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Position Title
Financial Systems Analyst
Agency
Peace Corps
Announcement Number
25-12660964-JE Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 to Tuesday, January 21, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you currently employed with Peace Corps?
  • this includes US Direct Hires, Experts, Temporary Employees, and US Citizen Personnel Service Contractors.
  • this DOES NOT include Peace Corps Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Please note: If you are a US Direct Hire, Expert, or Temporary Employee, you MUST submit a recent Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.  See the "Qualifications" section of the job announcement for a description of time-in-grade requirements.  If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement.  If you do not submit an SF-50 with your application materials, your application will be disqualified from further consideration.

Some examples of appropriate SF-50s include:
  • Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
  • Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
  • SF-50s at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.
DO NOT submit the following SF-50s, since they will not demonstrate that you meet time-in-grade:
  • Cash or time-off award SF-50s; or,
  • General Adjustments with an effective date less than a year old.
If you are a US Citizen Personnel Service Contractor, you MUST submit documentation to verify your employment.  If you do not submit documentation of your Personnel Service Contract with your application materials, your application will be disqualified from further consideration. (limit characters)
2. Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) or Peace Corps Response Volunteer (RPCRV) with Peace Corps Eligibility (PCE) Status?

Please note:
You will be required to upload a copy your Description of Service or other documentation of qualifying volunteer service, in order to verify your status.  (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
2. Has your background or work history involved a connection to intelligence activities?

"Intelligence activity" includes any activities or specialized training involving or related to the clandestine collection of information, or the analysis or dissemination of such information, intended for use by the United States Government or any foreign government in formulating or implementing political or military policy in regard to other countries. This includes, but is not limited to, any involvement in covert actions designed to influence events in foreign countries.

Some examples include employment with:
  • An intelligence agency; or,
  • A division of an agency involved in intelligence activities; or,
  • An instrumentality of the United States Government or any foreign government, a substantial part of whose mission involves intelligence activities. This includes government contracting companies and other non-governmental organizations.
Please note: Applicants who have a background or work history involving a connection to intelligence activities will be required to submit a completed Intelligence Background Questionnaire upon request. Failure to meet this requirement will result in disqualification from further consideration. An applicant's Intelligence Background Questionnaire will be reviewed by the Peace Corps Office of General Counsel and the applicant may be deemed ineligible for employment for a minimum of 10 years from the last day of disqualifying employment. Please see the "Additional Information" section for more information on Peace Corps Manual Section 611 requirements and restrictions. (limit characters)
3. Do you have an immediate family member, such as a spouse, domestic partner, parent, or child, whose background or work history involved a connection to intelligence activities?

"Intelligence activity" includes any activities or specialized training involving or related to the clandestine collection of information, or the analysis or dissemination of such information, intended for use by the United States Government or any foreign government in formulating or implementing political or military policy in regard to other countries. This includes, but is not limited to, any involvement in covert actions designed to influence events in foreign countries.

Some examples include employment with:
  • An intelligence agency; or,
  • A division of an agency involved in intelligence activities; or,
  • An instrumentality of the United States Government or any foreign government, a substantial part of whose mission involves intelligence activities. This includes government contracting companies and other non-governmental organizations.
Please note: Applicants who have an immediate family member whose background or work history involves a connection to intelligence activities will be required to submit a completed Intelligence Background Questionnaire upon request. Failure to meet this requirement will result in disqualification from further consideration. An applicant's Intelligence Background Questionnaire will be reviewed by the Peace Corps Office of General Counsel and the applicant may be deemed ineligible for employment for a minimum of 10 years from the last day of disqualifying employment. Please see the "Additional Information" section for more information on Peace Corps Manual Section 611 requirements and restrictions. (limit characters)
4. Have you previously been employed with the Peace Corps in a US Direct Hire (USDH) position and fall into any of the categories below:
  1. After your USDH appointment, you have separated from the agency (resigned, retired, transferred to a different federal agency, etc.)
  2. After your USDH appointment, you have converted to an Expert position with the Peace Corps
  3. After your USDH appointment, you have accepted a position as a Personnel Service Contractor with the Peace Corps
If you have been previously employed with the Peace Corps as a US Direct Hire you will need to be eligible to "time-in" within 90 days after the closing of this announcement.

