Financial Management Specialist

Drug Enforcement Administration; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

The Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego is seeking a Financial Management Specialist to support the Domestic Division Financial Procurement Unit. This role focuses on processing accounting transactions, analyzing financial information, and providing customer support within the division offices.

Key duties include reviewing and processing obligations and vouchers, reconciling obligations, and preparing budget performance reports.

Qualifications

• Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
• If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes accounting transactions for a broad range of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, expenditures vouchers, and rejected transactions.
• Reconciles accounting information and ensures validity of obligations.
• Prepares special and recurring reports covering budget performance to management, and provides information on accounting transitions and procedures to customers.
• Analyzes and resolves complex issues related to the financial aspects of division programs and accounting systems.
• Reviews routine vouchers for completeness and accuracy, and uses invoice tracking tools to assist with resolution of duplicate payments and incorrect data.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration

This position is located in the DEA, San Diego 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.

Key Responsibilities

As a Financial Management Specialist your typical work assignments may include: Reviews and processes accounting transactions for broad and varied range of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, expenditures vouchers, and rejected transactions. Reconciles accounting information and ensures validity of obligations.

Prepares special and recurring reports covering budget performance to management, such as status report of division funds. Provides information on accounting transitions as well as explanation on all account procedures to customers. Analyzes and resolves complex issues related to the financial aspect of Division-wide programs, as well as accounting systems.

Reviews routine vouchers for completeness, accuracy, internal consistency and agreement with basic authorization, to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures. Uses invoice tracking tools to assist with the resolution of duplicate payments and incomplete or incorrect data.

Requirements & Education

See the qualification section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php. If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $70507 – $110905/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-01.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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