Supervisory Financial Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Data Analysis and Systems Integration Branch (DASIB) with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD; Suitland, MD; College Park, MD; Lanham, MD; Greenbelt, MD; Riverdale Park, MD; Asheville, NC; Boulder, CO; Fort Collins, CO; Madison, WI; or Stennis, MS.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Financial Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as primary advisor to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for leadership and direction on all matters relating to fiscal management, including but not limited to financial systems and operations. Direct and manage CFO programs and staff, provide review, oversight, direction, and control. Resolve management and client inquiries and questions. Perform a variety of budget analysis functions, including but not limited to formulation, presentation, enactment, or execution. Determine the best approach or solution for resolving budget shortages. Recommend selections for subordinate supervisory positions and for work leader, group leader, or project director positions responsible for coordinating the work of others, and similar positions. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
What you need to qualify
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZA-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Examining and analyzing accounting transactions and accounts to ensure accuracy; Directing the formulation, execution, or management of a unit's finances; and Leading teams or work-groups on all matters relating to fiscal management, including but not limited to financial systems and operations.
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