Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to current employees of the federal judiciary (AO or U.S. Courts) nationwide. This position is eligible for full-time remote telework. The selectee of this position may be assigned to an official duty station within or outside the Washington, D.C., commuting area. Accordingly, pay will be set based on the locality area/official duty station assigned.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Policy, Travel, and Training Staff (FPTTS) is seeking an experienced Management Analyst (Policy) to join its team. This position reports to the FPTTS Chief.

The FPTTS collaborates with internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts to draft and propose revisions or new financial policies in the Guide to Judiciary Policy. FPTTS responds to policy and procedural inquiries from staff, court units, federal public defender organizations, and other judiciary organizations and lead presentations and discussions regarding financial policies and procedures.

The successful candidate must have experience in finance, procurement, and budget within a federal district or bankruptcy court or probation office.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Assisting with the assessment, evaluation, and planning for changes in financial management policies resulting from enacted legislation, decisions from the Judicial Conference, or directives from the Department of Treasury.
2. Reviewing, comparing, and evaluating the judiciary's financial statements, including the footnotes to financial policy and drafting or updating policy in support of the statements.
3. Participating in the update and revision of policy publications, such as the Guide to Judiciary Policy.
4. Responding to financial policy and procedures questions from court units, federal public defender organizations, AO staff, and other judiciary organizations.
5. Assisting with the design, development, and presentation of financial management products, including drafting training materials or policy guidance in areas such as federal fund accounting, appropriations law, travel, and internal controls.
6. Collaborating and communicating with judges, local court unit executives, members of working groups or committees, approving and authorizing officials, certifying officers, and budget personnel.
7. Providing staff support for financial management programs, such as the Financial Managers Working Group, Criminal Debt Working Group, and Unclaimed Funds Expert Panel.
8. Researching, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting statutes, federal regulations, and policy documents to develop and present opinions orally and in writing.
9. Analyzing internal controls for proper separation of duties and review of compensating controls to assist in the implementation of the Certifying Officer's Act.
10. Reviewing travel vouchers for compliance with the applicable travel regulations.
11. Serving as a liaison between Contracting Officers' Representatives for the Travel Management Centers, the Judiciary's Travel Card Program, Judiciary's Electronic Travel System (JETS), financial policy staff, and stakeholders to ensure communication amongst offices.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) (preferably 3 years) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Applying knowledge of federal appropriations law, Certifying Officer Act, and the Guide to Judiciary Policy to provide guidance and support for financial management programs.
• Assisting with the design, development, and presentation of financial management products.
• Researching, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting statutes, federal regulations, and policy documents.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.