Clarification from the agency

Open to the Public. US citizenship is required. You must apply online to be considered for this vacancy. Please review this announcement in its entirety for specific information on how to apply.

The Executive Director of the Office of Interagency and Shared Services serves as the principal advisor to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on interagency agreements, reimbursable work authorizations, payroll, and external financial management services.  The Director is responsible for the following duties:

• Provides executive leadership to oversee the accounting and financial management of GSA’s interagency agreements, including reimbursable work authorizations, Economy Act transactions, and other intragovernmental arrangements. 

• Provides executive oversight of the payroll and financial management shared services that GSA delivers to boards, commissions, and small agencies. 

• Oversees the establishment and enforcement of controls over interagency transactions, ensuring timely identification and remediation of deviations from financial policies or program objectives. 

• Drives operational scalability and standardization, ensuring processes, systems, and controls are optimized to support multiple customers efficiently and consistently.

• Establishes service delivery performance standards to ensure timeliness, accuracy, customer satisfaction, and compliance across externally supported agencies. 

• Advises CFO on risks and performance related to financial operations, including trends in reimbursable revenue, cost recovery, aging agreements, unbilled receivables, unsupported obligations, and trading partner variances. 

• Assesses the impact of management decisions on the fiscal integrity of programs and the system of controls, and recommends modification, amplification, or revision to such decisions and/or to the system of controls. 

• Provides technical direction and coordination of interagency agreement/reimbursable work authorization activities performed by financial management staff in other GSA offices, and conducts compliance reviews to assure adherence with the appropriate policies and procedures. 

• Ensures effective internal controls over interagency agreements, including timely corrective actions regarding material weaknesses or significant deficiencies disclosed through financial statement audit findings and any reports resulting from reviews performed in support of the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-123 under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act. 

• Leads, develops, and manages a large professional workforce, setting performance expectations, building technical capability, and fostering a culture of accountability, service, and continuous improvement.

Conditions of employment

• Resume-only hiring method; resume must not exceed 2 pages.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Apply online (See 'How to Apply' section.)

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• This position is a Critical Sensitive High Risk national security position. Appointment to this position requires the selectee to undergo a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication for the GSA security office to grant you a Top Secret national security clearance. Applicants do not need this level of clearance in order to apply for the position. If you are not a GSA employee, the security office must grant the clearance before you are appointed to this position unless a pre-appointment waiver of this requirement is approved.
• This position has been designated under Executive Order 12564 as being subject to random drug screening. If tentatively selected for this position, you may be required to submit to a urinalysis screen for illegal drugs prior to appointment. Appointment will be contingent upon your receiving a negative test result.
• If tentatively selected, you will be required to submit a Declaration for Federal Employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 will be required to complete a  certification statement confirming their selective service status.
• Persons selected for their initial appointment to an SES position must have their executive qualifications approved by the Office of Personnel Management before being appointed to the position.
• If selected, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously successfully completed a one-year probationary period in the Senior Executive Service.
• If selected, you must file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) upon appointment in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Veteran's preference does not apply to positions in the Senior Executive Service.  

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical Competency and Executive Core Qualification requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration. Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicant's training and experience are of the scope, quality and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

Note: Your 2-page resume must show possession of the Mandatory Technical Competencies (MTCs) and the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below; please do not address the MTCs nor ECQs through submission of separate narrative responses- written narratives will not be reviewed for consideration.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrated experience leading the development, management, and growth of interagency shared service programs, to include payroll or financial management shared services.

•  Proven business leadership experience at a large, complex organization that delivers products and services at an agency-level, with demonstrated ability to establish vision, strategies, and initiatives to drive business improvements, as well as analyze and address management issues and challenges.  

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EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

1. Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding- This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

2. Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

3. Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

4. Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group towards meeting the organization’s vision, mission and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.  This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable

5. Achieving Results- This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

How you will be evaluated

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

Resume Review: Your application may undergo Subject Matter Experts (SME) review of your resume to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. Following this review, an SES review panel will evaluate your resume based on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Applicants determined to be highly qualified may undergo a structured interview and/or other assessments, such as providing a writing sample, work plan or other written product; reference checks may also be conducted. If selected, you must be certified by an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Structured Interview Qualifications Review Board (SIQRB), unless you are a current career SES member, former career SES member with SES career reinstatement eligibility, or have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (SES CDP). You must receive SIQRB certification before you can be appointed to this position.