Finance Manager (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)
What you'd do
The selectee serves as a Senior Finance Manager and serves as the principal advisor of the Office of Tribal Government Affairs as well as key staff members on financial management activities, fiscal policy, information systems, and applicable federal regulation as well as internal controls and financial matters, and serves as a Team Lead to guide and deliver the financial and administrative functions for DOT and other federal agencies/programs.
Major duties
The Finance Manager: Plans, coordinates, and administers the financial, information systems, internal controls, and administrative functions of the program office consistent with laws and regulations. Guides a staff of federal and contract employees and assigns and evaluates work products. Provides technical advice and guidance and serves as an authoritative source on financial, budgetary and IT issues. Responsible for budgets, fund administration, cost accounting, billing, and other budget and funds control activities for DOT programs. Provides structure by means of written procedures, policy, and guidelines to ensure that financial management standards are incorporated in the duties of various Program activities; and to ensure that management controls are in place to meet all Federal financial standards. Contacts customer federal organizations to communicate financial requirements; makes presentations in meetings or public gatherings to explain financial requirements; makes presentations in meetings or public gatherings to explain financial requirements; assists the Associate Director in developing long range strategies to properly develop program cost structure strategies. The ideal candidate: The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) is looking for a motivated, self-reliant, skilled candidate willing to learn and adapt to change in working with experienced professionals. This position is located in the new Department of Transportation (DOT) building, which sits directly across the street from the Navy Yard metro station and blocks away from the new Washington National's Baseball stadium. OST has flexible work schedules (to include Telework) and flexible health benefits.
What you need to qualify
This announcement has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). Some positions in this series involve professional accounting responsibilities that require professional accounting knowledge. For these positions only, applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements for the Accounting Series, GS-510. Therefore, the applicant will need to meet BOTH the education requirement as well as the Specialized Experience for this series. PLEASE refer to the Education Requirements section of the announcement to review requirements for the education portion of this series. To meet the minimum specialized experience qualifications for this position at the grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13 it must include: Experience working independently to manage and deliver the financial and administrative functions for an operating administration, OR Experience serving as the principal advisor or technical expert for financial management activities, fiscla policy, and the administration of applicable regulations for an operating administration, AND Experience working with Tribal Self Governance Compacts and funding agreements from either the Tribal OR federal perspective. 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: Financial Management- Understands the organization's financial processes. Prepares, justifies, and administers the program budget. Oversees procurement and contracting to achieve desired results. Monitors expenditures and uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities. Written and Oral Communication- Writes a clear, concise, organized and convincing manner for the intended audience. Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed. For all types of consideration, 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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