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The Office of Inspector General is responsible for conducting audits, investigations, inspections and other activities of the programs and operations of the Department of State and United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and recommending polices that promote economy and efficiency in the administration and prevent and detect fraud and abuse.

The Executive Office of the Inspector General provides comprehensive management and administrative support services to the OIG. Services include strategic planning, internal controls and compliance (including OIG's Management Information System (MIS)), budget, personnel management, information technology management, workforce planning, reports and publications, general support, contract and procurement services, and security.

This position is responsible for supervising both the Budget and Travel staff and performs supervisory duties. The incumbent will provide leadership over and administer the OIG's internal planning, budgeting, and accounting functions and (1) performs a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties related to budget formulations, justification, presentation, execution, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting legislation, appropriations language, OMB directives, and other Department and Federal guidelines pertaining to budget;(2) establishes and applies accounting theories, concepts, principles, and standards; (3) ensures financial systems, operations, internal controls and reports meet the requirements of law, reviews, and interprets federal legislation, rules, standards, and regulations;(4) responds to Congressional, OMB, IG Peer Review and other oversight reports, determine corrective action and ensures corrective actions are responsible for the review, justification, and presentation of the budgets for the program offices; (5) provides authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation and OMB policies and procedures; (6) ensures that the budget is effectively managed and provides information enabling leadership to make the best possible funding decisions to carry out its mission; (7) ensures appropriate funds controls and economic surveillance over internal and external actions, revisions of plans when major unforeseen events occur; (8) evaluates the progress in execution of the master plan, program objectives, and utilization of funds; (9) develops internal methods, procedures and controls to ensure adequate funds control and effective execution of appropriations are made available; (10) develops policy to support higher echelon planning documents and directives, and formulates instructions for implementation; and (11) prepares and presents special studies and briefings for the purpose of presenting plans or furnishing and securing funds.

Conditions of employment

• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• New supervisors must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period.
• Financial Disclosure Required: Annual OGE Form 450.

Conditions of Employment:

Qualifications

Time-In-Grade Requirements:  Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements and any selective placement factors described below within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the 1-year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience in leading development of methods and procedures to perform budgetary accounting and control functions, including advising leadership on alternative methods and presenting recommendations for improvement as appropriate and assisting others in performing timely and accurate accounting and budget control responsibilities.
• Experience in performing supervisory and management duties pertaining to assigning work, evaluating performance, recruiting for vacancies, recommending promotions and awards, taking disciplinary action and resolving grievances.
• Experience in using general policies and regulations and effectively analyzing emerging and final legislation, financial management data, and standard operating procedures that relate to resource management, budget requirements, and travel guidelines to help meet organizational goals.
• Experience with travel regulations, policies, and interagency support to serve in an advisory capacity of direct staff on items such as preparation of travel orders, authorization of individual travel advances, reviews of individual travel vouchers, assistance in obtaining passports and visas and in returning unused airline tickets.
• Experience in performing complex budget development, formulation and/or execution functions to develop time phasing budget plans, review and adjust long-range budgetary requirements, which assure conformance with established agency policy, OMB and Congressional intent and makes most efficient and effective use of resources and expenditures.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position.

In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:

• Ability to effectively assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; 
• Ability to move organizational units toward visionary goals through cross-functional partnering and collaboration (e.g., task forces, committees, focus groups, or special projects); and 
• Capacity to "see the job through."

How you will be evaluated

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

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by your resume:

• Skills in the analyzing and applying of Federal legislative actions, regulations, and guidance to formulate, execute, provide accurate advice, and report on budget activities that improve organizational access to and effective, efficient use of resources to fulfill mission, responsibilities, and priorities. 
• Ability to develop financial management techniques and generally accepted accounting principles, policies, procedures and Federal accounting structures, following and applying new developments as appropriate, to ensure proper use and accounting of the organization's funds, integrity of the organization's financial records, and support of the organization's financial status and procedures during audits.
• Ability to select and properly apply, from a range of financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling tools, computer systems and software, those that are consistent with guidance, appropriate to the organization, and that provide valuable information that results in decision making and provision of clear and accurate budget and financial advice to organizational leadership to enhance financial management.
• Knowledge of social, ecological, economic, political, and financial trends.
• Knowledge of Federal travel regulations and procedures to support official travel.
• Knowledge of the Federal budget process.
• Skills in interpreting and applying substantive and procedural statutory, regulatory, and administrative requirements to formulate, justify, defend, execute, evaluate, and report on use of Federal resources.
• Skills in planning, coordinating, and monitoring others' work assignments.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. For assistance with creating a resume, please click here.

Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100. Agency Career and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP and ICTAP) candidates must be rated "Well Qualified" for the position and earn a score of at least 85 (when applicants are rated in a range of 70 to 100) to receive consideration for selection priority.

If, after reviewing your resume and self-assessment questionnaire responses and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, a score will be manually determined that reflects your documented experience.  This may result in a lower score, which may also eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this job opportunity.  Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.