Please note that this does not apply to:
  • Applicants who have only been employed as a Personnel Service Contractor or Expert.
  • Applicants who have only served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
  • Applicants who have only been employed in a USDH position that is "exempt," per 22 USC §2506 (a)(8).
  • Current Peace Corps USDH employees, who may have been reemployed after a previous USDH appointment and spent the required "time-out" of the agency.
Job announcements that identify the position as exempt from the "five-year" and "in/out" rules: If the "Appointment Type" section of this job announcement identifies that the position is "exempt from the "five-year" and "in/out" rules, per 22 USC §2506 (a)(8)," all former Peace Corps employees are eligible to apply, because the "time in/out" rule does not apply. In this case, please answer "N/A" to this question. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1.

For FP-2 level:

I have at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-3 or GS-13 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Supports and maintains Peace Corps custom financial applications (For example: FOR Post, Living Allowance Survey and Odyweb); manages functional systems design issues, and develops and executes unit testing plans; Experience developing and designing automated solutions to meet agency level needs and federal regulatory requirements; Experience independently analyzing designing and testing complete financial and asset management system for a large-scale organization. Experience providing user support and determining and implementing system enhancements.

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1a.

Please indicate where within your resume this experience is documented.  

NOTE: The specialized experience must be fully documented in resume and related positions must show beginning and ending dates (month and year) and hours worked/week (work schedule) for credit. 

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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
2.

For FP-3 level:

I have at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-4 or GS-11/12 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes:  Experience managing Peace Corps custom financial systems (For example: FOR Post, Living Allowance Survey Tool, Odyweb) or a portion of a large scale financial management system including the integration of systems, interfaces, custom extensions and supporting international operations; Experience analyzing designing and testing complete financial and asset management system for a large scale organization. Experience providing user support and determining and implementing system enhancements.

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2a.

Please indicate where within your resume this experience is documented.  

NOTE: The specialized experience must be fully documented in resume and related positions must show beginning and ending dates (month and year) and hours worked/week (work schedule) for credit. 

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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)
3.

Manages a portion of an enterprise-wide or large-scale integrated financial management system.

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4.

Conceptualizes interface problems with systems, processes and procedures of various financial specialties.

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5.

Serves as a point of contact in all matters related to the functions of the assigned financial system or module.

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6.

Provides expert guidance in system processes to support financial operations.

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7.

Plans and executes integrated testing scenarios.

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8.

Gathers business requirements and translates issues and testing plans to IT applications developers.

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9.

Updates and tests the financial systems to streamline operations, simplify processes, and ensure the data integrity and responsiveness of the system to management.

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10.

Develops and designs automated solutions to meet the agency-level needs and federal regulatory requirements.

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11.

Maintains a major portion of the financial system for a large and complex program, which supports international operations.

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12.

Reviews test proposals and evaluation plans to determine impact on and compatibility with systems and operational requirements.

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13.

Provides expert guidance for user support and to determine system enhancements.

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14.

Analyzes processing or data issues that arise, and determines solutions.

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15.

Initiates, coordinates, and resolves controversial or key user issues and problems.

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16.

Serves as the primary liaison from the Financial Systems division to the stakeholder client offices.

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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
17.

To qualify for this position and receive full credit for your relevant experience you must list the month/year; the pay plan/series/grade; and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. Your resume must support your responses to the questions. I certify that I understand that failure to provide the above required evidence in your resume will make you ineligible and will result in a "not qualified" determination. 

TIP: A good way to ensure you include all required information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume

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18.

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all 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 cancelled; 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 and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.

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