Clarification from the agency

WHO MAY APPLY: Open to the public.

• Establishes and designs methods and tools to effectively monitor and assist the operation of the organization’s finance and accounting operations to include General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS).
• Ensures financial statements and reports are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to include applicable regulations to fairly depict the financial conditions and results of operations.
• Establishes accounting policies, and advises on the accuracy of disclosure documents and the financial condition of the organization.
• Reviews unliquidated obligations, contracts, reimbursable orders, analyzes reports, and reviews and reconciles subsidiary ledgers.
• Assists fund managers on proper use of funding, and develops internal control corrective action plan statements for a financial organization.
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts an annual written Quality Assurance Program (QAP) that directs reviews of functional finance and accounting operations.
• Determines the objectives and scope of reviews and audits; prepares a written plan to conduct for each review; analyzes each functional area; and identifies findings and provides the corrective action plans with a formal written report.
• Assures corrective action follow-up recommendations are implemented.
• Prepares the Internal Control Evaluation Certification statements and assesses the indicators to identify operational area performance weaknesses to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Acts as an advisor while providing technical advice and assistance on matters involving statutory provisions, regulatory requirements, procedures, systems, or problems arising from changes in the mission, programs, and / or organizational structure.
• Travels to field installations to observe, analyze operating problems, and render technical assistance to support the organization as a quality assurance internal control.
• Interprets, analyzes, and develops accounting and financial management policies, standards, and procedures that implement accounting requirements established by the higher headquarters.
• Coordinates with organizations on matters pertaining to audits, inspections and Financial Management (FM) Certification program.
• Develops an effective implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for areas within the financial organization; and ensures that training needs are planned and implemented on a timely basis to meet constantly changing policy and procedures.
• Shapes new programs, compliance with new legislation, or facilitating the resolution of long-standing problem areas of vital importance to the organization.
• Reviews and analyzes a wide variety of reports including reports produced by external and local automated systems; and based on this analysis, advises leadership of actions required or recommended.
• Develops statistical and mathematical models to identify abnormalities and system and process vulnerabilities.
• Develops, modifies, and/or interprets policies and procedures related to Financial Management functions; and explains feedback on strengths and weaknesses to supervising staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Advanced in hire rate may be granted to set pay above the minimum rate of the grade for a new employee if he/she possesses superior qualifications relevant to the positions' requirements and is essential to accomplish the agency's mission.
• Creditable Service for Annual Leave accrual may be granted to new employees if he/she possesses superior qualifications essential to the position; and which were acquired through performance in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position.
• The duties performed in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position must directly relate to the position to which appointed and such qualifications are necessary to achieve an important agency mission or performance goal to be eligible.
• United States Citizenship is required.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Appointments of retired members of the Armed Forces as National Guard employees within 180 days of retirement requires a waiver approved by the Adjutant General of Missouri before an effective date can be established.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All on-board Title 5 Excepted Service employees assigned to Series GS-0510 positions, must possess a minimum of one year experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level; However, a new hire applicant must have competent experiences that are commensurate/equivalent to the accounting program business with demonstrated understandings of the complex principles and concepts defined by the NG Title 5 Excepted Service Series GS-0510 positions. Must also possess experience that encompasses skills in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; clearly enunciate English without impediment of speech that would interfere or prohibit effective communication; write English in reports and presentation formats; communicate clearly and effectively; present formal training presentations and briefings; and skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material.

GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must meet positive education basic requirement listed below. Must possess at least 36 months of specialized experience that demonstrate your ability to prepare, analyze, interpret, present and advise on accounting and financial data. The specialized experience must also demonstrate your ability to analyze financial and accounting operations for impact on the organization, analyze program anomalies and their significance to ongoing agency programs, develop solutions through planning, coordinating, and conducting audits and developing reports on work processes; establish accounting policies, advise on the accuracy of disclosure documents and the financial condition of the organization; skill in applying professional and comprehensive knowledge to conduct on-site reviews; and modify and adapt conventional accounting and analytical techniques to solve a variety of accounting problems.

As a condition of continued employment in the GS-0510-12 supervisory position, must obtain the appropriate certification levels for this position within 24 months after initial assignment; and, must maintain the positions' continuous training and education studies, as identified for each certification level, during the defined 24 month period.

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.

Category Rating: Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are:

a. Highly-Qualified: The numeric value rating normally ranges from 90-100 points. This higher numeric value group is applied for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors and appropriate numeric ranking factor(s) as determined by the job analysis and crediting plan. To be Highly-Qualified, the candidates are considered, by the Human Resources Specialist (Staffing), as highly proficient and fully competent to effectively perform all the job requirements and can successfully perform in the position almost immediately, or with a minimum amount of training and/or orientation.

b. Well-Qualified: The numeric value group normally ranges from 80-89 points. This next lower numeric value group is used for those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications of the position and are proficient in most, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates may require some training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

c. Qualified: The numeric value group normally ranges from 70-79 points. This lowest group is for those candidates who meet the minimum qualifications of the position and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates will require extensive training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.