Financial Management Specialist

Drug Enforcement Administration; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Omaha, NE, is seeking a staff member to support the Domestic Division Financial Procurement Unit with processing various accounting transactions and analyzing financial information. You will also provide customer support within the division.

The position requires meeting qualification requirements described, including education or experience, and may involve combining education and experience.

Qualifications

• One year of qualifying specialized experience at GS-7 level or higher, including financial functions, document review, responding to inquiries, and monitoring financial transactions.
• Education alternatives include a Master’s degree or two full years of graduate study, LL.B. or J.D. as related.
• Time-in-Grade requirements must be met by closing date; education/experience combos may apply and are calculated as described in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in managing financial operations or related administrative support.
• Processing accounting transactions into automated financial systems and reviewing data for completeness.
• Performing analysis of financial information using queries/reports and identifying issues with transactions.

Education

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Job description

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Omaha Field Division. This position(s) primary purpose is to support the Domestic Division Financial Procurement Unit (FPU) with processing various types of accounting transactions, analyzing financial information, and providing customer support within the assigned Division offices.

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-9 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-7 grade level. 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.

• Assisting in performing a variety of financial related functions and/or administrative support;
• Reviewing documents for completeness and correctness of financial data;
• Responding to basic financial issues and inquiries;
• Monitoring and maintaining financial transactions.

OR

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.

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-9 grade level. 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 transltates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• Assisting in managing an organization's financial operations and/or related administrative support;
• Processing various types of accounting transactions into automated financial management systems;
• Performing analysis of financial information using queries and/or reports;
• Identifying and resolving issues related to financial transactions.

OR

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.

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.

Time-In-Grade Requirement

Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.