Financial Specialist

Smithsonian; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC seeks a GS-9 level candidate for a federal financial management role in the Cash Management, Accounting Operations, Office of Finance and Accounting (OF&A).

Qualifications include one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07, involving review, analysis, reconciliation, monitoring, or resolution of financial transactions, accounts, or payments, and knowledge of related systems.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at the federal level in financial management and processing.
• Experience reviewing, analyzing, reconciling, monitoring, or resolving financial data.
• Background in cash management, payments, vendor maintenance or financial systems.

Skills

Financial management experience

Review and reconciliation

Accounts payable

Cash management

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

2 years graduate education

LL.B. or J.D. in related field

Job description

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

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 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.

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.