Financial Management Specialist

US Drug Enforcement Administration; Detroit (MI); In loco; USD 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Detroit is seeking a finance/procurement professional to support the Detroit Field Division's Finance and Procurement Unit Chief. You will service, maintain, and resolve issues related to complex funding sources and assist in budget-related functions.

Qualified applicants should have relevant specialized experience or advanced degrees; education transcripts may be requested. This is a federal full-time position located in Detroit, MI.

Competenze

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 with complex financial duties.
• Education: Master’s or higher; or PhD with relevant finance/accounting background.
• Equivalent mix of education and experience may apply per OPM standards.

Mansioni

• Support the Detroit Field Division Finance and Procurement Unit Chief with funding source management.
• Process and monitor financial transactions; respond to inquiries; ensure compliance and safeguarding of funds.
• Review documents for budget limits, completeness, and accuracy of financial data.

Conoscenze

Financial operations

Budget management

Data analysis

UFMS familiarity

Formazione

Master's degree or higher

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Descrizione del lavoro

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Detroit Field Division.

This position(s) primary purpose is to support the Detroit Field Division's Finance and Procurement Unit Chief by servicing, maintaining, and resolving issues related to complex funding sources. For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing of this announcement.

If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.

Applicants applying for the GS-09 must meet one of the following requirements:

A. Have at least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-07 grade level and your experience includes performing at least three of the tasks below as part of your regular duties.

Specialized 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.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• 1) Assisting in performing a variety of financial and budget related functions and administrative work in connection with financial and accounting systems within an office;
• 2) Reviewing documents for valid budget expenditure limitations, completeness and correctness of all financial data;
• 3) Responding to basic financial and accounting issues and inquiries;
• 4) Monitoring and maintaining financial transactions;
• 5) Ensuring funds are adequately safeguarded against fraud, waste, and abuse.

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OR

B. Education: Have a 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., if related.

OR

C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Applicants applying for the GS-11 must meet one of the following requirements:

Have at least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-09 grade level and your experience includes performing at least three of the tasks below as part of your regular duties.

Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:

• 1) Assisting in managing an organization’s financial operations and related administrative support;
• 2) Processing various types of accounting transactions into automated financial management systems (e.g., Unified Financial Management System (UFMS);
• 3) Performing analysis of financial information using queries and reports;
• 4) Interpreting and explaining financial legislations and procedures to customers;
• 5) Identifying and resolving recurring issues related to financial and accounting transactions;
• 6) Monitoring and maintaining financial transactions;
• 7) Ensuring funds are adequately safeguarded against fraud, waste, and abuse.

OR

B. Education: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree -or- three (3) full academic years of graduate level education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related.

OR

C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.