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Management and Financial Analyst

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Great Lakes Region, Office of Airports, Planning and Programming Branch
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Summary

Serves as Regional Management and Financial Analyst, for the Office of Airports (ARP), responsible for carrying out substantive, complex federal, state and regional, and local programs and functions associated with the development of airports and associated infrastructure. Responsible for developing and administering national and regional initiatives; and develops and recommends Regional Policy and procedural guidance relative to the systems and programs.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
07/16/2022 to 08/08/2022
Salary
$89,253 to - $138,330 per year

Salary includes 29.18% locality rate

Pay scale & grade
FV I
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Des Plaines, IL
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
AGL-ARP-22-0060-79646
Control number
665887400

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Clarification from the agency

Also open to former permanent excepted service federal employees eligible under an interchange agreement. Current or former permanent federal employees must have met a one year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will also be accepted from preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty service.

Duties

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Serves as the senior advisor on the disbursement and control of grant-in-aid funds. Adheres to all federal laws, statutes, and orders as they relate to fiscal matters relative to the Airports Program.

Provides comprehensive technical services on the control and disbursement of grant-in-aid funds. Tasks include but are not limited to, independently tracking and providing guidance to Management and the Field Office on the Airport Improvement Program, Office of Airports Audit Program, and serves as the liaison between the FAA and the Office of Inspector General concerning Regional Audits.

Provides technical expertise to management in analyzing and performing statistical evaluation of the grant-in-aid program for the Region.

Independently to identify appropriate funds to ensure maximum utilization of each of the categories of funds available, and determines eligibility while processing grants.

Serves as the Regional Policy Expert and authority for the Office of Airports audit program and its implementation.

Provides input to the Region’s annual goals and objectives by suggesting possible areas for audit based upon problems uncovered during related audits.

Serves as the Regional Audit Program Manager responsible for developing, maintaining, and coordinating the financial audit program. This includes the Office of Airports grant-in-aid quality assurance functions. Serves as the liaison between the FAA and the Office of Inspector General for all program audits in the Region.

Participates in national teams to review current Airport Improvement Program policy and guidance. Makes recommendations for changes to national policy.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Review the Additional Information Section of this vacancy announcement for important information regarding your COVID vaccine status.
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
  • Successful completion of a security investigation will be required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-I level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-12 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience includes experience with applying accounting principles and methodologies to prepare financial or program reports; experience with researching and analyzing regulatory processes and communicating these processes to others; experience with maintaining and coordinating a national financial audit program.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in work history.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA , in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s) if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/financial_disclosure_requirements

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

If selected, you will be required to provide information regarding your COVID-19 vaccination status for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.

This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at http://jobs.faa.gov/FAACoreCompensation.htm

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

This position is also being advertised externally under announcement AGL-ARP-22-0060-79647.



This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NATCA: Regional ARP Except AEA.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA

How you will be evaluated

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



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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