Clarification from the agency

About the position: This is an open continuous announcement. Recruitment will continue through the announcement closing date until the position is filled.

As a RESOURCES MANAGER (TITLE 5),GS-0501-11, you will serve as the Resources Manager with the responsibility for performing analytical planning, management, and evaluative work relating to the training operations, management and administration of the training program budget.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:

• Identify deficiencies or areas requiring improvement, recommends corrective action, and/or initiates studies to determine causes of deficiencies.
• Application of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques.
• Administer all phases of program solutions that lead to solving pay related issues with customers and financial administration.
• Develop a financial resource plan for reimbursement of support and services.
• Determine the effect of new statues, regulations and policies and evaluates organizational compliance with proposed and existing guidance.
• Use various automated financial management systems, computer generated products, and designs unique queries to produce required financial reports, plans, and schedules.
• Responsible for providing technical advice and guidance to other analysts and managers engaged in the execution of the mission.
• Review and analyze program plans, budget estimates, and information on accomplishment of objectives in terms or reasonableness, accuracy, and efficient, effective use of funds.
• Review and analyze cost accumulations versus approved program/budget estimates.
• Analyze new or proposed legislation, regulations, law, and roles from NGB/ARNG/ANG/State/TAG to determine impact on program operations and management.
• Plan, program, budget, allocate, and execute of funds associated with the programs managed.
• Review administrative audit and investigative reports to determine appropriate changes or corrective action required.

Conditions of employment

• To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, our agency will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Federal Employees. Our agency may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
• THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 2 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
• Must be eligible for entry into Financial Management certification Career Program before on-boarding into the position.
• Irregular and overtime hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Work may require access to classified information. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives may be available for this position.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess 12 months financial administration experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess specialized experience for the GS-11 Level which includes at least 12 months of finance program experiences and competencies that provided a working knowledge of financial principles and procedures. These experiences must include: an excellent understanding of the policies, goals, objectives, regulations, guidelines, and organizational structure; with a detailed knowledge of budgeting, administrative, financial, and information management systems. The applicant must have competencies to efficiently and effectively perform analytical planning and evaluative work relating to the training operations, management, and administration of the training program budget. An applicant must have experiences and training that demonstrate the abilities to follow directions, to read, retain, and comply with instructions, regulations, policies, and procedures. Must have a full range of competence in conducting resource management planning, programming, budgeting, allocation, and execution of funds associated with the programs managed by the DCSOPS. Work experiences included financial, program and resource management; along with performing duties in all areas of budget planning, obligation, execution, and tracking of expenditures for the directorate. Competence in reviewing, consolidating, approving, modifying or disapproving submitted budgetary data and reports that ensured consistency with established guidelines, reasonableness and accuracy. Experienced on the treatment of budgetary data on forms, schedules, requests, and reports used by the directorate. Has the skills and abilities to establish and execute fund control procedures by developing apportionment requirements and schedules for obligations and expenditures. Competent in developing monthly expenditure and obligation plans. Experienced in securing and analyzing monthly obligation plans; submitting consolidated schedules of obligations and expenditures, and comparing actual obligations and expenditures against established plans. Has experiences in working with Master Cooperative Agreements and modifications. Competent in the Cooperative Agreements' applications, terms, conditions and standards that ensured proper obligation and expenditure of funds. Experienced in developing and managing a system for administrative control of appropriations and funds. Knowledgeable in managing a financial resource plan for reimbursement of support and services. Experienced in determining the effect of new statues, regulations and policies and in evaluating organizational compliance with proposed and existing guidance. Experiences involved direct coordination and cooperation with the state's governmental agencies who were responsible for managing Army Cooperative Agreements. Competent in collaborating with directorate managers, internal and external program managers to the directorate, USPFO Comptroller Office, and other higher headquarters resource management officials to gather information, to perform necessary studies, and make recommendations. Experienced in using various automated financial management systems, computer generated products, and in designing unique queries to produce required financial reports, plans, and schedules.

In order to be considered qualified, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in Federal service.

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.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• Attention to Detail
• Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Finance
• Financial Management
• Financial Management Analysis