Financial Management Specialist

This position is in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The OCFO is responsible for the assembly, justification, management, and accounting of FSIS financial resources. The OCFO is the headquarters for managing and reporting FSIS financial activity and ensuring accuracy of FSIS financial data, formulating and executing the budget, analyzing financial data, and safeguarding the integrity of its financial systems through implementation and testing of proper controls.

Identifies appropriate data sources, gathers source data, and conducts data analytics. Comprehensive knowledge of qualitative and quantitative assessment concepts, principles and practices, sufficient to apply qualitative and/or quantitative methods in conducting studies or analysis. Work deliverables are complete, accurate, appropriate for the final audience, and require minimal to no review or revision. Extracts data from complex systems for analysis.

Adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty. Assist with developing, interpreting and implementing policies, procedures, regulations and legislation. Communicates program plans, missions and objectives, work assignments, projects, issues, resolution of work problems, or deadlines. Provides leadership in exploring alternatives and determining work method, process or procedure improvements.

Establishes methods and techniques for conducting data analysis. Identify and propose comprehensive solutions or analyses from broad, generalized goals. Develop, maintain, or analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in Grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level GS-13 or equivalent in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent grade level that demonstrates: - Recommend(s) policy and/or procedure changes to processing financial information to improve efficiency with the organization to meet program requirements. - Compile information using appropriate sources and/or data analytics when requested for financial analysis and financial data verification. - Run reports from multiple financial systems and complied data into a single report for supervisor and/or upper level management review - Adjust quickly based on changing conditions, and/or unexpected obstacles to update working process complete tasks - Submit deliverables to final audience with little to no review and/or revision requests.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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