Financial Management Specialist-Direct Hire Authority

About this role

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Administrative and Management Positions. Applicants must meet Specialized experience as stated in this announcement SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems.

Specialized experience is experience performing budget formulation, justification, execution, and monitoring for organizational programs and activities; analyzing financial, programmatic, and manpower data to develop estimates, forecasts, reports, and briefings for management review; and identifying and recommending solutions to complex budgetary, funding, and resource-management issues. Experience applying Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congressional, agency, and organizational financial-management policies, procedures, controls, and automated financial systems to support mission requirements and leadership decision-making..

NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relations.

Skill in preparing written briefings and reports to communicate the potential effects of budgetary actions and functional project status for management review. 2. Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, precedents, procedures, regulations, briefing, formats and processes to formulate, justify and execute assigned budgets to support the mission, structure, goals, work processes and programs of supported activities/organizations.

3. Ability to conduct studies; gather, assemble, and prepare estimates; extract, organize, and analyze data from a variety of non-evident sources; develop alternate options/strategies; and make recommendations to resolve financial problems and budget/manpower issues. Ability to select and apply analytical methods and techniques to rapidly changing circumstances to maintain agility and create decision space for leadership.