USA Staffing

Position Title: Financial Analyst
Agency: Armed Forces Retirement Home
Announcement Number: 25-AFRH-12719458-P Opens in new window
Open Period: Monday, April 7, 2025 to Friday, April 18, 2025

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

A. Yes

B. No

4. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

A. Yes

B. No

1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?

A. Yes

B. No

2. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?

A. Yes

B. No

C. No, but I have an approved exemption

D. Not applicable

Specialized Experience for the GS-11: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Performing financial analysis and evaluation work requiring a comprehensive knowledge of (1) corporate finance and any specialized fields of finance required such as public finance, securities, international finance, money and securities markets, investments, and banking, and (2) the financial and management structure, operations, and practices of corporate and other organizations.

Examples of specialized experience could include:
- Interpreting and analyzing accounting reports in order to brief senior staff; OR
- Ensuring financial accountability and compliance with rules, regulations, laws, and policies; OR
- Analyzing financial resources, date and reporting/accounting systems and developing/recommending solutions to problems.

OR - You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related.
If qualifying based on education it must be in one of the following fields: finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.

OR - You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100% percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

1. Select the answer the best describes your experience or education as it directly relates to the specialized experience statement.

A. I am qualified at the GS-11 level because I have one year or more of GS-09 level experience as defined above.

B. I am qualified at the GS-11 level because I have a combination of the above-defined education and experience.

C. I have completed requirements for a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M., in one of the above described major fields of study.

D. I do not meet the 1 year specialized experience requirement as described in the vacancy announcement, and/or I do not meet the education requirements under any of the above choices.

2. From the choices below, select the best answer that describes your experience in working budget formulation, tracking and execution.

A. Provided direct budget oversight and recommendations to senior leadership on formulation, execution and re-allocation associated with authorized funding.

B. Assisted management in budget oversight and tracking of funds.

C. Applied basic financial duties in the execution of an authorized budget.

D. Provided budget information that was used in the determination of authorized funding.

E. None of the above.

2a. Please give the titles, dates, and positions in which the above experience may be found in your resume. (limit 250 characters)

3. From the choices below, select the best answer that describes your experience in conducting financial audits.

A. Worked in an office that conducts financial audits.

B. Conducted independent financial audits, compiled findings, and submitted my observations to my Team Leader.

C. Assisted others in conducting financial audits.

D. None of the above.

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

4. Do you have experience in tracking and documenting delinquent debt, to include initiating collection actions?

A. Yes

B. No

4a. Please give the titles, dates, and positions in which the above experience may be found in your resume. (limit 250 characters)

5. Which of the following have you performed as a routine part of your professional work experience? Select all that apply.

A. Reviewed funding sources for appropriateness.

B. Extracted and manipulated data from financial systems or databases.

C. Tracked and updated funds status in automated databases using products such as Excel or similar.

D. Applied financial and accounting policies, procedures, and systems in the completion of daily tasks.

E. Provided analytical support during reconciliation between contracts and financial systems.

F. None of the above.

5a. Please give the titles, dates, and positions in which the above experience may be found in your resume. (limit 250 characters)

6. Which of the following billing and collection responsibilities have you performed as a routine part of your professional work experience? Select all that apply.

A. Prepared regular billing, identifying and remediating discrepancies to ensure accuracy.

B. Independently reconciled billed amounts and receipts with financial systems accounts receivable.

C. Interpreted laws and regulations and reported findings to supervisor.

D. Followed debt collection practices until debts were fully satisfied.

E. None of the above.

6a. Please give the titles, dates, and positions in which the above experience may be found in your resume.

7. Which of the following have you used on a regular basis to analyze and interpret accounting/budget issues and problems? Select all that apply.

A. Agency Risk Management/Internal Controls.

B. Prompt Payment Act.

C. Federal Budget Preparation, submission, and execution.

D. Debt Collection Improvement Act.

E. Federal Acquisition Regulations.

F. Federal Travel Regulations.

G. None of the above.

8. Select the response(s) that describe your experience in developing annual budgets for multiple cost centers which included payroll, contract, and travel requirements. Select all that apply.

A. Developed budgets for a cost center which included a payroll model, contract and travel requirements.

B. Not developed budgets but have experience tracking expenditures, making adjustments to the initial budget and reporting overspending.

C. Developed budgets for at least 3 cost centers which included contract and travel requirements, but no payroll.

D. Developed budgets for at least 5 cost centers which included payroll, contract and travel requirements.

E. None of the above.

9. From the response below, select all that describe your experience in communicating financial issues.

A. Provided technical advice and recommendations concerning proper budget execution.

B. Summarized complex information clearly and concisely to notify leadership of decisions, problems or further action needed.

C. Conferred with others to obtain and/or verify information.

D. None of the above.

10. Select the ONE response that BEST describes your highest level of interpersonal skills.

A. Establishing cooperative and constructive working relationships with co-workers, customers and vendors.

B. Accepting constructive criticism effectively in high stress situations.

C. Interacting with people from various backgrounds in a professional and courteous manner.

D. None of the above.

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