Financial Analyst

About this role

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit Promotion and Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Status applicants (who were federal employees within the past year) must provide an SF50 Notice of Personnel Action that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF50 must include the position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career-conditional).

No award SF50 will be accepted as proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. One year at the GS-12 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 grade level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION: To qualify for the Financial Analyst at the GS-13 level, you must at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, or comparable work in the private sector, state or local government.

Your resume must completely and clearly demonstrate this experience to be found qualified. The qualifying specialized experience for this position is: 1) Developing, recommending, and implementing solutions to current and anticipated financial management problems, including analyzing issues not previously examined and presenting findings to diverse audiences to gain consensus; AND 2) Analyzing financial statements and reports to identify trends and anomalies, and recommending revisions to accounting concepts applied in daily operations; AND 3) Providing technical assistance and advice to officials within and outside an organization in formulating financial management policies and programs and revising financial procedures.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade). Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.