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Position Title
Financial Management Specialist
Agency
U.S. Coast Guard
Announcement Number
20250624-60057 Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 to Thursday, July 10, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current Department of Homeland Security civilian employee in the competitive service who meets the following criteria? I have held, or currently hold either:
  • A permanent position in the competitive service (see block #34 of your SF-50) with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised
If eligible, submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2) and Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status was in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1).
Please note: Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, with-in grade/range increases. While a General Adjustment and/or Award SF-50 may be your most recent SF-50 it typically DOES NOT show proof of Time in Grade. Thus, you may have to submit more than one SF-50 as proof of Time in Grade. (limit characters)
3. Are you a current United States Coast Guard Employee within the local commuting area? (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
Assessment 1

Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position

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Choose one answer that best describes your education, experience or combination of education and experience as related to the basic qualification requirements for this position.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled. At the GS-13 level: Applicants must have at least one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service or private sector: Resume MUST demonstrate that you meet 6 out of 7 specialized experiences

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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. Evaluating plans and directs the analytical and evaluative work for critical agency functions related to the development and presentation of budget plans and programs. (limit characters)
3. Coordinates the preparation of obligation and expenditure schedules, special studies, and reports. Maintains current information on status of all operations and maintenance funds. (limit characters)
4. Develops, recommends and implements legislative and regulatory language, policies and procedures; reviews proposed or enacted legislation for program impacts or concerns; advises, recommends or implements courses of action for senior management, programs and field offices. (limit characters)
5. Guides program implementation and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; and documents and reports on program costs in accordance with applicable rules, reviewing and analyzing budgets and expenditures, forecasting and tracking costs, developing and adjusting plans, invoicing, and tracking payments. (limit characters)
6. Approves financial transfers, accessing various information systems to track program execution, payments, and outstanding balances. The work responsibilities include coordinating the establishment of new accounts and sub-accounts; assisting with the development and execution of PC&I program related spend plans and the closure of accounts at year end; certifying the availability of funds, and supporting Construction in Progress (CIP) and other Chief Financial Officer Act auditing requirements; etc. (limit characters)
7. Plans, establishes, develops and or manages administrative control systems for USCG Shore Infrastructure PC&I budget. (limit characters)
8. Evaluates, plans, and directs the analytical and evaluative work for critical USCG functions related to the development and presentation of major shore acquisition budget plans and programs. (limit characters)
9. Assists and advises on management issues and activities including briefing senior management on future plans, past actions and performance, outcomes, fiscal and human resource requirements and costs. (limit characters)
10. Determines resource requirements and recommends resource allocations based on managerial concepts, priorities and needs. Formulates management reports and provides feedback to programs and financial managers on expectations. (limit characters)
11. Reviews budget and financial management data, issues and activities affecting Office / Division / Branch, field units, operational programs and external customers; and reports to upper management regularly on the state of the program. (limit characters)
12. Monitors and reports on the rate of expenditures of funds, makes adjustments to accounts to ensure proper funding. Implements and monitors sound financial management controls. (limit characters)
13. Evaluates policy, instructions and legislative directives affect shore capital improvement and/or recapitalizations of specific budgetary submissions to ensure adherence to the policy and directives (limit characters)
14. Developing plans and making recommendations to resource and project management offices (limit characters)
15. Propose plans to resource offices in formulation and development of business and financial management process. (limit characters)
16. Advises on budgetary and financial management issues and activities. (limit characters)
17. Coordinates all phases of budget development; monitor budget expenditures, and reports to upper management regularly on state of budget expenditure (limit characters)
18. Advises on budgetary and financial management issues and activities. Coordinates all phases of budget development; monitor budget expenditures, and reports to upper management regularly on state of budget expenditure. (limit characters)
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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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