Supervisory Financial Management Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), Operations, Management, and Information Division (OMID), Budget and Contracting Branch (BAB) with 1 vacancy in Miami, FL; Panama City, FL; Pascagoula, MS; Beaufort, NC; or Galveston, TX.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Financial Management Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Manage and oversee the Budget and Contracting Branch, advising management on the timing of events critical to the budget process, and appropriating budgetary action needed to meet mission needs. Provide accurate budget revisions or amendments as necessary to compensate for new or reduced funding sources. Establish or modify new programs or projects and monitor budget execution and tracking functions. Supervise Contractor Officer Representatives (CORs), providing overall contract management and oversight of performance. Ensure the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) contracting program follows regional, National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracting policies and processes within all Federal contracting regulations. Provide subject matter expertise recommending solutions to complex financial issues impacting the accomplishment of program objectives. Interpret and assess the impact of new and revised Congressional legislation on the formulation and execution of financial activities and systems. Perform a full range of supervisory functions, including directing and managing the activities of staff consisting of federal employees and contractors, assigning and prioritizing tasks. Provide training for career development and evaluating performance of subordinates. 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-4 or GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Reviewing budget estimates, justification statements, or execution plans for office programs in preparation of budget development; Providing recommendations or guidance to stakeholders on priorities for use of financial resources; and Planning or coordinating the strategic direction of financial and administrative requirements for a program.
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