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Financial Program Specialist
About this role
To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must fulfill one of the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as assisting with routine financial and budgetary tasks, including supporting financial disbursements, compiling and reviewing budget estimates and financial statements, tracking obligations and expenditures and entering data into financial systems, supporting invoice reconciliation and year-end closeout activities, assisting with project planning and preparing draft reports, supporting basic COR functions such as collecting contractor performance information and reviewing simple procurement actions, and applying fundamental knowledge of budget formulation, execution, and financial regulations to perform routine analytical tasks while following established guidelines.
OR B. Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. Examples of qualifying fields include accounting, finance, business administration, public policy, economics, or other graduate programs related to budgeting or financial management.
OR C. A combination of education and experience as listed above. Qualifying experience is converted to a percentage of the required experience and education is converted to a percentage of the required education. When the two percentages add up to at least 100 percent, the minimum qualification requirements can be met. NOTE: Transcripts are required for all claimed education. Failure to submit transcripts to confirm eligibility based on education will result in loss of consideration.
To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. This experience includes independently performing advanced financial management work such as managing complex disbursements, conducting in-depth reviews of budget estimates, financial statements, and long-range funding needs, developing and adjusting budget plans and policies, analyzing program changes and recommending financial actions, executing budget monitoring, reconciliations, and year-end closeout, coordinating projects with multiple interdependent tasks, and serving as a COR by monitoring contractor performance, interpreting procurement regulations, and conducting price, cost, or financial analyses for complex procurements.
Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher grade in Federal Service. 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.
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