FINANCIAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST-FO GS 7/9 ANCHORAGE

Who May Apply

Open to ALL
U.S. Citizens

Opening Date:
May 18, 2017

Closing Date:
June 1, 2017 11:59 pm (EST)

Questions regarding this opening should be directed to Loree Phillips
at
(304) 625-5466
or
loree.phillips@fbi.gov

Job Summary

Position:
Financial Operations Specialist
, GS-9/11

Division: Anchorage
Field Office

Location:
Anchorage, Alaska

Working Hours: 8:15 a.m. – 5:00p.m.

Salary
:
GS 7- $44,952.00 -$58,442.00

GS 9 –
$54,985.00 – $71,484.00

Full Performance level: GS –
9

Number of Positions Available: 1

Duration: Full Time/Permanent

Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Key Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen

The mission of the FBI is to protect the American People and uphold the Constitution of the United States.

Major Duties

• Gathers, interprets, analyzes, and correlates large volumes of complex narrative, financial and statistical data regarding the financial planning, resource requirements, etc.
• Performs a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties connected with the review, justification, and presentation of the budget for the office assigned.
• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets existing and proposed legislation, appropriation language, executive orders, and OMB Circulars and bulletins.
• Performs a variety of financial functions including preparing a variety of financial reports.
• Assists management in applying financial data and recommending alternatives to resolve difficult problems.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Your application will be evaluated and rated under the FBI’s Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared to your responses to the online assessment questionnaire.
High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and/or supporting documents may eliminate you from Most Competitive status.

Your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Most Competitive, Competitive, or Least Competitive. Names of candidates in the Most Competitive category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration.
Veterans’ preference will be applied.

All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:

• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Initiative
• Organizing and Planning
• Problem Solving / Judgement
• Accounting

GS-7: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level.

Specialized Experience is :

• Performed analytical work in the area of financial management.
• Classified, reconciled, recorded and reported accounting data.
• Reviewed disbursement documents.
• Communicated orally with internal entities to resolve discrepancies.

GS-9: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level.

Specialized Experience is:

• Performed analytical work in the area of financial management.
• Classified, reconciled, recorded and reported accounting data.
• Reviewed disbursement documents.
• Provided guidance/consultative services relating to financial matters.
• Developed liaison with internal and external entities.

Education

All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

GS 07:
Applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education. Superior academic achievement is the completion of all the requirements of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average of 3.0 or higher as recorded on an official transcript, or as based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum, or (3) honor society membership.

GS 09:
Applicant must have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.