Lead Financial Management Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the Criminal Division's Finance Group (FG) and serves under the direct supervision of the Controller. The Finance Group is responsible for the overall financial management, monitoring, and reporting, for all 17 sections of the Criminal Division. The Finance Group works to ensure policy compliance, execute budget and financial initiatives, and strategically manage the Division's fiscal resources.

Duties

As Lead Financial Management Analyst, you will be: Providing critical guidance to Criminal Division managers on a full range of financial activities and functions, including the validation of expenditures and procedures for processing budget requests. Participating in the development of long-range plans based on expenditures, funds reprogramming, and other budgetary information. Managing the workload, mentoring, and training of an assigned team of finance professionals, technicians, trainees, and/or contractor employees. Analyzing and ensuring the development of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports of obligations and expenditures using relevant applications and data repositories. Investigating the utilization of government funds and identifying areas for streamlining and ensuring the placement of adequate controls. Overseeing the development of budget execution documents. Conducting quarterly and annual year-end-closing activities and performing reconciliation with accounting. Resolving complex prediction and forecasting problems resulting from uncertainties and changes in the operating programs. Leading financial audit preparation to include account analysis; audit sample preparation; complex data issue resolution; obligations, revenue, payment, and internal controls review; and other related activities. Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-13 level: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-12 federal grade level. This experience must include duties such as: managing the development of budget execution documents; providing guidance on a full range of financial activities and functions, including the validation of expenditures and procedures for processing budget requests; and recommending solutions to address budget shortages and fiscal problems. Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements for consideration by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position. How You Will Be Evaluated

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, you will be invited to complete a structured interview. The structured interview will assess the following competencies: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Oral Communication Problem Solving If you would like to preview the application questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13013690. Performance Appraisals and Awards: You will receive an additional point added to your final score for your most recent fully successful or higher performance rating. An additional point will also be added to your final score for any one performance award received within the past three years that relates to the position for which you are applying. Please provide only one recent award. To receive credit, you must provide a copy of your performance rating and a copy of your performance award SF-50, if applicable. Other Information

ELIGIBILITY: You are eligible under merit promotion procedures, if you meet one of the following criteria: Current DOJ employees with career or career-conditional appointments in the competitive service; or Displaced Federal employees requesting special priority selection consideration under the Career transition Assistance Plan (CTAP). Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Additional information on DOJ's EEO policy can be found on our website. Career Transition Programs (CTAP): This program applies to DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: Meet CTAP eligibility criteria; Be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please reach out to [email protected] or (202) 514-0361 for alternative application procedures.