Financial Specialist

Smithsonian Institution; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC is seeking a GS-9 Accounting Operations professional within the Office of Finance and Accounting (OF&A). This role focuses on financial management tasks including review, analysis, reconciliation, monitoring, and resolution of financial data and transactions.

Qualified applicants will have 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-07 level or higher, and/or a relevant advanced degree, as detailed in the announcement.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience defined as financial management work involving the review, analysis, reconciliation, monitoring, or resolution of financial transactions or data.
• Experience in cash management, payment operations, accounts payable, vendor maintenance, or electronic payment processing.
• Experience working with financial systems as part of the responsibilities.

Skills

Financial management

Reconciliation

Accounts payable

Payment operations

Cash management

Financial systems

Education

Master's degree or graduate degree

2 years of graduate education

LL.B. or J.D., if related to the work

Combination: education and experience may be combined

Job description

The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Accounting Operations, Office of Finance and Accounting (OF&A), Under Secretary for Finance and Administration.

More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

For the GS-9,you qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service.For this position, Specialized experience is defined as financial management work involving the review, analysis, reconciliation, monitoring, or resolution of financial transactions, accounts, payments, or financial data, including work in areas such as cash management, payment operations, accounts payable, vendor maintenance, electronic payment processing, or financial systems

OR

• A master`s or equivalent graduate degree;OR
• 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree;OR
• LL.B. or J.D., if directly related to the work of the position; OR
• Combination:Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards

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.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.