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Thank you for your interest in completing the Occupational Questionnaire. Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in making preliminary screening decisions for this position. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. Particularly, your resume must support the response to the questions in the Occupational Questionnaire. Additional steps in the selections process are designed to verify your stated level of experience and capability.
Respond to all questions. For each, choose the response that best describes your experience and/or training. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application.
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Do you meet the education requirement for this position? Completed undergraduate or graduate education, and the awarded college degree is in one of, or a combination of the following disciplines: accounting, business, finance, economics, math, statistics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organizational management.
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Do you possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-11 level, or equivalent pay band in other pay systems in the Federal government and have at least 24 months of broadening finance, resource management, accounting and/or audit program experiences in leading, planning and scheduling program work in a manner that promotes smooth flow and even distribution of assigning work requirements. This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector, but resume must demonstrate it is comparable to the GS grade indicated.
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Do you possess the following?
• Comprehensive working knowledge of planning, programming, budgeting, and executing regulations (DOD, DA, NG, state, local, and other federal), guidelines, and processes.
• Thorough knowledge of execution of NG and state programs to ensure adherence to statutes.
• Comprehensive knowledge of NG and state goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Experienced in the identification, analysis, and resolution of a range of budgetary problems associated with program execution.
• Working knowledge of the format and composition of financial documentation to support all budget processes.
• Experienced in using public laws that govern multiple ARNG and state program appropriations.
• Working knowledge of state and Federal accounting systems that administer CFMO programs.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Serves as a principal advisor to the Construction and Facility Management Office (CFMO) regarding resource management.
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Oversees and performs program analysis, including planning, programming, budgeting, funds allocation, procurement, accounts management, internal controls, and reporting.
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Provides technical advice, reviews final drafts prior to execution, and manages financial execution of negotiated agreements.
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Provides managerial accounting data to the CFMO and branch personnel to assist in the identification of cost trends that may have extreme positive and negative impacts upon the state's facilities' funding situation.
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Initiates, administers, and executes necessary actions for CFMO programs.
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Balances workload and provides advice, guidance, and direction on a wide range of policy, investigative, inspection/exercise, strategic planning, and administrative issues.
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Ensures regulatory and procedural compliance with the Master Cooperative Agreement (MCA), and other Federal, state and local regulations.
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Develops and oversees the real property operations and maintenance cost reimbursement program and ensures that services provided to non-ARNG entities are recovered and accounted for.
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Ensures identification of budget requirements and approves final submissions of financial plans and budget requests.
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Develops standard operating procedures for use of operating funds to ensure propriety of expenditures and funding obligations.
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Compiles fiscal funding reports; and advises the CFMO, applicable USPFO personnel/specialists, and state personnel of funding status and projected funding availability via briefings and/or written updates.
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Provides expert guidance in the development and preparation of budget submissions, execution and closeout.
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Evaluates and validates budget proposals.
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Reviews, edits and consolidates annual and multi-year budgets and proposals for programs into consolidated budget submissions, grants proposals and other funding requests, ensuring that data in requests are formally and accurately documented.
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Analyzes and interprets historical information and determines cost-factors for negotiated agreements.
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Maintains liaison with Federal, state and local budget activities and conducts multi-level coordination with, but not limited to, United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO), National Guard (NG), state, Federal, local and private officials.
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A comprehensive knowledge of planning, programming, budgeting, and executing regulations (DOD, DA, NG, state, local and other federal), guidelines, and processes.
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A comprehensive knowledge of budgeting and program methods and procedures to execute multiple budgets.
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A comprehensive knowledge and skill in the identification, analysis, and resolution of a range of budgetary problems associated with program execution. Funds and goals are subject to changing demands that require reprogramming throughout the fiscal year.
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Applying analytical reasoning in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of budgetary problems for the development of alternative solutions, involving resolution of conflicting goals and objectives (e.g., increased workload coupled with decreased funding), in order to administer programs efficiently and effectively and to develop recommendations for improvement.
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A thorough knowledge of the format and composition of financial documentation to support all budget processes.
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Knowledge of state and Federal accounting systems in order to appropriately administer CFMO programs.
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A working knowledge of accounting principles and procedures to effectively execute Federal and State programs.
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Accepts, amends, or rejects work presented by subordinates.
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Thorough knowledge of execution of NG and state programs to ensure statutes are adhered to and goals are met.
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Experience managing the function of the work to be performed.
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Experience leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.
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I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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