation of account regulations and impact of new legislation on program initiatives. Reviewing and coordinating accounting records and preparing apportionments, allocations, and operating budgets. Establishing and monitoring internal controls to identify problem areas, determining action required, improving operating effectiveness and ensuring and maintaining the integrity of financial and accounting information. Overseeing the preparation of statements and reports containing essential financial information and presenting reports to operating and program officials at all management levels.