PROGRAM ANALYST
What you'd do
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Major duties
You will analyze program procedures to identify the level of compliance with regulations (e.g., Navy Working Capital Fund, federal acquisition regulations, civilian personnel regulations). You will prepare reports detailing capabilities identified from trend, deficiency, or accomplishment analysis. You will prepare written reports from analysis of financial databases. You will interpret or develop evaluation policy or procedures for an organization. You will analyze program or project issues to determine solutions to meet objectives within established timelines or financial constraints.
What you need to qualify
For the GS-11 position: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1)Utilizing advanced spreadsheet functions (e.g., Excel pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) or general financial databases to extract, synthesize, and format quantitative reports; 2) Applying general budgeting, accounting, or financial management principles to track and analyze financial execution data; 3)Assisting with Working Capital Fund (WCF) OR General Fund (GF) analysis for preparing budgets for program execution; 4) Analyzing, validating and reconciling of fiscal accounts utilizing financial systems; and 5) Gathering financial documentation for funding requests. For the GS-09 position: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assisting with financial analysis for preparing budgets for program execution;2) Analyzing or validating of fiscal accounts utilizing financial systems; 3) Assisting with gathering assembling, and analyzing quantitative or qualitative data to identify trends or draw basic conclusions as well as compiling financial documentation for funding requests; and 4) Using standard office software to input data, maintain records, and generate standard reports. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/ 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.
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