About this role

You may qualify for the GS-09 grade level, if you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the federal sector, or the equivalent in the private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, your specialized experience must demonstrate you have performed at minimum, four (4) of the five (5) following duties: Monitoring and tracking resources and/or expenditures to apply funds control practices in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures.

Entering, querying, and reconciling budgetary data in financial systems and analyzing financial data to provide recommendations to support decision-making. Generating reports, narratives, briefing materials, or justifications to support budget formulation, execution, management decisions, and/or funding requests. Applying mathematical and quantitative methods (e.g., prorations, percentages, ratios, and fractions) to support budgetary processes and financial planning.

Utilizing spreadsheet tools, including pivot table, lookup, and conditional formatting functions to compile, analyze, and present financial or budgetary data. OR Education: Two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL. B or J.D., in a related field of study to the position (e.g., Business Administration, Accounting, Finance Management, Economics, Public Administration).

Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position (You must provide supporting transcripts). OR Combination of Experience and Education: Graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation.

To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12.

Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100% (You must provide supporting transcripts) Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held.

Your resume is the means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). NOTE: If you exaggerate or falsify your experience, education and/or your responses to questions, your ratings are subject to change, or you may be removed from employment 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.

Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position within thirty (30) days of the closing date of this announcement.

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