Summary You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Qualifications and requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. This recruitment is subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes. Responsibilities Serves as the Supervisory Financial Analyst in the Headquarters (HQ), Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Chief Operating Office (CO), Resources Management Directorate (COR), Accounting Division (CORC), Financial Liaison Branch (CORCF) location. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as both a first-level supervisor and as a highly skilled analyst who personally performs the most complex and high priority budget and fiscal work in the unit. Responsible for at least three major fund areas, Commissary Operations Defense Working Capital fund (DWCF), Surcharge Collections and Military Construction and acts as backup for the Defense Travel System (DTS) during the absence of senior financial analysts or accountants. . This is a developmental position to a GS-501-11, Supervisory Financial Analyst Position responsibilities include: This position is located in the Headquarters (HQ), Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Chief Operating Office (CC), Resources Management Directorate (CCR), Accounting Division (CCRC), Financial Liaison Branch (CCRCF). Serve as both a first-level supervisor and as a highly skilled analyst who personally performs the most complex and high priority budget and fiscal work in the unit. The work of the unit supports various vital accounting, budget, and fiscal operations. The office is responsible for a wide variety of financial documentation which frequently involves extensive research to resolve problems relating to vouchers, purchase requests, purchase orders, contract modifications, delivery orders, and other source documents. Verify purpose/accuracy of accounting citations; reviews/processes /analyzes commitment, obligations, and accrual documents; inputs into the automated financial system, thereby maintaining fund control documentation of records. Analyze documents continuously to ensure accuracy of accounting reports. The incumbent is responsible for at least three major fund areas, Commissary Operations Defense Working Capital fund (DWCF), Surcharge Collections and Military Construction and acts as backup for the Defense Travel System (DTS) during the absence of senior financial analysts or accountants. Perform data management and analyzing variety of DeCA and other financial systems; support the activities of Fiscal Services, payroll and travel and perform special tasks and assignments as delegated and directed by the supervisor or Branch Chief. Perform the most complex and urgent budget and fiscal analytical work in the unit involving the administration and finance of DeCA Surcharge Funds and commissary operations (WCF); and resolve difficult work problems in all areas of financial management support and/or budgetary program support. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications See the OPM Qualification Standards for more information. This position is covered under Administrative and Management Positions. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (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. To qualify for this position your resume and supporting documents must show that you possess (A) 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent to at least GS-07 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military, OR (B) a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR (C) a combination of experience and education that equals 100% of the qualification requirements. To compute the percentage of experience and education you have that meets the qualification requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours by 60. Add the two percentages. Specialized experience at the GS-09 includes: Assisting in the preparation of monthly financial reports for an organization. Identifying the nature of problems and through personal knowledge, research using existing documentation or personal contact with action officers and supervisors at internal and external organizations. Reviewing TDY, overseas, PCS, fund citation, and invitational travel orders submitted by the customer organization to ensure all travel phases are valid and justified and prepared in accordance with all Federal regulations, i.e., Joint Travel Regulations and DoD Regulations. Reviewing work for accuracy and quality. Specialized experience at the GS-11 includes: Receiving and analyzing accounting and/or payroll transactions and verify accuracy and/or appropriateness of input documents to ensure validity and propriety of transactions and resulting accuracy of financial records. Utilizing unique computer system applications to obtain, track and monitor data from the automated records for the assigned systems. Providing guidance and instruction for preparing travel (TDY) requests, permanent change of station (PCS) requests, travel advances requests, and travel reimbursement claims. Provide on-the-job training and/or cross training too all new and current employees in accordance with established procedures and practices. You must also meet the following requirements by the announcement closing date: Current and former federal employees in either the competitive or excepted service and current federal employees applying under VEOA eligibility are subject to time-in-grade. You must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible for promotion. You must submit SF50s with your application package to verify you held the next lower grade level for at least 52 weeks. You may need to submit two (2) or more SF50s. Examples of appropriate SF 50s include Promotion, Reg WRI, and SF 50s effective more than 52 weeks ago. The next lower grade level for the GS-09 position is GS-07 and the next lower grade for the GS-11 position is the GS-09. Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens." Education Education used to qualify for this position must be from an accredited school or educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and a copy of your transcript is required as part of your application package. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable if they contain the applicant's name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If selected, you must provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date. Foreign Education. If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or show that a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Additional Information We encourage you to review the Safer Federal Workplace information regarding COVID-19. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship. The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years of age. Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documentation showing how you are eligible. Subject to occasional overtime. Position is Exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Position Is Not covered by a bargaining unit. Position Is Not obligated. Financial Difficulty does not automatically remove you from consideration for a position. Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position. PCS Is Not Authorized. The position involves access to or control over personal, private, sensitive but unclassified, controlled unclassified or proprietary information. Travel by military and commercial transportation, including air or land may be necessary in the performance of assigned duties. DoD Financial Management Certification Program Level 2 (DFMCP2) is a requirement of this position and the incumbent must either possess or achieve this certification within two years of entrance into this position in accordance with the NDAA FY 2012, Public Law 112-81 (not a DAWIA certification). The incumbent must adhere to the guidelines and requirements of this certification program. Additional details can be found in DoDI 1300.26, "Operation of the DoD Financial Management Certification Program", dated November 20, 2013.
