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Position Title
Supervisory Financial Specialist
Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Announcement Number
NOS-24-12216532-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 to Monday, December 11, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current Department of Commerce employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
  • This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and 
  • You have not yet been separated. 
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3. Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of Commerce) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements: 
  • This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
  • This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and 
  • This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
  • Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
  • You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.    
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Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes your experience performing the work of a Supervisory Financial Specialist, ZA-0501-5 pay band or equivalent grade level (GS-15) in the Federal service.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Which of the following best describes your experience managing/allocating an organizational budget?
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3. Do you have experience performing financial/budgetary analyses and reporting on required resources to meet mission requirements for use in management decision-making?
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4. Which of the following best describes your experience developing and revising budget and financial management policies, procedures, and/or regulatory guidance?
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5. Select the statement that best describes your experience analyzing budget and resource data to develop financial management policies and procedures.
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6. Do you have experience providing guidance to management on budgetary issues to include recommending priorities for use of financial resources?
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7. Do you have experience providing broad and specific policy guidance, analyses and recommendations to facilitate achievement of program goals and objectives?
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8. Do you have experience interpreting and interrelating plans, resource constraints, budget proposals, cost of operations, and program accomplishments?
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9. Do you have experience working with senior officials to discuss and resolve high-level business practices and address special issues and problems requiring in-depth technical analysis?
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10. Do you have experience with participating in council groups, committees, conferences, meetings and working groups?
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11. Do you have experience with providing technical guidance on plans, policies, or special projects having an organization-wide application?
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12. Do you have experience with developing plans to incorporate corporate approaches to an organization's financial management?
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13. Do you have experience in providing task, oversight and feedback to subordinate staff?
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14. Select the statement that best describes the leadership role that you have held in a budget or financial management office.
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15. Please describe your leadership skills and experience in the workplace with providing guidance, coaching, mentoring, training, motivation and/or direct oversight to staff members to ensure project completion, procedural/regulation compliance and comprehension, task mastery, achievement of organizational goals, increased morale, etc.
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16. Do you have experience conducting workforce planning, including the area of position management, analyzing current and future workforce profiles, conducting gap analysis, or recommending strategies to address future workforce needs?
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
17. I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.
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