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Position Title
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Agency
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Announcement Number
ML-12692013-25 Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, February 14, 2025 to Monday, March 3, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
The following section is used to determine your eligibility for appointment in the Federal Government or Status for referral consideration. Please indicate by your responses all categories of eligibilities for which you would like to be considered. You will only be considered under eligibilities that you select. If you are not able to select at least one of the eligibilities below, you are not eligible to be considered for this position.

NOTE: You must submit the required documentation to verify EACH eligibility you select. Failure to provide the required documents will render you not eligible for consideration.

See instructions under the "How to Apply" tab for submitting documentation.
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1. Are you a current, permanent Career or Career-Conditional employee of the agency hiring for this position in the competitive service AND have permanently held a grade below the target grade of this position? (SF-50 block 24 must be a "1" or "2") (limit characters)
2. Are you a current, permanent Career or Career-Conditional employee of the agency hiring for this position in the competitive service AND have permanently held a grade at or above the target grade of this position? (SF-50 block 24 must be a "1" or "2") (limit characters)
3. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
4. I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station.  I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal appropriated or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location. 
NOTE 1:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location.  If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action. 
NOTE 2:  You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP.
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Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for this position for applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position in the previous 52 weeks. These applicants must meet TIG within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Your answer to this section will indicate you possess the time in grade requirement or if it does not apply. Please answer the following question(s) by selecting the most appropriate response.
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2. There is a time in grade (TIG) requirement for advancement to this position. Have you completed one year in a position at, above, or equivalent to the GS-12 level? Please indicate the appropriate response below: (limit characters)
3. This section is used to determine if your current performance rating is acceptable for further consideration. All current federal employees must have a minimum performance rating of at least Fully Successful (or equivalent) to be considered for placement. Current federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration. NOTE: Failure to select one of the below responses will render you ineligible for further consideration.

If you are a current Federal employee, was your most recent performance rating of record (that is, the rating recorded in your official personnel folder) at least Fully Successful (or equivalent); OR a Pass rating on a Pass/Fail scale? Even if you have not received a rating of record in the past 12 months, you should still indicate your most recent performance rating of record.
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4. To be eligible for Military Spouse Preference (MSP) under this vacancy announcement, you must have appointment eligibility under one of the following authorities and submit the appropriate, required documentation to verify your eligibility. Please select one or more eligibilities that apply to you. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Please accurately identify your level of training or experience when completing this questionnaire. Your responses will be evaluated and verified based on your submitted resume. Ensure that your resume accurately describes the level of education and/or experience claimed in the assessment questionnaire. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. By continuing in the application process, I acknowledge that my self-assessment questionnaire score may be reduced, and I may lose consideration for this position if the work experience described in my resume does not support my responses to the assessment questionnaire (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of education and/or experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Financial Management Specialist at the GS-13 grade level. Select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
2. Evaluate financial management accounting systems, public laws, governing policies, guidelines, rules, regulations, or precedents to provide advisory services to senior leadership. (limit characters)
3. Implement policies to ensure regulatory compliance with governing federal agencies.
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4. Recommend changes to reporting practices based on changes to laws, regulations or organizational policy related to financial data management. (limit characters)
5. Review procedures, policies, and principles affecting imaging, financial management, or accounting systems and identifies specific problems and issues requiring further analysis.
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6. Generate statistical analysis from a wide variety of financial data to make comparisons against established policies, efficiency criteria, etc., to verify/validate results of performance/efficiency ratings assessed to all reporting activities.
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7. Interpret financial data trends and events to resolve fiduciary or financial management problems. (limit characters)
8. Propose procedures and methods to resolve current problems and enhance the validity, accuracy, and integrity of financial system data. (limit characters)
9. Provide high-level analytical support by performing special audits, studies, or reviews to determine reliability and accuracy of payments financial data, reports and statements in a DOD Legacy or ERP financial systems environment.
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10. Analyze reports for data integrity, completeness, and consistency prior to final report release.
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11. Review and validate system generated data.
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12. Establish and monitor a system of internal controls.
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13. Evaluate internal control systems' effectiveness, adequacy, and interrelationships within the automated financial system. (limit characters)
14. Develop and recommend policy modifications.
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15. Give presentations to higher management on status of system deliverables. (limit characters)
16. Serve as a liaison with customers, program managers and management officials to identify problems and negotiate acceptable solutions. (limit characters)
17. Serve as the organizational representative in multi-organizational meeting, working groups or conferences to ensure agency's objectives or position is communicated. (limit characters)
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18. Do you certify, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.)? Do you understand that the information provided may be investigated? Do you understand that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with your application may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work? Do you also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001)?
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