Assistant Transportation Finance Specialist - DIRECT HIRE Job in Indianapolis, IN

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet either the education or specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

For the GS-07:

To qualify on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level, which included:

• Experience reviewing and reconciling financial reports and/or accounting data for completeness and validity of work assignments; AND
• Experience performing a full range of financial and/or accounting duties in accordance with legal and statutory requirements.

Or, to qualify on Education, you must have at least 1 year of graduate-level education OR superior academic achievement (transcript(s) are required for verification).

You can also qualify based on a combination of graduate education and experience.  This must be fully supported in your included resume and transcripts.

For the GS-09:

To qualify on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level, which included:

• Experience reviewing and reconciling financial reports and/or accounting data for completeness and validity of work assignments; AND
• Experience performing a full range of financial and/or accounting duties in accordance with legal and statutory requirements; AND
• Experience responding to internal and external customers regarding financial operations and/or accounting-related issues and/or inquiries.

Or, to qualify on Education, you must meet one of the following (transcript(s) are required for verification):

• Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or
• 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or
• A LL.B or J.D., if related

You can also qualify based on a combination of graduate education and experience.  This must be fully supported in your included resume and transcripts.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Principles of Finance - Knowledge of the basic principles, practices, and methods of financial management, including requisitions, apportionments, allotments, investments, fiscal management, activity reporting, and fiscal year guidelines.
• Written Communication - Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
• Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal clues, and responds appropriately.

For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).  Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.  You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Displaced employees may be eligible for ICTAP or CTAP priority consideration. For more information, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition.

This vacancy may be used by any DOT agency to fill similar positions within 90 days.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

• DISPLACED EMPLOYEES: If requesting consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency CTAP program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at least an 85) and provide all of the following documents:  
• your most recent performance appraisal,
• the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
• your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.

Displaced employees may be eligible for ICTAP or CTAP priority consideration.  

For more information, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition.

Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position. Please review your application prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all appropriate documents. Uploading documents to USA Jobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your application to our system.  You must verify that the documents are in the system with your application prior to final submission.

Phone

000-000-0000

Fax

000-000-0000

Email

TRANSJOBS@dot.gov

Address

DOT, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
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1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United States