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Summary You will serve as a Financial Specialist who may perform duties of a fiscal, financial management, accounting or budgetary nature for the assigned office within the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Secretary (OST) or Operating Administration (OA).The work performed may require understanding of accounting, auditing, or budget methods and techniques common to several recognized professional or administrative fields. Responsibilities Duties will vary depending on agency and position. As a Financial Specialist within DOT, you will: Perform financial functions involved in the tracking and control of funds for specified program(s). Serve as point of contact for financial matters related to assigned responsibilities. Identify and track trends in financial accounting data important to effect better utilization of resources. Maintain allotment, funding, commitment, and obligation records for assigned accounts. Verify availability of funds at time of case implementation and certify funds on various funding documents. Verify that data is properly posted to control and subsidiary accounts, identify errors, over-obligated conditions, and initiate corrective actions. Review status of fund authorizations, commitments, obligations, undelivered orders and accounts payable. Analyze financial data in order to resolve imbalances, in support of assigned programs. Validate obligations for the Quarterly Review of Unliquidated Obligations, balance and close out financial records for Fiscal Year End. Establish and maintain a number of unique control and subsidiary accounts to provide financial accountability for the financial management system. Perform billing and closeout functions. Receive automated reports, listings, and e-mail notices, and identify imbalances and conduct research to resolve and correct imbalances by reviewing data from various databases and unique reports. Through various media devices, communicate with billing activities (governmental or vendors), and higher level budget officials in order to clear suspended billings, update current disbursements in accounting system, post and correct delivery reports, and rectify negative unliquidated obligations. Perform follow-ups to ensure corrective actions are taken. The ideal candidate is an individual who has experience reviewing, entering, analyzing and reconciling financial information and/or accounting data for validity, completeness and accuracy of work assignments involving accounts receivable and/or accounts payable functions; and experience performing a full range of accounting duties in accordance with legal and statutory requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date Required Documents must be submitted by the closing date. Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. POSITION SENSITIVITY AND RISK: Varies by position and will be based on the position to which appointed. For this 0501 series, this position may be designated as moderate, or higher, if the duties and responsibilities are of considerable importance to the agency or program mission. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You will be required to complete a background/security investigation and meet preliminary requirements prior to onboarding. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position may involve travel. A government contractor-issued travel card may be issued and must be retained for official business only. REMOTE WORK: This position may be eligible for remote work anywhere in the U.S. If selected for an approved remote work position, you must sign a remote work agreement and have access to internet and phone service that meets the hiring agency’s standards. TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY: If selected for a non-remote position, you may be eligible for occasional telework and you are required to report to the office on a regular basis. The number of telework days approved is determined by the agency policy, emergency situations, the approval of your immediate supervisor, and if applicable, approval of additional officials. Qualifications To determine which grade(s) you are eligible for, review the following grade specific details. You will be asked questions as part of your application but make sure to verify how you meet this experience and/or education in your resume and/or uploaded transcripts or you may be deemed ineligible. For the GS-07: You qualify for this grade level if you meet one of the following experience and/or education requirements. On Experience, at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level, which included: Reviewing and reconciling financial reports and/or accounting data for completeness and validity of work assignments; AND Performing a full range of financial and/or accounting duties in accordance with legal and statutory requirements. On Education, you must have: 1 year of graduate-level education towards a master's or equivalent graduate degree, OR a Bachelors degree with Superior Academic Achievement*. Or, you can also qualify based on a combination of higher level graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application. *Superior Academic Achievement is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. (In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled.) Class standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses. Grade-point average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of: 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. For the GS-09: You qualify for this grade level if you meet one of the following experience and/or education requirements. On Experience, at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level, which included: Reviewing and reconciling financial reports and/or accounting data for completeness and validity of work assignments; AND Performing a full range of financial and/or accounting duties in accordance with legal and statutory requirements; AND Responding to internal and external customers regarding financial operations and/or accounting-related issues and/or inquiries. On Education, you must have: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree, or have been awarded a master's or equivalent graduate degree. Or, you can also qualify based on a combination of higher level graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following area: Financial Management - Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization. Computer Skills - Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. For all types of consideration, 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date. Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information This announcement establishes an open continuous period for this series/grades. We will perform interim reviews of all applications as positions become vacant. You must meet all eligible requirements at the time of consideration. At the discretion of the hiring agency, a position may be approved for Remote Work. This is a work arrangement in which an employee, under a written remote work agreement, is scheduled to perform their work at an alternative worksite and is not expected to perform work at an agency worksite on a regular and recurring basis. A remote worker’s official worksite may be within or outside the local commuting area of an agency worksite. Please note that consideration varies by DOT agency and this option is not guaranteed. Duty locations will vary. The difference in the salary is determined by the locality pay in each location. Salaries for all areas are available on the OPM website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/ This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. If you are hired for this position; you will not receive additional consideration from this announcement. Qualified CTAP/ICTAP candidates receive priority and will referred to the hiring manager.